Distribution Lead

Description

• Coordinates with leadership and communicates work assignments as needed daily.
• Serves as the primary point-of-contact to carriers for incoming and outgoing shipments.
• Serves as a trainer to new and current Team Members; answer questions and provide guidance; provide equipment training and set an example to others within the Distribution Centers.
• Serves as a safety champion and promotes the use of safe work habits and equipment; conducts regular visual safety inspection of forklifts and other bulk handling equipment.
• Identifies document and reports technical and/ or personnel problems to management.
• Assists inventory control in the identification of appropriate storage/holding location for incoming materials.
• Maintains documentation and records, and produce written reports, in accordance with policies and procedures.
• Supports the inventory control team to conduct physical audit and inventory counts; identify and resolve count discrepancies; evaluate the cause for discrepancies and address to mitigate reoccurrence.
• Provides general guidance and day to day daily direction for the team member activities within the distribution centers that include but not limited to; order processing, picking, shipping, and overall customer order accuracy within the distribution center to meet customer needs and OTIF metric.
• Works overtime as needed to support customer order requirements.
• Identifies and document shipment discrepancies including percentage accuracy, defective reason codes, and corrections.
• Function as the subject matter expert to assist others with questions or process related issues in both EWM and SAP system tools.
• Ensures distribution standards are maintained; keep the team informed of daily quota requirements to meet business needs.

Requirements

• Ability to operate large distribution and packaging equipment (i.e. stretch wrap machine).
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to maintain regular and predictable attendance.
• Proficiency using a Personal Computer (PC) to include Microsoft Word and Outlook.
• Ability to work flexible, non-traditional hours when necessary.
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively in a diverse environment and across the Company.
• Knowledge of distribution/warehousing standards and processes in a CPG environment.
• Knowledge of bulk parcel shipping methods and requirements (i.e. FedEx and UPS).
• Proficiency using an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), preferably SAP and/or Extended Warehouse Management System (EWM)
• Good communication skills and the ability to effectively communicate in English both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to work in a constant state of alertness

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance