Warehouse Lead

Unilever•Hammond, IN

About The Position

The Warehouse Lead is responsible for overseeing the strategy and operations of the warehouse, ensuring efficient logistics and asset management. This role supervises warehouse cell activities, ensures warehousing assets are maintained and perform at a high level of efficiency, coordinates with Unilever logistics teams for all issues with deliveries, and maintains a safe and productive work environment. This leader needs to hold the warehouse team to a high standard and maintain accountability to ensure Unilever Safety, Quality and GMP standards are kept. Collaborate with maintenance teams to conduct thorough preventive maintenance (PM) activities on all equipment (conveyor, sortation, palletization, and stretchwrapper assets) for optimal performance. Manage warehouse cell operations ensuring the Autonomous Maintenance (AM) is performed to standard. Own the Run 2 Standard (R2S) cell for the warehouse, ensuring AM, PM and FI progress matches the glidepath expectations. Coordinate with Unilever Logistics teams to facilitate timely pickups of finished goods and resolve scheduling issues . Manage the yard, prioritizing loads to focus on reduced demurrage costs. Oversee Powered Industrial Vehicle contracts, monitor repairs, and ensure vehicles are operational and compliant. Manage relationships with other logistics contractors, ensuring service quality and adherence to safety standards. Order and maintain inventory of warehouse materials to support operational needs. Provide comprehensive training to warehouse operators, ensuring competence and compliance with safety protocols. Manage the WMS system on site and coordinate with external WMS contractors for routine maintenance and troubleshooting of the software. Oversee WMS improvements and coordinate with project engineers on Warehouse capex projects for operational needs Own packaging and finished good inventory; ensuring accurate counts are recorded

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, logistics, supply chain, or related STEM field.
Minimum of 2 years’ experience in operations or logistics management, either in industry or military.
Strong leadership and supervisory skills with proven ability to manage teams.
Excellent organizational, communication, and problem-solving abilities.

Nice To Haves

Experience managing contractor relationships and Powered Industrial Vehicles preferred.

Responsibilities

Overseeing the strategy and operations of the warehouse
Supervising warehouse cell activities
Ensuring warehousing assets are maintained
Coordinating with Unilever logistics teams for all issues with deliveries
Maintaining a safe and productive work environment
Collaborating with maintenance teams to conduct thorough preventive maintenance (PM) activities on all equipment
Managing warehouse cell operations ensuring the Autonomous Maintenance (AM) is performed to standard
Owning the Run 2 Standard (R2S) cell for the warehouse
Coordinating with Unilever Logistics teams to facilitate timely pickups of finished goods and resolve scheduling issues
Managing the yard, prioritizing loads to focus on reduced demurrage costs
Overseeing Powered Industrial Vehicle contracts, monitor repairs, and ensure vehicles are operational and compliant
Managing relationships with other logistics contractors, ensuring service quality and adherence to safety standards
Ordering and maintaining inventory of warehouse materials to support operational needs
Providing comprehensive training to warehouse operators, ensuring competence and compliance with safety protocols
Managing the WMS system on site and coordinate with external WMS contractors for routine maintenance and troubleshooting of the software
Overseeing WMS improvements and coordinate with project engineers on Warehouse capex projects for operational needs
Owning packaging and finished good inventory; ensuring accurate counts are recorded