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Job Description Job DescriptionCore Responsibilities
• Plan and organize daily warehouse work based on order volume, staffing, carrier schedules, operational priorities, and shipping deadlines. • Assign employees to receive, put-away, replenishment, picking, packing, staging, shipping, returns, inventory counts, housekeeping, and other warehouse functions. • Conduct clear shift start-up and handover communication, including staffing, safety concerns, priority orders, incomplete work, inventory issues, equipment status, and outstanding operational matters. • Work directly on the warehouse floor and provide hands-on operational support when required to maintain service levels and meet deadlines. Receiving, Put-Away & Inventory Control
• Oversee receipt of automotive parts and materials and ensure quantities, product identification, condition, and supporting records are checked before inventory is accepted into the warehouse. • Ensure products are identified, labeled, scanned, and stored in the correct locations; organize stock to use available space efficiently while preserving accessibility, inventory accuracy, and safe handling. • Ensure inventory movements, transfers, adjustments, receipts, picks, and shipments are accurately recorded in Deposco or other Detroit Axle-designated warehouse systems. • Investigate inventory discrepancies, missing inventory, incorrect locations, damaged parts, receiving variances, and other inventory exceptions; document findings and escalate unresolved issues. • Plan, assign, and verify cycle counts, including ABC-based counts when directed. Ensure employees use consistent counting and scanning procedures and preserve count integrity. • Review differences between physical counts and system records; investigate root causes with Inventory Control, Purchasing, and warehouse staff, and submit documented corrections for approval. • Validate inventory adjustments and system movements against supporting records and required approvals; flag unsupported or inaccurate transactions. • Prepare inventory variance reports that summarize count differences, root causes, approved corrections, and follow-up actions. • Monitor replenishment needs and communicate inventory shortages or operational concerns to Inventory Control, Purchasing, Logistics, or the Warehouse Manager as appropriate. • Maintain product traceability and location accuracy so parts can be identified and retrieved efficiently. Order Fulfillment, Packing & Shipping
• Supervise picking, packing, staging, verification, and shipping activities to ensure customer and transfer orders are completed accurately and on time. • Coordinate order staging and loading so the correct parts, quantities, and documentation are matched to each shipment before dispatch. • Assign picking zones and workloads based on order priorities, staffing, and capacity; rebalance assignments to complete orders on time. • Oversee order waves, adjusting the release and distribution of work as needed to maintain continuous picking and meet order priorities. • Monitor order accuracy and investigate recurring picking, packing, labeling, or shipping errors; provide coaching and recommend process corrections. • Verify that orders are picked and packed accurately, products are protected for transit, and shipping labels, quantities, documents, and carrier requirements are correct before dispatch. • Ensure employees inspect parts for visible damage or defects before packing, separate questionable items, and report discrepancies through the established process. • Coordinate with transportation, logistics, carriers, and other departments regarding pickups, delivery schedules, transfer orders, missed pickups, damaged shipments, and shipping delays. • Monitor shipping service commi