Adidas Lead, DC Operations (Sun-Wed, 6pm-4:30am)

Adidas; Wilkes-Barre (Luzerne County); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

adidas in the United States is seeking a shift leader to guide a warehouse team and collaborate with supervisors and HR. The role emphasizes strong problem solving, cultural leadership, and a focus on safety and process improvement.

You will work with up to 50 hourly associates, applying SOPs and driving performance across the operation. This position requires excellent communication, English proficiency, and hands-on experience with warehouse systems and equipment, including RF handhelds and

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum two years related distribution experience and/or training.
• Ability to speak, read, write and comprehend English.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of up to 50 hourly associates with supervision.
• Model adherence to SOPs and drive safe operations.
• Develop and maintain a safe work environment.
• Reward and recognize performance.
• Train and coach associates to meet goals and service levels.
• Mentor teammates for future career growth.
• Share best practices and drive process improvements.
• Foster a positive team environment and collect feedback to improve processes.
• Utilize WMS and LM modules and log activities with RF guns.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Team collaboration

SOP adherence

Problem solving

Communication

WMS knowledge

RF guns usage

Excel basics

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Distribution/warehouse experience

Tools

WMS

RF handheld devices

Microsoft Excel

Labor management systems

Job description

Shift: Sunday-Wednesday (6:00pm-4:30am)

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization

This hourly position supports the operations leadership team by contributing to labor allocation, leading meetings, assigning job duties, coaching for success, creating a safe & collaborative work environment, and driving process improvement. This leader will act as cultural ambassador that views the business holistically. The role will be very technical and require strong problem-solving skills. Leads will work closely with department supervisors to monitor work flows, manage dwells, and drive overall shift performance.

Key Relationships (Internal)

• Operations leadership team, Supervisors & Human Resources

Key Relationships (External)

• Distribution consumers and stakeholders
• Leadership team
• Operations shift management
• Other internal departments

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with supervisor to lead a team of up to 50 hourly associates
• Understand and act as a role model in following all standard operating procedures (SOPs)
• Develop and maintain a safe work environment
• Ability to reward and recognize performance
• Train and coach associates to achieve all operational goals and service levels
• Mentor and develop teammates to perform better in their current roles while preparing them for future career opportunities
• Ability to develop and share best practices
• Createa positive team environment that encourages all associates to provide insights and feedback to improve processes, adapt to an ever-changing business, and stay focused on customer satisfaction
• Utilize warehouse tools, including radio frequency hand held units ("RF Guns") and computer kiosks, to update transactions within the warehouse management system (WMS) and log activities in the labor management (LM) module

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Required to speak, read, write and comprehend the English language
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work collaboratively within a large group of co-workers
• Positive and enthusiastic approach
• Strong knowledge of DC operations, including storage methods and material flow
• Performance and metrics driven mindset
• Excel, Outlook, Word and working knowledge of WMS principles

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is:

• regularly required to talk or hear; stand or walk; use fingers, hands and arms to feel, handle, grip, grasp, lift, push and pull for up to twelve (12) hours/day
• able to work in a warehouse environment and operate powered industrial equipment as required
• able to reliably attend work/scheduled hours
• occasionally required to sit; bending, twisting, climb or balance; lift and carry items such as boxes weighing up to forty (40) pounds; and stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Minimum of two (2) years related distribution experience and/or training
• Required to speak, read, write and comprehend the English language

adidas celebrates diversity, supports inclusiveness and encourages individual expression in our workplace. We actively encourage individuals with disabilities to apply and will provide reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process. We do not tolerate the harassment or discrimination toward any of our applicants or employees. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

adidas offers robust and progressive medical, including HSA (Health Savings Account) with employer funding or FSA (Flexible Spending Account) options, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, adoption, with surrogate and fertility support, short and long-term disability, and basic life and AD&D insurance, which can be supplemented with employee-paid coverage. Employees are able to enroll in adidas' 401k plan and Stock Purchase Plan with employer match. Full-time employees are eligible for education assistance and generous Leave policies including 14 weeks of paid parental leave.

Employees accrue prorated flexible time off in the amount.4388 hours per day that increases with years of service, twelve paid holidays throughout the calendar year and Service Time Off during milestone years.

Though our teammates hail from all corners of the world, our working language is English.

adidas celebrates diversity, supports inclusiveness and encourages individual expression in our workplace. We do not tolerate the harassment or discrimination toward any of our applicants or employees. We are an equal opportunity employer.