Warehouse Team Lead

Description

Summary: This role involves leading warehouse and distribution operations, ensuring efficient material flow, maintaining inventory accuracy, and driving continuous improvement while managing a team. Highlights: 1. Safeguard warehouse operations and ensure inventory accuracy 2. Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team 3. Drive process improvement and ensure compliance with standards Overview: ### **Warehouse \& Distribution Lead (Carregado)** This role is responsible for ensuring that Finished Goods and Raw Materials are received, handled, stored, and distributed efficiently, safely, and in line with company standards. The position plays a key role in safeguarding warehouse operations, maintaining inventory accuracy, and driving continuous improvement across logistics processes. Responsibilities: * Ensure efficient and accurate receipt, storage, handling, and distribution of Finished Goods and Raw Materials * Protect warehouse assets by implementing effective loss prevention and control measures * Monitor and evaluate inventory levels, ensuring data accuracy and proper stock management * Prepare, review, and validate distribution and logistics documentation * Maintain and ensure the sustainability of internal controls under COSO methodology, acting as key control owner (I2C KC2, I2C KC9\) * Supervise daily warehouse and distribution operations, prioritizing workload and ensuring operational excellence ### **Team Leadership \& People Management** * Lead, coach, and develop a team, ensuring high performance and engagement * Assign tasks and supervise execution to meet operational goals * Conduct performance evaluations and support employee development plans * Deliver training initiatives and ensure capability building within the team * Manage disciplinary and corrective actions when required * Participate in recruitment processes, including hiring and termination recommendations ### **Process Improvement \& Compliance** * Develop and implement new policies, procedures, and operational standards * Ensure compliance with GEHSMS requirements, fostering a strong Health \& Safety culture * Drive sustainability initiatives to reduce environmental impact * Collaborate with the Site Logistics Leader, H\&S department, and Snack Distribution Manager to define and execute action plans to improve GEHSMS audit scores * Conduct structured and data\-driven operational reviews to identify improvement opportunities Qualifications: * Degree in Management, Engineering, or related field (Logistics specialization is a plus) * 3–6 years of experience in warehouse, logistics, or distribution operations * Strong leadership and team management capabilities * Fluency in English and Spanish * Solid computer skills (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook) * Strong analytical mindset with attention to detail * Ability to follow structured processes and ensure compliance with standards