Warehouse Operations Leader - First Shift

• Ensure timely and accurate distribution of parts to ensure assembly teams can start on time.
• Coordinate and manage daily and on-going warehouse operation activities, including cycle counts, intercompany and direct shipment, and stocking strategies.
• Primary contact concerning warehouse operations issues.
• Lead team of personnel who receive, identify, issue, store, or kit materials and parts.
• Develop standards and processes based on improvement opportunities or quality/cost concerns.
• Provide support for operations in safety, quality, performance, and productivity improvement opportunities.
• Proactively engage the warehouse operations, purchasing and assembly teams to eliminate trending issues and concerns affecting the customer.
• Analyze current state processes for internal and external customer support and develop plans to address areas of need.
• Support a culture of continuous improvement through Lean journey by assisting with development and coaching of associates and team leaders on Lean principles.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree and 3 years of warehouse and inventory leadership experience preferred, or 5 years of related warehouse experience.
• Leadership experience in one or more of the areas of manufacturing, warehouse and inventory leadership, and/or lean deployment, with transformational responsibilities.
• Proven success designing, implementing, communicating, meeting goals, including improving through-put, shortening cycle time, improving inventory turns, and reducing supply chain costs.

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• Demonstrated problem solving skills using root cause analysis and other lean tools. 
• Skilled in analytics and statistical process control, change management, and legacy quality tools such as PDCA, FMEA, control plans, etc.
• Ability to travel up to 10%.

• Customer Focus – Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
• Instills Trust – Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
• Drives Results - Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.
• Communicates Effectively - Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
• Optimizes Work Processes - Knowing the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Ensures Accountability – Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.
• Drives Engagement – Creating a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives.
• Plans and Aligns – Planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.
• Manages Complexity - Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.

This position directly supervises other associates.

• Typically sits, grasps items and performs keyboarding for frequent operation of a computer

• Stand, walk, bend, reach or otherwise move about occasionally
• Lift, move or otherwise transfer items up to 30 lbs. occasionally
• Occasional exposure to typical machine shop physical hazards
• Travel by air or car occasionally

This job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by team members within this classification. It’s not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills, and is subject to change at any time.

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