Warehouse Wave Planning Specialist

Warehouse Wave Planning Specialist

Warehouse Wave Planning Specialist

Join the GEODIS team and enjoy benefits like fair pay, flexible schedules, early pay access, healthcare, paid holidays, a safe work environment, and opportunities for promotion and community involvement.

What you will be doing:

• Monitors and assesses Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) and Warehouse Control Systems (WCS) to determine efficiency of workflow
• Identifies inefficiencies in workflow between replenishment, picking, put wall, packing, and shipping; makes wave and labor adjustments as needed
• Monitors order queue and ensures balance between replenishment, picking, put wall, packing, and shipping
• Assists wave planners on assigning and monitoring each wave
• Complete the waves in warehouse management system
• Uses forecasts to build labor plans for replenishment, picking, put wall, packing, and shipping
• Assigns maintenance requests based on operational metrics and KPIs
• Participates in frequent configuration testing of WMS and WCS for efficiencies, post system changes
• Other duties as required and assigned

Requirements:

• High school diploma or GED (General Education Diploma) equivalency
• Minimum 2 years related experience in operations planning
• Experience with Warehouse Management Systems (WMS); Manhattan preferred
• Experience with Warehouse Control Systems (WCS); Pyramid preferred
• PC literate with experience with Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel
• Ability to apply basic calculations as related to qualities of product picked
• Ability to apply advanced calculations as related to productivity and throughput of replenishment, picking, put wall, packing, and shipping functions
• Ability to apply and utilize analytical tools to determine decisions based on customer expectations
• Ability to use effective interpersonal skills to interact and communicate with all levels of the distribution center
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence

The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.

Job Duties as documented in this job description are considered "Essential Functions" and have been created by the standards of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act (1990) require that employees be able to perform "Essential Functions" of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the "Essential Functions".

GEODIS is a global third-party logistics provider (3PL for short) powering the supply chains of some of the top brands and manufacturers. Our legacy of excellence in supply chain solutions spans decades. Come find your future with us as we shape the future of logistics.