Warehouse Lead

Job Summary: The Warehouse Lead supports daily warehouse operations under the direction of the Branch Manager and provides hands-on leadership to ensure safe, accurate, and efficient order fulfillment. This role serves as a working lead, coordinating daily assignments, coaching team members, enforcing safety practices, and assisting with inventory control and material handling activities. The Warehouse Lead acts as a key liaison between warehouse associates and leadership to support productivity, quality control, and clear communication, while performing the same core warehouse functions as the team. 

 

Key Responsibilities & Duties:  

• Assist with scheduling and oversee daily work assignments to ensure quality, accuracy, and maximum productivity. 

• Lead and assist with receiving, storing, handling, and shipping of product, materials, and supplies. 

• Coordinate and oversee daily cycle counts and support inventory accuracy initiatives. 

• Perform and support warehouse functions including order pulling, staging, loading, unloading, stocking, and bin maintenance. 

• Supervise warehouse activities such as truck loading/unloading, inventory movement, and restocking. 

• Enforce safe work practices and coach team members on proper material handling and warehouse safety standards. 

• Observe work practices to ensure compliance with company safety policies and regulatory requirements. 

• Assist with onboarding and training of new warehouse associates. 

• Identify, analyze, and assist in resolving workflow or operational issues. 

• Establish or adjust work procedures as needed to meet deadlines and operational demands. 

• Verify product availability and in-stock status to support sales and customer needs. 

• Support shipping and/or receiving operations, as assigned. 

• Ensure completion of daily warehouse assignments and operational tasks. 

• Provide leadership support to supervisors and act as a communication bridge between management and warehouse staff. 

• Lead the work of warehouse associates performing similar duties; may set priorities, assign work, and review task completion. 

• Manage daily warehouse operations in the absence of the Warehouse Manager and/or General Manager, as directed. 

• Perform other duties as assigned to support branch operations. 

 

Qualifications & Skills:    

• High school diploma or GED required. 

• 3+ years of warehouse experience, preferably in a distribution or logistics environment. 

• Demonstrated ability to lead by example and provide day-to-day guidance to warehouse associates. 

• Strong customer focus with effective written and verbal communication skills. 

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, physically demanding environment with shifting priorities. 

• Strong attention to detail, organization, and safety awareness. 

• Basic computer skills and ability to learn inventory or warehouse management systems. 

• Ability to work independently while supporting team-based operations. 

 

Work Environment & Physical Requirements (if applicable):