Crating & Inventory Operations Lead

Destaco; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 27,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Dover Food Retail (DFR) is seeking a Team Lead Crating to manage inventory for finished goods across warehouses and distribution centers. You will analyze inventory levels, coordinate with traffic, production planning, and warehouse teams, and maintain inventory system inputs.

The role involves leading daily operations, training staff, and ensuring efficient routing and storage of goods. The position is onsite in Chesterfield, VA with a competitive hourly pay and potential commissions based on

Qualifications

• Ability to plan and control inventory of finished goods for sales warehouses, distribution centers, and factory mixing points.
• Strong analytical skills to assess inventory levels, positioning, and forecasts.
• Experience in coordinating with traffic, production planning, and warehouse personnel.

Responsibilities

• Plan and/or control inventory of finished goods for sales warehouses, distribution centers, and factory mixing points to meet sales and distribution demand.
• Analyze inventory levels, inventory positioning, and planned production and sales forecasts.
• Develops and maintains inputs to inventory system, including network changes, lead-times, cost and delivery expectations, past and future promotional events, and new product introductions.
• Coordinates with traffic, production planning, and warehouse personnel to ensure appropriate routing, scheduling, and storing of goods.
• Training, delegating and reviewing the work of lower level employees.

Skills

Inventory management

Leadership

Team coordination

Tools

Inventory system

Job description

Dover Food Retail (DFR) is seeking a Team Lead Crating to manage inventory for finished goods across warehouses and distribution centers. You will analyze inventory levels, coordinate with traffic, production planning, and warehouse teams, and maintain inventory system inputs.

The role involves leading daily operations, training staff, and ensuring efficient routing and storage of goods. The position is onsite in Chesterfield, VA with a competitive hourly pay and potential commissions based on