Distribution Center Coordinator Job

Primary location: Marietta, Pennsylvania 
Relocation offered: No 
Employment status: Full-Time 
Travel: No 
Non-compete: No 

The estimated base salary range for this role is “$50,000 to $60,000” per year.  
Individual pay is based upon location, skills and expertise, experience and other relevant factors

What does it mean to work at Armstrong?

It means being immersed in a supportive culture that recognizes you as a key player in Armstrong's future. We are a large company with a local feel, where you will get to know and collaborate with leadership and your colleagues across the company.

By joining us, you'll have the opportunity to make the most of your potential. Alongside a competitive remuneration package, you will receive:

A benefits package including: medical, dental, prescription drug, life insurance, 401k match, long-term disability coverage, vacation and sick time, and many more. 
Personal development to grow your career with us based on your strengths and interests.
A working culture that balances individual achievement with teamwork and collaboration. We draw on each other's strengths and allow for different work styles to build engagement and satisfaction to deliver results. 
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Armstrong World Industries has a job opportunity for a Distribution Center (DC) Coordinator to be located at our ceiling plant in Marietta, PA. Reporting to the Distribution Center Supervisor, the DC Coordinator will be responsible for the effective planning, coordination and direction of all inbound and outbound shipments and receipts over a 3-shift operation. This position follows an alternating weekly schedule between 1st shift (6:00 AM – 2:00 PM) and 2nd shift (2:00 PM – 10:00 PM). 

What’s in it for you?

• Dynamic, High-Impact Work: Engage in hands-on logistics, scheduling, and problem-solving that directly support efficient customer order fulfillment.
• Professional Growth Environment: Work with advanced systems like SAP and SCALE (WMS) while collaborating cross-functionally in a well-established manufacturing organization.
• Operational Influence: Play a central role in optimizing shipping, receiving, and inventory processes across a 3-shift distribution operation.

 What does the Distribution Center Coordinator do?

• Processes inbound and outbound shipment orders
• Plans loading and inbound shipment receipt schedules
• Plans the schedule for outbound shipments to maximize productivity
• Directs drivers and unitizing/job pack crews to complete loads, including loading dock door assignment
• Communicates with carriers to schedule and expedite shipments and resolve conflicts
• Processes load lists and prioritize loads for the warehouse palletizing and unitizing crew to build mixed loads
• Works with customer service, using the SCALE (Manhattan) Warehouse Management System (WMS) and SAP to create computer generated load lists
• Resolves workflow issues between SAP and SCALE
• Processes and ensure the accuracy of all shipment paperwork
• Allocates and deallocates inventory and update batches as needed
• Assists in ensuring inventory accuracy
• Investigates, troubleshoots, and corrects order variances by communicating with customer service, production planning, Distribution Center personnel, and any other groups involved in processing customer orders
• Organizes and prioritizes the unloading of all inbound orders for the receiving crew, including setting the unload dock door assignments
• Serves as relief supervisor as needed and can manage the workforce in the absence of the regular supervisor. Can drive safety and productivity while servicing our orders day to day.

  Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED
• 5+ years of coordination and scheduling experience in a busy, fast-paced warehouse or distribution center environment
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office
• Familiarity with ERP or warehouse management software programs
• Strong communication and customer service skills, both written and verbal

What will make you successful?

• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Proven experience exercising independent judgment and decision making
• Demonstrated experience with scheduling and prioritizing the work of others
• Ability to delegate and direct work as needed

What will make you stand out?

• Previous experience in a manufacturing plant
• SAP or Warehouse Management System (WMS) experience

Why should you join Armstrong World Industries?

Armstrong World Industries (AWI) is an Americas leader in the design and manufacture of innovative interior and exterior architectural applications including ceilings, specialty walls and exterior metal solutions. With approximately $1.4 billion in revenue, AWI has about 3,700 employees and a manufacturing network of 21 facilities in North America.

At home, at work, in healthcare facilities, classrooms, stores, or restaurants, we offer interior solutions that help to enhance comfort, save time, improve building efficiency and overall performance, and create beautiful spaces.

For more than 160 years, we have built our business on trust and integrity. It set us apart then, and it sets us apart now, along with our ability to collaborate with and innovate for the people we're here to serve - our customers, our shareholders, our communities and our employees.

We are committed to developing new and sustainable architectural solutions, with design and performance possibilities that make a positive difference in spaces where we live, work, learn, heal and play. It's an exciting, rewarding business to be in, and we're committed to continue to grow and prosper for the benefit of all of our stakeholders. We hope you join us.

Our Sustainability Ambition

"Bringing our Purpose to Life" - lead a transformation in the design and building of spaces fit for today and tomorrow.
We are committed to:

• Engaging a diverse, purpose-driven workforce;
• Transforming buildings from structures that shelter into structures that serve and preserve the health and well-being of people and planet;
• Pursuing sustainable, innovative solutions for spaces where we live, work, learn heal and play;
• Being a catalyst for change with all of our stakeholders; and
• Making a positive difference in the environments and communities we impact.

About the location (Lancaster PA)

Lancaster, PA. A great central location in South Central Pennsylvania, Lancaster is ideally situated for easy access to major metropolitan cities such as Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington DC, and New York City. Lancaster offers a vibrant arts and entertainment community with wonderful historic sites, B&Bs, museums, great shopping, entertainment venues and restaurants.

Armstrong is committed to engaging a diverse, purpose-driven workforce.  As part of our dedication to diversity, AWI is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard for race, sex, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at by email at AWI talent acquisition and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

Come and build your future with us and apply today!