Lead Branch Warehouser

The Sherwin-Williams Company; Portsmouth (VA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

The Sherwin-Williams Company is seeking a Branch Warehouser Lead to manage daily warehouse operations at Store #705262 in Portsmouth, VA. The role includes processing orders, stocking inventory, tinting and mixing paint to customer specs, and delivering excellent service to wholesale customers.

Ideal candidates have warehouse experience with material handling equipment, strong communication skills, and a commitment to safety and quality standards in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years or older.
• Legal work authorization in the United States.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs frequently and 70 lbs occasionally.
• Experience with material handling equipment desired.
• Experience in delivery, retail, or customer service roles.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and complete orders for delivery or pickup.
• Receive, label, store, and rotate inventory.
• Maintain clean, safe, and organized stockrooms.
• Tint and mix paint to customer specifications as needed.
• Assist in deliveries and support store sales when required.
• Provide customer service and communicate with supervisors.

Skills

Customer service

Paint tinting

Inventory control

Forklift operation

Warehousing

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

The Branch Warehouser Lead prepares and receives orders as well as moves, stocks, scans, and records product inventory. This position is also expected to provide customer service and tints and mixes paint to customer specification, as needed.

The individual selected for this role will be expected to work at Store #705262, located at: 3560 Elm Ave. Portsmouth, VA 23704

Job duties involve contact with customers, which may include minors; and access to cash and other payment methods, electronic equipment, personal information, store merchandise and other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised. The Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company's customers, staff, employees, vendors, contractors, and the general public.

• Prepare and complete orders for delivery or pickup according to schedule (load, pack, wrap, label, ship)
• Receive and process warehouse stock products (pick, unload, label, store)
• Perform inventory controls and keep quality standards high
• Load and unload products from deliveries
• Rotate stock and pull product from the sales floor and stockroom, as needed
• Keep a clean and safe working environment and optimize space utilization
• Complete daily logs into inventory
• Report any discrepancies
• Communicate and cooperate with supervisors and coworkers
• Operate and maintain warehouse vehicles and equipment
• Follow quality service standards and comply with procedures, rules, and regulations
• Support the sales efforts at a Sherwin-Williams commercial paint store, servicing wholesale customers
• Ensure that the stockroom is organized
• Mixing and tinting paint to customer specification, as needed
• When necessary, wait on customers to support store sales
• Assist in making deliveries, as needed

Minimum Requirements:

• Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age
• Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without needing sponsorship for employment work visa status now or in the future
• Must be able, with or without reasonable accommodation, to retrieve material from shelves and floor stacks and lift and carry up to 50 lbs. frequently and up to 70 lbs. on occasion
• Must be willing to work all scheduled hours, which may include evenings and weekends, with or without reasonable accommodation
• Must have at least one (1) year of work experience using material handling equipment (for example: forklifts (stand and sit), pallet jacks, hand trucks, order pickers, vacu-hoists, drum dollies, conveyor belts, etc.)
• Must have at least one (1) year of experience working in a delivery, retail, or customer service position
• Must have previous work experience selling paint and paint-related products
• Must have previous work experience operating tinting and mixing equipment
• If internal to Sherwin-Williams, you must have received at least a "meets expectations" (3) rating on your most recent performance appraisal
• If internal to Sherwin-Williams, you must have completed all HR Cloud eLearning courses required for your current position

Preferred Qualifications:

• Have at least a High School diploma or GED
• Have a valid, unrestricted Driver's License
• Ability to read, write, comprehend, and communicate in more than one language
• Ability to read, write, comprehend, and communicate in Spanish