Warehouse Management Specialist

Ohio CAT; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Match and Employer Discretional

Health Insurance options including HSA

Dental and Vision Insurance

Credit Union Access

Life Insurance and Disability

Education scholarships

Job summary

Ohio CAT (a division of Ohio Machinery Co) is seeking a Warehouse Management Specialist to optimize parts storage across our locations. This role requires extensive travel to assess warehouse layouts, measure storage bins, and determine efficient sizing and organization that support inventory accuracy and workflow efficiency.

The ideal candidate will have strong attention to detail, excellent organizational and communication skills, and the ability to work independently while collaborating with

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Valid driver's license and ability to travel extensively throughout the assigned territory.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to perform precise measurements and maintain accurate documentation.
• Proficiency with basic computer applications, including Microsoft Excel, data entry systems, and mobile applications.
• Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects and priorities.
• Experience in warehouse operations, parts inventory management, distribution, or retail storage systems is preferred.
• Experience conducting facility assessments, inventory organization projects, or warehouse layout planning is preferred.
• Familiarity with inventory management systems and warehouse best practices.
• Ability to read and interpret basic layouts, diagrams, floor plans, or schematics.

Responsibilities

• Travel to assigned OhioCAT locations to evaluate parts storage areas, shelving systems, and inventory organization.
• Perform detailed measurements of storage bins, shelving, racks, and related warehouse infrastructure.
• Assess current storage configurations and identify opportunities to improve organization, space utilization, and workflow efficiency.
• Recommend appropriate bin sizing, storage layouts, and organizational solutions based on inventory requirements and operational needs.
• Ensure consistency and standardization of storage systems across all locations.
• Collect, record, and maintain accurate dimensional and inventory-related data using measuring tools, mobile applications, and company systems.
• Create and maintain detailed documentation, reports, and records for each location assessed.
• Verify the accuracy of measurements and data collected to support planning and implementation efforts.
• Track project progress and communicate findings, recommendations, and updates to management.
• Partner with staff and leadership to understand inventory challenges, space constraints, and workflow requirements.
• Support initiatives aimed at improving inventory accessibility, storage efficiency, and operational productivity.
• Assist in developing and implementing standardized storage and bin management practices.
• Provide recommendations that support continuous improvement in warehouse organization and inventory management processes.
• Adhere to all company safety policies, procedures, and guidelines at all times.
• Ensure safe use of measuring equipment and tools during assessments.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and professional work environment while visiting company locations.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Travel ability

Independent work

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Data entry systems

Mobile applications

Job description

Description

Find YOUR fit at Ohio CAT (a division of Ohio Machinery Co)! Join a winning culture that strives to be the top-performing, dynamic industry leader and partner of choice for the products and solutions that help our customers build, improve, feed, power, and protect our world. Come grow your career - See what opportunities await today!

Work Arrangements: Onsite: This position is fully onsite.

Summary

The Warehouse Management Specialist is responsible for evaluating and optimizing parts storage systems across multiple OhioCAT locations. This role travels extensively to assess warehouse and parts storage areas, collect detailed measurements, and determine the appropriate sizing and layout of storage bins and organizational systems. The specialist plays a key role in supporting inventory accuracy, storage efficiency, workflow optimization, and standardization initiatives throughout the organization.

Success in this position requires strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and the ability to work independently while collaborating with store personnel and operations teams. Regular travel, including overnight stays, is required.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

Storage Assessment & Planning

• Travel to assigned OhioCAT locations to evaluate parts storage areas, shelving systems, and inventory organization.
• Perform detailed measurements of storage bins, shelving, racks, and related warehouse infrastructure.
• Assess current storage configurations and identify opportunities to improve organization, space utilization, and workflow efficiency.
• Recommend appropriate bin sizing, storage layouts, and organizational solutions based on inventory requirements and operational needs.
• Ensure consistency and standardization of storage systems across all locations.

Data Collection & Documentation

• Collect, record, and maintain accurate dimensional and inventory-related data using measuring tools, mobile applications, and company systems.
• Create and maintain detailed documentation, reports, and records for each location assessed.
• Verify the accuracy of measurements and data collected to support planning and implementation efforts.
• Track project progress and communicate findings, recommendations, and updates to management.

Collaboration & Operational Support

• Partner with staff and leadership to understand inventory challenges, space constraints, and workflow requirements.
• Support initiatives aimed at improving inventory accessibility, storage efficiency, and operational productivity.
• Assist in developing and implementing standardized storage and bin management practices.
• Provide recommendations that support continuous improvement in warehouse organization and inventory management processes.

Safety & Compliance

• Adhere to all company safety policies, procedures, and guidelines at all times.
• Ensure safe use of measuring equipment and tools during assessments.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and professional work environment while visiting company locations.

Minimum Skills and Qualifications

• A High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• A valid driver's license and the ability to travel extensively throughout the assigned territory.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to perform precise measurements and maintain accurate documentation.
• Proficiency with basic computer applications, including Microsoft Excel, data entry systems, and mobile applications.
• Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects and priorities.
• Experience in warehouse operations, parts inventory management, distribution, or retail storage systems is preferred.
• Experience conducting facility assessments, inventory organization projects, or warehouse layout planning is preferred.
• Familiarity with inventory management systems and warehouse best practices.
• Ability to read and interpret basic layouts, diagrams, floor plans, or schematics.

Benefits

• 401(k) Match and Employer Discretionary Contribution.
• Two different Health Insurance options, including an HSA health insurance option with a dollar-for-dollar match up to $1,200.
• Dental and Vision Insurance.
• Credit Union Access.
• Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.
• Scholarship opportunities for employees' spouses and children through the Ohio Machinery Education and Opportunity Foundation.

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet in office settings and moderate to loud in other situations, with both constant and sudden loud noises possible.

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