Inbound Team Lead - A Shift

Arvato; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 52,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

401(k) with company matching

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Arvato Supply Chain Solutions seeks an Inbound Team Lead to support daily warehouse operations and work closely with Supervisors. You will coordinate workflows, assign tasks to associates, track transactions, and ensure efficient inbound performance in a fast-paced environment.

You will lead, communicate, and drive improvements across control tower, inventory control, transportation, inbound, pick/pack, shipping, and service delivery teams, with a focus on accuracy and collaboration.

Qualifications

• At least two years of leadership experience in a warehouse/distribution center.
• Strong Excel skills and data reporting ability.
• Experience with SAP.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Must be able to lift 60 pounds overhead.
• Must be able to climb and stack cartons to 15 feet.
• Must be able to push and pull pallets up to 1500 pounds.
• Shift: AShift Sunday–Tuesday, 6:00 AM–6:30 PM, every other Saturday 6:00 AM–6:30 PM.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate workflows and monitor daily targets for inbound operations.
• Assign and monitor tasks for warehouse associates.
• Track transactions and ensure smooth inbound performance.
• Communicate exceptions and recovery plans to Supervisors and Account Team.
• Identify areas for improvement with the local team and report daily efficiency.
• Monitor inventory levels of consumables and create SAP requisitions as needed.
• Oversee personnel in a professional manner.
• Maintain flexibility with shift hours as needed.

Skills

Leadership experience

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Tools

SAP

Excel

Job 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 Supply Chain Solutions is seeking a proactive Inbound Team Lead to support daily warehouse operations and work closely with Supervisors. In this role, you’ll showcase your leadership skills by coordinating workflows, assigning and monitoring tasks for warehouse associates, tracking transactions, and ensuring smooth and efficient operations across the inbound department. This is a great opportunity to take ownership of daily performance while driving collaboration, accuracy, and efficiency within a fast-paced environment.

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 a 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
• Must be able to lift 60 pounds overhead
• Must be able to climb and stack cartons at a height of 15 feet
• Must be able to push and pull a pallet jack with a weight range of up to 1500 pounds
• Work schedule - AShift: Sunday–Tuesday, 6:00 AM – 6:30 PM every other Saturday 6:00AM to 6:30PM

Additional Information

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, and Disability Pay.
• 401(k) with company matching up to 6%.
• Paid Time Off, including paid holidays.
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Voluntary benefits such as legal and financial assistance, pet insurance, and more.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Ongoing employee development opportunities including tuition reimbursement, scholarships, and training.

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We strive to be an equitable and inclusive workplace for our employees and value their diverse perspectives, which contribute to the diversity of our company. Therefore, we welcome applications from people who enrich our company with their identity, background and personal experience. We want to keep the application process as simple as possible for you: focus on a meaningful resume; we do not require an elaborate cover letter. Please know that we can only accept your application through our online application portal.