Inventory Control Team Lead

Job Description

Job Description

What We Do

CarParts.com is the go-to eCommerce platform for auto care and maintenance. We offer drivers quality parts at competitive prices and allow customers to schedule an appointment with a trusted mechanic directly from our website. We use world-class design principles and the latest technologies to deliver a fast, easy-to-use, and mobile-intuitive website. And with our company-owned national distribution network, we bring the best brands and manufacturers directly to consumers, cutting out the costs associated with brick-and-mortar retailers. Our more than 1,700 team members worldwide are dedicated to Empowering Drivers Along Their Journey.

Our Culture

At CarParts.com, we’re DRIVEN by our core values : Safety First, Customer Focused, and a Commitment to Excellence. These values guide us in everything we do and push us further in our growth both as a company and as people. They cultivate an environment where employees are inspired and empowered as we build and thrive together. All the hard work of our entire team has resulted in back-to-back record-breaking quarters since Q1 of 2020, as well as our inclusion in the Los Angeles Business Journal’s top 100 Best Places to Work in Los Angeles list for four years in a row (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023). Join us!

Job Purpose Statement : Performs complex managerial functions within the Distribution Center. Maintains accurate inventory levels through cycle count program, physical inventory, resolution of variances, auditing of department transactions, and follow up on compliance of standard operating procedures. Manage quality assurance program, including new item inspection and existing item quality issues, manage profiles program to ensure the product is stored in the proper areas to maximize productivity and space. Works under direction with moderate latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment to attain specific goals and objectives.

Job Functions : (essential)

• Develop efficient and accurate inventory management procedures.
• Schedule and assign employees in the direct performance of assigned tasks in Inventory Control department.
• Make recommendations on programs to improve management of inventory.
• Develop and manage programs to ensure vendors are meeting the Carparts.com product and shipping requirements.
• Review the inventory quality and accuracy assurance programs and review related reports with appropriate supervisor.
• Manage Quality Assurance program, including new item inspection and existing item quality issues.
• Prepare and maintain SKU database guidelines relating to the storage, slotting, handling and shipping of product.
• Review performance of daily cycle counts and system adjustments as necessary.
• Develop necessary reports and documentation to facilitate accurate inventory counts including records of all audits, counts, and adjustments.
• Maintain safe operating practices.
• The ability to work with others in a team environment, the ability to take direction from Supervisors / Managers, the ability to follow work rules and procedures, and the ability to accept constructive criticism.
• Must be able to lead and manage others effectively.
• Communicate with corporate and other related departments needed to assure quality and accuracy.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Job Qualification Requirements

Knowledge : Broad knowledge of distribution operations. Graduation from high school or equivalent. Education and experience may be substituted for one another. Functional reading and writing. Skills in mathematics, PC, and reasoning. Written and verbal communication / instruction skills.

Experience : Distribution experience as well as some Excel and Outlook experience.

Equipment : Warehouse management system terminal, material handling equipment (op, stk chaser)

CarParts.com is an equal-opportunity employer. We enthusiastically accept our responsibility to make employment decisions without regard to race, religious creed, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, military service, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, or any other classification protected by federal, state, and local laws and ordinances. Our management is dedicated to ensuring that we fulfill this policy with respect to hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, recruitment advertising, pay, and other forms of compensation, training, and general treatment during employment.

The above-noted job description is not intended to describe, in detail, the multitude of tasks that may be assigned but rather to give the incumbent a general sense of the responsibilities and expectations of his / her position. As the nature of business demands change so, too, may the essential functions of this position.