Inventory Team Lead

Nidec•Southaven, MS

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Team Lead, Warehouse is an advanced skilled role responsible for providing day‑to‑day work leadership and operational support within warehouse and distribution operations. This role performs hands‑on warehouse activities while coordinating daily workflow, prioritizing tasks, reinforcing safety and quality standards, and serving as the first point of escalation for warehouse issues. The Team Lead, Warehouse performs advanced warehouse duties while providing informal leadership and coordination to warehouse associates. The role focuses on shift execution, work assignment, issue resolution, safety reinforcement, and operational readiness, without formal people‑management responsibilities such as performance reviews, hiring, or disciplinary actions. This position typically reports to a Warehouse Supervisor, Distribution Supervisor, or Operations Manager (M1).

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent required
Typically 4–8 years of experience in warehouse, logistics, or distribution operations
Prior experience acting as lead associate or senior warehouse resource preferred
Forklift or powered industrial equipment certification required (site‑dependent)
Familiarity with WMS, barcode scanning, RF systems, or inventory tools
Strong understanding of warehouse operations and material flow
Ability to balance productivity, accuracy, and safety
Strong attention to detail and organizational discipline
Effective communication and teamwork skills
Ability to lead work through influence rather than authority
Requires a minimum of 7 years of experience.
May require vocational or technical education

Responsibilities

Perform advanced picking, packing, shipping, receiving, and material movement tasks
Support loading, unloading, staging, and inventory control activities
Ensure order accuracy and adherence to shipping schedules
Coordinate daily work assignments, priorities, and workflow on assigned shifts
Serve as first‑level escalation point for operational or system issues
Reinforce standard operating procedures and productivity expectations
Support inventory counts, cycle counts, and discrepancy resolution
Monitor material handling practices to prevent loss, damage, or errors
Assist with investigation and correction of inventory variances
Enforce safety policies, equipment operation standards, and PPE use
Promote safe material handling, forklift operation, and ergonomic practices
Maintain clean, organized, and hazard‑free work areas
Ensure accurate transaction processing in WMS or ERP systems
Validate completion of work orders, shipments, and receipts
Support documentation of inbound, outbound, and inventory activities
Troubleshoot workflow bottlenecks, order issues, or material shortages
Coordinate with Transportation, Planning, Customer Service, and Procurement teams
Communicate status, issues, and priorities clearly to stakeholders
Support onboarding and training of new warehouse associates
Provide hands‑on direction and reinforcement of best practices
Serve as a subject‑matter resource for warehouse processes and systems
Identify opportunities to improve warehouse efficiency, layout, or workflows
Support implementation of process improvements and standardization
Assist with audits, peak planning, and operational readiness activities