Warehouse Team Lead

Wayfair; Chicago (IL); On-site; Full time

Job summary

Wayfair is looking for a Warehouse Supervisor to manage the receiving department and oversee all warehouse functions. In this dynamic role, you'll lead a team, ensure product movement, and maintain operational efficiency while fostering a safe work environment. Ideal candidates should possess strong leadership skills, be physically capable of handling various products, and have a proactive approach to warehouse management.

Benefits

Referral bonus

Overtime hours & pay

401(k) with company match

Wayfair company discount

Health benefits start day one

Growth opportunities

Qualifications

• 2+ years working experience with excellent attendance.
• Experienced in multiple warehouse departments.
• Must be willing to lift heavy products.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all functions of the warehouse and ensure smooth operations.
• Lead the receiving department with accurate processing.
• Manage inventory and train warehouse associates.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Physical endurance

Tools

WMS system

Power Equipment

Industrial Truck Operations (PITO)

Job description

We are Wayfair; we deliver a best-in-class customer experience in the furniture and home space because of people like you, who are driven, determined, collaborative, and thrive in a fast-paced environment. In order to maintain our high level of delivery standards and meet our customer’s needs, the Wayfair Distribution team plays a key role in improving customer satisfaction and driving repeat business. We’ve been busy building a best-in-class logistics network that allows us to delight customers by speeding up deliveries, adding services, and reducing damage using our own physical, asset-based warehouses. We are looking for talented hard-working individuals to join our growing team – your professional home awaits you at Wayfair!

• Assist your Supervisor with managing and overseeing all functions of the warehouse, and ensuring smooth operations of all activities.
• Lead the receiving department and ensure the functions are used correctly.
• Delegate and assign work to keep a 100% fill rate.
• Help manage the inventory and conduct necessary training within the department.
• Ensure the proper use and accountability of tools.
• Ensure hours and functions are recorded correctly (e.g. Time clocks)
• Be responsible for answering email and verbal questions in a timely manner.
• Keep product moving and oversee the cleanliness of the department. This includes daily trash compacting.
• Additional responsibilities as assigned.

What You’ll Need

• Working understanding of WMS system.
• Leadership and motivational skills, and the ability to make decisions with little to no guidance based on policies or common sense.
• This is a floor position, and will involve physically moving/processing products in addition to leading a team of warehouse associates
• Must be comfortable repeatedly lifting up to 75 pounds unassisted and maneuvering product 150+ pounds unassisted or via team lift.
• Experienced in more than one department. Work areas include: receiving, inventory control, pick, pack, ship and return of product.
• Experience with composing and replying to emails.
• Power Equipment experience – Must be able to operate or willing to be trained on Powered
• Industrial Truck Operations (PITO).
• Experience with creating and updating systems such as trouble tickets.
• 2+ years working experience. Must have excellent attendance.
• Understanding of High Jump is a plus.
• Able to read and comprehend English to ensure your safety and the safety of those working with you

Pay Rate:

• $22.00/hr

Multiple Shifts Available:

• Mon-Friday 5:00pm - 1:30am
• Referral bonus
• Overtime hours & pay
• 401(k) with company match
• Wayfair company discount
• Health benefits start day one
• Growth opportunities (Conversions, Promotions, and more!)

Safety

The safety of employees remains our #1 priority and is at the heart of every decision made. We have taken a variety of steps to ensure that Wayfair is one of the safest places to work.

• Guidelines to help employees maintain proper social distancing
• Providing and requiring suitable PPE such as masks, gloves, and safety vests.
• Increased sanitizing stations, as well as, improved professional sanitization of each facility.
• Daily temperature checks for the protection of all employees.
• Team stretches at the start of each shift -- if you've come to flex your muscles, you first have to stretch them!

Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities

Wayfair is fully committed to providing equal opportunities for all individuals, including individuals with disabilities. As part of this commitment, Wayfair will make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified individuals with disabilities, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship on business operations. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please let us know by completing our Accomodations for Applicants form .

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About Wayfair Inc.
Wayfair is one of the world’s largest online destinations for the home. Whether you work in our global headquarters in Boston or Berlin, or in our warehouses or offices throughout the world, we’re reinventing the way people shop for their homes. Through our commitment to industry-leading technology and creative problem-solving, we are confident that Wayfair will be home to the most rewarding work of your career. If you’re looking for rapid growth, constant learning, and dynamic challenges, then you’ll find that amazing career opportunities are knocking.

No matter who you are, Wayfair is a place you can call home. We’re a community of innovators, risk-takers, and trailblazers who celebrate our differences, and know that our unique perspectives make us stronger, smarter, and well-positioned for success. We value and rely on the collective voices of our employees, customers, community, and suppliers to help guide us as we build a better Wayfair – and world – for all. Every voice, every perspective matters. That’s why we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic.

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About the company

Wayfair Inc. is an American e-commerce company that sells furniture and home-goods.

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