Shipping & Receiving Team Lead — Drive Logistics

Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation; Alpharetta (GA); On-site; USD 3,072,000 - 3,995,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Paid time off

401(k) savings plans

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Accounts

Career Development

Incentive bonus

Parental leave

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. in Alpharetta, GA is seeking a Shipping & Receiving Team Lead to supervise daily warehouse and logistics operations on site, ensuring on-time delivery and safety.

You will lead daily team meetings, coordinate resources, collaborate with logistics providers and customers, track SQVC metrics, and support continuous improvement initiatives using ERP/WMS tools, while developing staff.

Qualifications

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Access.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily team meetings and communicate priorities, workload expectations, and operational updates.
• Coordinate workflow and allocate resources to support shipping, receiving, inventory, and material handling activities.
• Partner with logistics providers and carriers to coordinate expedited shipments and resolve transportation issues.
• Collaborate with internal and external customers to improve logistics processes and customer satisfaction.
• Monitor inventory accuracy, investigate discrepancies, and lead inventory reconciliation efforts.
• Track and report Safety, Quality, Velocity, and Cost (SQVC) performance metrics.
• Lead problem-solving activities and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance operational performance.
• Investigate customer-reported quality concerns and implement corrective actions.
• Ensure compliance with safety policies, procedures, and warehouse operating standards.
• Support employee development by maintaining training records and coordinating cross-training opportunities.
• Occasionally operate forklifts, reach trucks, overhead cranes, and other material handling equipment.
• Perform shipping, receiving, warehousing, and material handling activities as needed.

Skills

Strong written and verbalcommunication

Analytical problem-solving

MS Office

Tools

ERP

WMS

Job description

Caterpillar Inc. in Alpharetta, GA is seeking a Shipping & Receiving Team Lead to supervise daily warehouse and logistics operations on site, ensuring on-time delivery and safety.

You will lead daily team meetings, coordinate resources, collaborate with logistics providers and customers, track SQVC metrics, and support continuous improvement initiatives using ERP/WMS tools, while developing staff.