Distribution Center Team Lead - Operations & Coaching

O'Reilly Auto Parts; Horn Lake (MS); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

401k plan

Medical Insurance

Dental & Vision

Tuition assistance

Growth opportunities

Wellbeing programs

Job summary

O’Reilly Auto Parts is seeking a supervisor to assist with daily distribution center operations, ensuring safe and efficient movement of merchandise. You will help lead, train, schedule, and develop team members across assigned centers, while maintaining compliance with procedures and safety standards.

The role focuses on achieving productivity targets, coordinating with supervisors, and promoting continuous improvement within a safety-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership, coaching, and team development skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and workflow to meet operational deadlines.
• Knowledge of warehouse operations and general materials handling processes.
• Experience with warehouse management systems (WMS), inventory systems, routing systems, or AS400 platforms.

Responsibilities

• Assist with supervising and coordinating daily distribution center operations for supervised area to ensure operational efficiency.
• Help lead, train, schedule, evaluate, and coach distribution center team members while helping promote accountability, productivity, and teamwork through O’Reilly culture.
• Monitor departmental workflow and staffing levels to ensure daily operational goals, delivery schedules, and productivity targets are achieved.
• Ensure compliance with O’Reilly operational procedures, safety standards, and DOT regulations if applicable.
• Support inbound and outbound merchandise processes to help ensure products are received, stocked, processed, loaded, and delivered according to company standards.
• Coordinate with distribution center supervisors and operations managers to maintain consistent workflow and resolve operational issues.
• Provide leadership by communicating distribution center expectations clearly, monitoring performance, and addressing opportunities for growth with team members.
• Help conduct team meetings, safety discussions, and on-the-job training to reinforce operational procedures, safety expectations, and O’Reilly initiatives.
• Ensure all powered industrial equipment operators within supervised area are properly trained, certified, and operating equipment safely and effectively.
• Assist with recruiting, interviewing, onboarding, and training new team members.
• Support departmental budgeting, payroll tracking, capital expenditure planning, and reporting activities.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment while proactively identifying unsafe practices or conditions.
• Monitor key operational metrics within supervised area and implement process improvements to optimize workflow, increase efficiency, and improve service levels.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Multitasking

Warehouse operations

WMS experience

Tools

WMS

Inventory systems

Routing systems

AS400

Job description

O’Reilly Auto Parts is seeking a supervisor to assist with daily distribution center operations, ensuring safe and efficient movement of merchandise. You will help lead, train, schedule, and develop team members across assigned centers, while maintaining compliance with procedures and safety standards.

The role focuses on achieving productivity targets, coordinating with supervisors, and promoting continuous improvement within a safety-focused environment.