Warehouse Lead

Williams-Sonoma, Inc Supply Chain Overview

By managing resources responsibly, caring for our people, and uniting around our values, we lead our industry and are proud to be recognized for our continuous action and progress in the following areas: Barron's 100 Most Sustainable Companies; Forbes Best Employers for Women and Diversity; Newsweek America's Most Responsible Companies; and USA Today Customer Service Champions. These honors reflect that we are truly a people-first organization.

• Over 4,000 Full-Time Associates across the Supply Chain.
• 14.5M square feet of small parcel, personalization, furniture, and manufacturing space in the domestic US, Williams-Sonoma has developed an agile and capable distribution network consisting of the following:
  • Large package / furniture distribution centers located in Southern California, Northern California, Texas, Georgia, and New Jersey totaling 9.2M square feet plus another 1.2M square feet of standalone final-mile furniture hubs.
• Small package eCommerce distribution centers located in Mississippi and Arizona totaling 3.2M square feet, consisting of over 1,000 full-time associates and 1,500 seasonal/temporary associates in Mississippi.
  • Sutter Street Manufacturing upholstery factories located in North Carolina and Mississippi totaling with over 1,400 full-time employees producing approximately $900 million to $1 billion in sales of upholstered furniture.
• Transportation Department for Ocean, Air, Trucking, and Rail consisting of over 30 transportation professionals located in Memphis, TN.
• 700 associates in our Sourcing offices in 10 countries in Asia and Europe including China, Vietnam, Singapore, India, Italy, and Turkey.

Warehouse Lead – Columbus, OH

You’ll be excited about this opportunity because you will:

• Train, direct, and lead a team of associates to achieve operational goals.
• Work cooperatively with internal and external business partners and customers in accordance with the Company’s mission, vision, and values.
• Help maintain a clean and safe work environment by communicating safety topics, conducting audits, and promoting awareness in all tasks.
• Track productivity, coordinate team assignments and prioritize/control the workflow through floor presence to ensure that deadlines are met.
• Assist in leading daily start-up meetings, help communicate daily/weekly/goals, and share successes, opportunities for improvement and best practices with the team.
• Share business information with teammates through floor presence, suggest improvements to current techniques.
• Works cooperatively and harmoniously with supervisor, co-workers, and others.
• Establish and promote challenging work ethics through teamwork and collaboration with associates.
• Research and resolve issues, provide feedback on productivity and quality related performance to teammates, peers, and manager by using departmental resources.
• Assist Manager with planning and implementation or departmental standards and goals.
• Safely and efficiently operate material handling tools and equipment.
• Keep work area safe, organized, and clean according to general warehousing practices and OSHA requirements daily.
• Utilize Williams-Sonoma’s Mission, Vision, and Values to govern daily activities while maintaining required accuracy percentages, productivity (if required), and quality standards.
• Other duties as deemed necessary.

Check out some of the required qualifications we are looking for in amazing candidates:

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• At least 1 year of experience in distribution, manufacturing, or retail environment. In lieu of distribution, manufacturing or retail environment experience, 5 years of progressive work experience.
• This is an onsite and in office role.
• Excellent attendance and willingness to be part of a team – performing whatever duties are necessary.
• 6 months previous forklift driving experience.
• 12 months experience with warehouse management systems.
• Excellent warehouse management system knowledge including handheld, truck mount and desktop.
• MS Office Proficient: Outlook, Word, and Excel – Advanced Skills required.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills necessary (English).
• Strong decision making, time management, and organizational skills.
• Ability to multitask, be a collaborator, and possess research skills.
• Cheerful outlook, strong work ethic, ability to work under pressure, and be an adaptive person.
• Flexible to work overtime as required.

We prefer some of these qualities as well:

• Bilingual is a plus – English/Spanish.

Review these physical requirements, as they play a major part in this role:

• Job requires continuous physical exertion – walking, bending, lifting, standing, climbing – must be able to lift 65 pounds minimum with or without accommodation.
• Able to use a computer for an extended period of time.

Our company benefits are second to none in the industry:

• Generous discount on all Williams-Sonoma, Inc. brand products.
• 401(k) plan and other investment opportunities.
• Paid vacations, Employee Assistance Programs, Time Off to Volunteer, Matching Gifts Community Service Program, and Holidays (in some locations).
• Health benefits, dental and vision insurance, including same-sex domestic partner benefits, Legal and Identity Protection Plans and Pet Insurance.
• For more information on our benefits offerings, please visit MyWSIBenefits.com.
• To learn more about our Supply Chain culture and regional associate events, please visit (Login credentials may be required).

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