Do you have a strong work ethic and experience in a warehouse environment? Are you safety conscious and service-oriented? Do you have the initiative to implement process improvements and lead a department? If so, we'd like you to join our Warehouse team as a Warehouse Department Lead.

About the Role:

The Warehouse Department Lead fully and directly manages all warehouse operations ensuring they are conducted in a safe, secure, efficient, compliant, and cost-effective manner. They are the primary point of contact between Profit Center sales and operations personnel.

In this role, you will:

• Develop strategies and goals for warehouse operations, such as process improvements, and cost-saving initiatives.
• Analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) and operational metrics to assess warehouse performance, identify trends, and make data-driven decisions.
• Lead continuous improvement efforts to optimize warehouse processes, streamline workflows, and enhance operational efficiency.
• Identify potential risks and implement risk mitigation strategies to protect warehouse assets, minimize liability, and ensure business continuity.

• Ensure that merchandise is received and stored in an efficient and economical manner and maintain required records in conformance with company policy.
• Supervise, schedule and train warehouse and delivery staff to ensure safe and efficient operation of all warehouse functions.
• Supervise the proper routing, loading, and preparation of orders for shipment and delivery in accordance with customer instructions.
• Review and maintain appropriate DOT records and physical examination certificates for drivers, ensure current training certification for forklift/material handling equipment operators.
• Supervise and schedule the maintenance of all company delivery vehicles and material handling equipment in use in the warehouse.

• Recommend purchases of warehouse equipment; keep abreast of new warehousing methods.
• Maintain the safety of warehouse operations in compliance with the company's Safety Standards, OSHA and any other applicable regulations.

• Maintain the security of warehouse and grounds to protect the Profit Center's assets.

• Resolve all delivery complaints and receiving disputes quickly and effectively.
• Perform all job functions in accordance with the company's Safety Standards.
• Successfully complete required safety and compliance training programs as assigned.

• Perform other reasonably related duties as assigned by immediate supervisor and other management as required.

About You:

• 5+ years of warehouse receiving and material handling experience
• Knowledge of products sold at the Profit Center preferred
  
  Be able to drive for company business. As a company business driver, you must:
  
  
  • Be at least 18 years old
  
  
  
  • Possess a proper and valid driver's license
  
  
  
  • Have a driving record that meets the criteria for being an Authorized Driver in accordance with Company policy.

Our ideal candidate will also:

• Have experience in warehouse management, or a similar role, with a strong understanding of warehouse operations.

• Be able to safely operate a forklift and other material handling equipment in use at the Profit Center.
• Maintain a comprehensive knowledge of and be able to apply and enforce OSHA, DOT and other warehouse and material handling safety regulations.
• Be able to build and maintain positive working relationships with customers, vendors and co-workers.
• Be able to remain calm and function effectively in stressful, unexpected, and/or emergency situations.

• Be able to quickly develop comprehensive knowledge of products sold at the Profit Center.
• Be able to learn and operate the computer-related systems used for warehouse operations.
• Effectively learn to use Microsoft Office Outlook to communicate via email.

• Read, write, speak, and understand English.
• Be able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.