Job Description
Overview
The Warehouse Lead supervises daily warehouse operations, including receiving, storage, and distribution of materials and shipments. This role oversees logistics, production scheduling, and the training and development of warehouse staff. Responsibilities include controlling costs while improving safety, quality, and customer service standards. The Warehouse Lead supports full-service, worldwide moving and storage operations, serving corporate, government, and individual clients.
Responsibilities
- Develop knowledge of all shipping rules and regulations with all household and logistic products
- Ensure that all shipments are processed in a timely matter
- Responsible for achieving budgeted goals, including profitability, efficiency, and revenue support.
- Establishes and implements quality assurance processes to ensure correct production of customer selected components.
- Monitor and manage inventory control procedures and processes including replenishment, cycle counting, inventory substitutions, inventory movements, shipping and receiving to achieve company objectives.
- Implement programs, systems, processes, initiatives, etc. in an efficient and effective manner.
- Reduce expenses by assuring proper cost controls are in place and functioning properly.
- Properly staff and control labor hours based on budget and weekly production schedules.
- Study and analyze key metrics to establish performance standards, identify opportunities to improve efficiencies, ensure inventory utilization, and identify opportunities to maximize revenue objectives.
- Oversee the production management system, including utilization of the system, training of associates on use of the system, working with Supervisors to ensure that production plans are generated, implemented, and completed on a daily basis.
- Oversee the customer records process using Mover.
- Assure all assets are secured, maintained, and handled appropriately to minimize product damage, property loss, and work related injuries.
Qualifications
- Strong work ethic
- Strong people-to-people skills
- The ability to effectively communicate with the staff and have good written and verbal communication skills
- Strong computer skills (Microsoft Office Suite, Windows, etc.)
- Prior experience in a supervisor role with a multi-location warehouse facility (100k+ sq. ft.)
- Quality control and/or inventory management experience/certifications.
- Flexible with hours and work shifts.
- Bi-lingual candidate a plus.
- A minimum of three years’ supervisory experience in a warehouse environment
- The ability to direct subordinates to complete assignments using established guidelines, procedures and policies
- Strong organizational and analytical skills
- The ability to work independently within general guidelines
- The ability to maintain a safe work environment
- A positive, energetic, hands-on, on-the-floor personality
- Attention to detail in a fast paced environment
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $55,000.00 - $61,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- What is your expected salary for this position?
Experience:
- Warehouse supervisor: 2 years (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- Driver's License (Required)
Ability to Commute:
- Gaithersburg, MD 20879 (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Gaithersburg, MD 20879: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
