Senior Inventory Control Jobs in Minnesota (NOW HIRING)

Who We Are: Great Northern Equipment Distributing, Inc. manufactures and distributes top-quality equipment that you can trust and count on at an exceptional value. We provide quality products and trusted brands to the hardware, lawn & garden, rental, agriculture and power equipment industries. We continue to strategically partner ourselves with quality products, and incorporate smart business solutions that we can utilize across our business to provide our customers exceptional value. Since we started in 1983, our goal has always been to understand our customer's business and develop a complete product and support solution that delivers exactly what you need.

Why Choose GNE?

We provide an industry leading benefits package to cover healthcare, retirement, and wellness programs to help you be your best self financially and physically. On top of that, we have:

• Competitive Pay: $28 - 35/hr, with your exact compensation personalized based on your skills, experience, and location. We believe in rewarding top talent with pay that reflects your value.   
• Paid time off
• Holiday pay
• Referral bonus
• Employee Discounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401K with employer match
• Excellent work/life balance
• Opportunity for internal growth and employee advancement

Basic Function: The Senior Warehouse Supervisor - Parts is responsible for overseeing all operations related to the storage, handling, and distribution of service parts and components. This role ensures accurate tracking and timely fulfillment of parts orders to support internal service teams or external customers, in accordance with company standards for quality, safety, and efficiency.

Essential Functions:

• Partners with other managers and supervisors, as appropriate, to establish department goals, work objectives, and operational priorities aligned with business needs.
• Leads the development and implementation of efficient parts picking, storage, and distribution processes.
• Supports and executes approved operational plans through clear communication, follow-through, and coordination with appropriate warehouse personnel.
• Provides direction, guidance, and oversight of parts operations to ensure:
  • Accurate picking and timely shipping of parts.
  • Proper labeling, organization, and storage of parts inventory.
  • Support of inventory control processes for high-usage and critical parts, including regular cycle counts.
• Monitors and analyzes warehouse and parts performance indicators, identifies operational gaps or trends, and implements improvements to increase accuracy, efficiency, and service levels.
• Enforces safety protocols and maintains a clean, organized, and hazard-free warehouse environment; ensures compliance with OSHA regulations and company standards.
• Serves as a key operational partner to supply chain, sales, inventory control, and other departments to align parts availability with demand, resolve issues, and support business goals.
• Exercises sound independent judgment in prioritizing work, allocating labor resources, resolving operational issues, and balancing service, safety, and productivity needs.
• Serves as the primary point of contact and decision-maker for the Distribution Center in the absence of the department leadership.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws, including interviewing, hiring, training, coaching, planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints; and resolving problems.
• Provides leadership, coaching, and development to warehouse staff to build capability, reinforce accountability, and support team performance and continuity.
• Keeps supervisor informed of important developments, potential problems, and all related information necessary for effective management.
• Attends training as determined from GNE.
• Performs related work as apparent or assigned.

Qualifications and Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• At least 5 years of general warehouse experience.
• At least 1 year of related supervisory experience.
• Strong people skills with ability to relate to people's needs and concerns while still being able to accomplish the Company's goals.
• Proven ability to manage more than one function and to provide work direction to others.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills.
• Must exhibit strong leadership and sound decision-making qualities.
• Ability to relate well to others and gain the respect of employees.
• Solid PC skills, spreadsheet development abilities and working knowledge of designated software.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with a wide variety of Company personnel and others.
• Knowledge and/or experience with safety training and compliance (forklift, OSHA).
• Experience with small package and/or LTL shipping.

Preferred

• Associate or bachelor’s degree or equivalent in business administration, management, or other appropriate field.
• Experience with company with high Sku count and multiple divisions and warehouse zones strongly preferred.
• First aid/CPR certification.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Frequently required to sit, use hands to handle objects, talk and hear.
• Frequent wrist and/or hand movement is required.
• Ability to regularly lift up to 50 lbs, up to 70 lbs as needed.
• Regularly required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms.
• Frequent bending, twisting, stooping, reaching and lifting.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.