Warehouse Picking Flow Coordinator

Work Location Type: Onsite

About Grainger:

W.W. Grainger, Inc., is a leading broad line distributor with operations primarily in North America, Japan and the United Kingdom. At Grainger, We Keep the World Working® by serving more than 4.5 million customers worldwide with products and solutions delivered through innovative technology and deep customer relationships. Known for its commitment to service and award-winning culture, the Company had 2024 revenue of $17.2 billion across its two business models. In the High-Touch Solutions segment, Grainger offers approximately 2 million maintenances, repair and operating (MRO) products and services, including technical support and inventory management. In the Endless Assortment segment, Zoro.com offers customers access to more than 14 million products, and MonotaRO.com offers more than 24 million products. For more information, visit www.grainger.com.  

Compensation:

 This position is hourly. The anticipated base pay compensation range for this position is $27.93/hour and $34.90/hour.

Rewards and Benefits:

With benefits starting on day one, our programs provide choice and flexibility to meet team members' individual needs, including:

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans with coverage starting on day one of employment and 6 free sessions each year with a licensed therapist to support your emotional wellbeing.
• Access to up to 50% of our paycheck based on hours worked before payday.
• 18 paid time off (PTO) days annually for full-time employees (accrual prorated based on employment start date) and 6 company holidays per year.
• 6% company contribution to a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan each pay period, no employee contribution required.
• Employee discounts, tuition reimbursement, student loan refinancing and free access to financial counseling, education, and tools.
• Maternity support programs, nursing benefits, and up to 14 weeks paid leave for birth parents and up to 4 weeks paid leave for non-birth parents.

For additional information and details regarding Grainger’s benefits, please click on the link below:

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The rate of pay provided above is not a guarantee of compensation.  The rate reflects the expected base pay for this role at the time of posting based on the job grade for this position.

Grainger reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion at any time, consistent with applicable law.

Position Details:

This position's primary responsibility is to manage pick task prioritization by order type and time stamp to maintain an even flow within picking and packing throughout the daily operation. The coordinator may provide direction to a team with respect to transactional decisions that are needed to meet operational requirements.

You will:

• Ensure the right resources are allocated evenly across the different work areas to ensure all picking tasks will be picked within the established time stamps.
• Assign employees to work areas and user groups to complete specific tasks
• Work with DC System Support Technicians and Inventory Team to research and resolve picking errors
• Team with picking and packing departments to determine cadence release for even workflow.
• Update Cycle Time Reports for accurate display of metrics
• Communicate with management on staffing decisions and manpower movement.
• Organize the release and picking of special orders (Pandemic, Return to Vendor, etc.)
• Update forecast and cadence models to ensure accurate release of tasks
• Prioritize the release of specific orders to meet early shipping times
• Observe the DC"s conveyor system and Order Buffer for jams or slow moving product and contact Maintenance accordingly
• Able to multi-task several functions within the operation to avoid miscommunication or delays in processing

You have:

• High School Diploma/GED or equivalent experience
• Must have an in depth understanding of outbound operations and experience within bins and machine picking
• Must be able to use SAP, MOVE, DC Profiler, HK, and Microsoft Office
• Exceptional interpersonal / communication skills as this associate will be communicating through verbal and written channels with many levels of the organization to accomplish tasks
• Flexibility to identify, prioritize and take action in any of the key duties as well as roles outside of these when necessary to support business needs
• Must meet deadlines, be able to solve problems and make thoughtful decisions in situations where guidance may not be available
• Execute processes in a timely, accurate and consistent manner
• Flexibility to support the business needs when overtime is required
• Excellent attendance record and reliability

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status or any other protected characteristic under federal, state, or local law. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible work environment that includes both providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the application and hiring process as well as throughout the course of one’s employment, should you need a reasonable accommodation during the application and selection process, including, but not limited to use of our website, any part of the application, interview or hiring process, please advise us so that we can provide appropriate assistance.