BY PETER BRADLEY, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR
THE DC VELOCITY Q&A thoughtleaders
IF ANYONE IN DISTRIBUTION CENTER MANAGEMENT UNDERSTANDS
what it’s like to be a temp worker in a DC, it would be Diane Garforth. Now
director of distribution systems at David’s Bridal, Garforth got her start in the
business by taking a warehouse temp job fresh out of college, coincidentally in
the same building where she works today. She eventually worked her way up to
outbound manager at the facility for that company.
She has been active in technology developments in logistics, in particular
serving as president of Manhattan Associates’ Distribution Center Management
Council from 2009 to 2015.
Garforth is a graduate of Ursinus College in suburban Philadelphia. She
recently spoke by phone with Editorial Director Peter Bradley about changes in
distribution management, technology, and a unique approach to staff meetings.
QWhat brought you into the field of logistics/distribution?
AWhen I graduated from college, the economy was just really rough, so I answered an ad for temporary warehouse workers and that’s how I got start-
She now oversees
distribution management
for retailer David’s Bridal,
but Diane Garforth got
her start as a warehouse
temp. Her career has
given her an up-close view
of the changes in
distribution management
brought by technology.
INTERVIEW WITH DIANE GARFORTH
From temp
to mananagement
From temp
to mananagement
