Website Amer Sports Canada Inc
Amer Sports is hiring a dynamic and engaging Distribution Team Lead to join their team.
Candidates must be flexible to work either Day Shift (Monday to Friday, 6:30 AM to 3:00 PM) or Afternoon Shift (Monday to Thursday, 3:00 PM to 1:30 AM).
Education, Skills & Experience
- Post secondary education in Warehousing, Supply Chain, Logistics, or Business Administration an asset.
- 3+ years working in Logistics/Distribution environment
- Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles and tools a plus.
- Financial acumen with experience creating and managing budgets.
- Strong, clear communication skills with strong English verbal and written communication
- Previous leadership experience and interpersonal skills with the ability to deal with difficult situations with tact and professionalism.
- Highly organized with great attention to detail.
- Experience using SAP, MRP/WMS systems in a fast-paced, high-volume environment
- Take initiative and bring up ideas proactively, while identifying the root cause of issues and developing solutions
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office
- Solid understanding of Distribution KPIs and statistics to ensure deliverables are met
- Strong troubleshooting skills.
- Able to work well under pressure to meet tight deadlines
- Ability to work professionally both independently, and in a team.
Duties
- Lead by example and partner with the DC team members through all assigned tasks and create a unified team culture
- Lead, train, coach and discipline members as needed
- Execute daily schedules and priorities
- Support the Outbound, Inbound, Returns, VAS and Inventory Control team for all functions and ensure accuracy and speed
- Provide training to new and existing DC team members as required
- Facilitate effective and productive communications within the team as well as outside the team and work closely with team members to maximize productivity and efficiency
- Adhere to Company regulations and procedures in order to uphold the Company’s quality and health and safety standards
- Supervise hourly employees in collaboration with the Supervisor to ensure daily activities re executed
- Serve as a leadership and point of contact for staff when Supervisory staff are not present
- Review and ensure schedules are established to meet SLA for both racking and automation.
Perform other duties as assigned
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to sit, stand and walk. The employee must occasionally kneel, stoop, crouch, twist and lift up to 50 pounds, with or without accommodations.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.