Operations Manager - Warehouse & Procurement (New York City Metropolitan Area)

Plant & Procurement Manager

Direct Fence Distributors | Carlstadt, NJ | Full-Time | On-Site | Reports to the Executive Management Team

$80,000 – $100,000 base salary + performance bonus and growth incentives

About Direct Fence

Direct Fence Distributors is a growing fence supplier, distributor, and installer based in Carlstadt, New Jersey. We work in vinyl, aluminum, chain link, and wood fencing, and serve customers across NJ, NY, PA, and CT. Some customers hire us to install, and others buy materials from us directly. We run two warehouses less than a mile apart. As we expand, we’re hiring a hands-on leader to own the plant and procurement side of the business and grow with it.

The Role

The Plant & Procurement Manager will run both Carlstadt warehouses. This person makes sure the right materials are in the right place at the right time: purchased, received, stocked, staged, and ready for every job, installation, and customer order.

This is a focused leadership role covering the plant, warehouse flow, purchasing, inventory, and production planning. You’ll directly manage our warehouse and plant laborers, with support from a warehouse floor manager who handles hands-on training. It’s a role built to grow: as the company scales, so will the team, budget, and scope this person leads.

Compensation & Growth

• Base salary: $80,000 – $100,000, based on experience
• Performance bonus tied to results in inventory accuracy, material readiness, purchasing savings, and operational efficiency
• Growth incentives: a clear path to grow in responsibility and pay as you hit goals and as the company expands
• Room to grow: we’re adding locations, product lines, and markets, and we promote from within. The right person can grow into broader operations leadership.

What You’ll Do

• Oversee day-to-day operations at both Carlstadt warehouses
• Manage warehouse and plant laborers, including schedules, attendance, productivity, daily assignments, and accountability
• Work with the warehouse floor manager so laborers get technical support and training when they need it
• Lead production planning so materials are prepared and stocked on time
• Handle procurement and purchasing, including vendor communication, delivery coordination, and lead-time management
• Monitor inventory accuracy, cycle counts, stock levels, and material availability
• Make sure materials are available before jobs, installations, and customer orders
• Improve receiving, staging, warehouse organization, and material flow
• Build and maintain systems such as checklists, reorder points, inventory procedures, and accountability standards
• Keep ownership and management informed so operations stay aligned with company goals

What We’re Looking For

• At least 2 years of experience in one or more of these areas: operations management, supply chain, procurement or purchasing, manufacturing or production management, inventory control, warehouse or plant management, or production planning
• Experience in manufacturing, building materials, construction supply, distribution, or another operations-heavy business. Fencing experience is not required.
• A solid grasp of how materials, people, workflow, purchasing, lead times, and inventory accuracy fit together
• Proven ability to lead, schedule, and hold a hands-on team accountable
• A proactive, organized approach and comfort taking full ownership
• Clear communication with ownership, management, vendors, and warehouse staff
• A preference for being on the floor, spotting gaps, and building structure where there isn’t any yet
• Ambition to grow with a company and take on more responsibility over time
• Bilingual English/Spanish required

Preferred

• A degree in business, operations, supply chain, industrial management, or a related field. Strong hands-on experience with the right leadership and organizational skills will be considered in place of a degree.

Why Direct Fence

• Grow your career with the company. Direct Fence is expanding across New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut. This role is a foundation, not a ceiling. As we add volume, locations, and people, the right leader will take on a bigger team, more responsibility, and higher pay.
• Real ownership of a critical part of the business. You’ll own the plant, warehouse flow, purchasing, inventory, and production planning. Your decisions will directly affect how well we serve our crews and customers.
• A direct line to leadership. You’ll work closely with ownership and senior management, without layers of approval. Good ideas are heard quickly and put into action fast, and strong performance gets noticed.
• Build the systems, not just follow them. You’ll design the procedures, reorder points, checklists, and accountability standards that carry us through our next stage of growth. What you build here becomes how Direct Fence runs for years.
• Pay that rewards results. Your performance bonus and growth incentives are tied to measurable wins, so when the operation improves, you share in it.
• A varied, hands-on operation. Between four fence product lines, installed projects, and direct material sales, no two weeks look the same.
• Visible results. When materials are staged on time, inventory is accurate, and jobs go out ready, everyone sees it, every day.
• Support where you need it. A dedicated warehouse floor manager handles hands-on technical training, so you can focus on leading and growing the operation.