Distribution Center Lead

Are you looking for an opportunity to turn your ambition and your people skills into a rewarding career with an industry leader? Join our team at American Tire Distributors! As the nation's premier tire distributor, ATD’s coast-to-coast distribution network provides approximately 80,000 customers across the U.S. and Canada with rapid and frequent delivery of high quality tires, custom wheels and shop supplies.

Position

Description:

The Distribution Center Lead oversees and assists with the day-to-day activities of assigned shifts and associates, as instructed by the Distribution Center Supervisor and/or the Distribution Excellence Manager. The DC Lead acts as a "player-coach," monitoring and assisting the work of warehouse associates performing a variety of duties related to warehousing, transportation and safety and inventory functions in the warehouse. The DC Lead also assists with implementing work procedures to increase productivity and improve service within the operation.

Primary Responsibilities:

Key Partners (Positions):

• Distribution Excellence Managers
• Distribution Center Supervisors
• Other Distribution Center Leads

Experience(s) that Best Prepares You:

Education: High school diploma or GED

• Experience: Computer literacy is required.
• Experience in Microsoft Office Suite is preferred.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the company, in its discretion, may find appropriate and acceptable.

Key

Competencies:

• Ability to motivate others to carry out assigned tasks.
• Is a good steward of company resources and displays a sense of urgency in completion of assigned duties and tasks.
• Ability to encourage and build mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team.
• Ability to implement and follow through with the SEAL Operating System.
• Self-management: set well defined and realistic goals, display initiative and commitment to meet goals and work with minimal supervision.
• Decision making: make sound, well informed and objective decisions.
• Creative thinking: use imagination to develop solutions to problems.
• Continuous learning: recognize strengths and weaknesses.
• Demonstrate respect: handle all business matters ethically and in full compliance with American Tire Distributors “Code of Conduct.”
• Teamwork: work collaboratively with all departments to coordinate effective work environment.
• Be accountable for results: assume full responsibility for the consequences of one’s behavior, decisions, and results.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.

Physical Demands/Work Environment/Travel Requirements:

• Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the associate is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk, hear, taste and/or smell; the associate must occasionally lift and/or move up to 150 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• Work environment: W…