Team Lead - 1st Shift

Bertelsmann; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Employee Assistance Program

Training & Development

Job summary

Arvato in Mississauga, a leading 3PL, seeks a Team Lead to support Supervisors in daily warehouse operations. You will oversee daily work of associates, monitor performance, and coordinate with Control tower, Inventory, Transportation, and inbound/outbound teams to meet targets.

You will be the RF, conveyor, and SAP expert, drive safety and 7S practices, prepare recovery plans for at‑risk targets, and report progress to the supervision team while advancing continuous improvements.

Qualifications

• At least two years of leadership experience in a warehouse/distribution center environment.
• Strong Excel skills and experience creating worksheets and reporting data.
• Experience with SAP and enterprise systems.

Responsibilities

• Be the expert in RF, Conveyor, and SAP systems.
• Coordinate with ops teams to ensure daily targets are met.
• Monitor area activity and communicate risks of missed targets to Supervisors.
• Prepare recovery plans for at‑risk targets with supervision.
• Communicate exceptions identified by teams to the Account Team.
• Identify areas of improvement and report daily efficiency.

Skills

Leadership

Excel

Communication

Safety 7S

Tools

SAP

Job description

Company Description

Arvato is an innovative and leading global 3PL service provider in supply chain management and e-commerce. With 20,000 team members at over 100 locations, we focus on the Consumer Products, Tech, Healthcare, Automotive and Publisher industries. You will work in an environment built on collaboration, respect, commitment and curiosity, where you can grow, contribute your ideas, and make an impact. Be part of the team that delivers logistics excellence and shapes supply chains globally. Working at Arvato means: Together, we’re on it.

Job Description

Arvato is hiring a Team Lead to assist the Supervisors in the daily operations of the Department. In this role, you will be able to demonstrate your leadership abilities by overseeing operations in partnership with your supervisor, monitoring and assigning daily work to warehouse associates, tracking transactions created by personnel, and overseeing the area operations.

YOUR TASKS

• Be the expert in RF, Conveyor, and SAP systems
• Be knowledgeable of all areas of operations and the links between them
• Coordinate with various ops teams (Control tower, Inventory Control, Transportation, Inbound, Pick/Pack, Shipping, Service Delivery) to ensure daily adherence to performance targets is met
• Monitor area activity and communicate all risks of missed targets to the Supervisors
• Coordinate and prepare recovery plan for at-risk targets with Supervision
• Communicate exceptions identified by teams to the Account Team (ie. Inbound damage, missing part numbers)
• Follow up on issues as needed
• Work with the local team to identify areas of improvement and report daily efficiency
• Monitor inventory levels of consumables (boxes, packing slips, etc.) Create requisitions in SAP as needed
• Oversee personnel in a professional manner
• Investigate and repair exceptions (Over, Under, Missing, Damages etc)
• Assigns cycle counts as needed
• Be flexible with shift hours as needed

Qualifications

• At least two years of leadership experience in a warehouse/distribution center environment
• Strong computer skills with experience in Excel, creating worksheets and reviewing/reporting data
• Previous experience with SAP
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Driven in Safety and 7s tools

Additional Information

• Company paid Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Benefits.
• Non-taxable Long-Term Disability benefits.
• Paid Time Off, including paid holidays.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Ongoing employee development training.
• Employee engagement activities.

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