Warehouse Lead

Job Description

Job Description

The Role

We're looking for a Warehouse Lead to help run the day-to-day of our Beaver Dam warehouse — keeping inventory organized and accurate, orders moving out the door on time, and our small team supported and set up to do good work. This is a hands-on role: you'll be doing the work alongside your team, not just overseeing it, and you'll be someone the rest of us can count on to keep things running smoothly.

What You'll Do

•    Oversee day-to-day warehouse operations, including receiving, inspecting, and putting away inventory against purchase orders

•    Pick, pack, and ship direct-to-consumer orders through our Shopify fulfillment workflow, and prepare wholesale orders to meet retailer routing and packing requirements (including Faire shipments)

•    Maintain SKU-level inventory accuracy in our system, and perform regular cycle counts to catch and correct discrepancies before they show up in a stock-out or an oversell

•    Process returns and damaged goods, and track shrinkage/damage trends to flag recurring issues

•    Guide and coordinate daily task assignments for other warehouse team members, and train new team members on our receiving, picking, and packing procedures

•    Maintain a clean, organized, and safe warehouse, including safe use of pallet jacks, hand trucks, and other basic material-handling equipment, and safe lifting/stacking practices

•    Coordinate with our studio team on day-to-day shared-space logistics

•    Help the team scale up smoothly during high-volume periods — holiday fulfillment, new product launches, and our seasonal Warehouse Sale events — including temporary layout and staffing adjustments

•    Stay flexible for the pace of a growing, startup-stage brand — pop-up shops, community events, and other one-off occurrences come up regularly, and this role needs to be able to shift gears and pitch in as priorities change

•    Track basic operational metrics (order accuracy, on-time ship rate, inventory discrepancies) and flag trends to leadership

•    Spot opportunities to improve receiving, picking, packing, or storage processes, and help implement changes once agreed

What We're Looking For

•    Previous warehouse, inventory, or fulfillment experience required — supervisory experience a plus, but not required if you're ready to step into it

•    Hands-on experience with order fulfillment or inventory management system (Shopify experience a plus)

•    Comfortable with basic warehouse equipment — pallet jacks, hand trucks, box cutters, strapping/banding tools; forklift certification a plus but not required

•    Understanding of cycle counting and basic inventory reconciliation practices

•    Comfortable lifting 40+ lbs and staying on your feet and moving for extended periods

•    Highly organized, detail-oriented, and others can rely on to catch errors before they become problems

•    A clear communicator who can lead by example, not just by instruction

•    Genuinely flexible and comfortable with change — we're a startup, and day-to-day can shift with pop-up events, sales, and other one-off occurrences on top of regular warehouse operations

•    Basic computer literacy, including comfort with spreadsheets and learning new software systems

•    A genuine team-first attitude — we're a small, close-knit group, and we look out for each other

What We Offer

• $20–$22/hour, based on experience

• Part-time schedule, up to 35 hours/week

• Paid vacation

• Paid holidays

• A close-knit team that genuinely cares about work

Modern Prairie is a lifestyle brand rooted in community, craft, and the belief that women continue to grow and rediscover themselves at every stage of life. From our home goods and apparel to our recipes and content, everything we make is designed to bring a little more warmth and connection into everyday life. Our warehouse is where a lot of that comes together — it's the place every order starts.

Company Description

Modern Prairie is a lifestyle brand rooted in community, craft, and the belief that women continue to grow and rediscover themselves at every stage of life. From our home goods and apparel to our recipes and content, everything we make is designed to bring a little more warmth and connection into everyday life. Our warehouse is where a lot of that comes together — it's the place every order starts.