Warehouse Coordinator

Sears Seating•Davenport, IA

About The Position

The Warehouse Coordinator is a tactical, data-driven execution role responsible for monitoring daily warehouse performance, identifying operational risks, and driving corrective actions to protect inventory accuracy, material flow, and production support. While the Warehouse Supervisor focuses on strategic direction, manpower planning, safety, and accountability, the Warehouse Coordinator owns the tactical layer of warehouse execution — analyzing trends, fixing systemic issues, identifying training gaps, and stabilizing processes and system behavior. This role serves as the primary problem solver and execution analyst within warehouse operations, bridging data, systems, and floor execution to drive continuous improvement and process discipline.

Requirements

Associate or bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Operations, Industrial Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
2–4 years of experience in warehouse, manufacturing, or supply chain operations
Strong experience with ERP systems (Dynamics 365 preferred)
Experience analyzing operational data and driving corrective actions

Responsibilities

Monitor daily warehouse execution across receiving, put away, picking, kitting, and internal transfers
Identify and resolve execution issues impacting inventory accuracy, shortages, and production support
Act as first-level escalation point for warehouse transaction errors and system execution failures
Coordinate recovery actions to protect material availability and production schedules
Analyze daily and weekly warehouse performance data, including: Negative inventory Inventory adjustments Short picks and work exceptions Receiving and put away errors Pick and kit accuracy
Identify repeat offenders, systemic failures, and process breakdowns
Develop and maintain dashboards, trackers, and reports to highlight trends and risks
Present insights and recommendations to Warehouse Leadership and Materials
Monitor inventory accuracy and location integrity across all warehouses and buildings
Investigate root causes of discrepancies between physical and systematic inventory
Resolve: Negative inventory Mislocated inventory Reservation conflicts Failed or incorrect transactions
Partner with Inventory Control to support audits, cycle counts, and discrepancy resolution
Audit warehouse execution against standard operating procedures
Identify process gaps and execution breakdowns in: Receiving Put away Picking Kitting Internal transfers
Lead corrective action plans and process improvements to stabilize execution
Support warehouse layout optimization, slotting improvements, and congestion reduction
Identify training gaps through execution errors, audit results, and trend analysis
Support development and updates of warehouse SOPs and training materials
Partner with Supervisors to coordinate retraining, certification, and skill development
Validate training effectiveness through post-training performance metrics
Work closely with: Warehouse Supervisors Material Coordinators Inventory Control Production Scheduling IT / Systems
Communicate operational risks, systemic issues, and recovery plans
Support new process rollouts, system changes, and new product introductions
The Warehouse Coordinator is accountable for driving performance in the following areas: Inventory accuracy (RAW, WIP, FG) Negative inventory reduction Adjustment reduction and financial impact Pick, kit, and put away accuracy Work exception frequency and closure time Shortage prevention and recovery time Training effectiveness and certification compliance Process audit results and SOP adherence