Supply Chain Leadership - Summer Intern

Supply Chain Leadership - Summer Intern

Location: Perris, CA

Hourly Rate: $25.00 

We are Wayfair; we deliver a best-in-class customer experience in the furniture and home space because of people like you, who are driven, determined, collaborative, and thrive in a fast-paced environment. In order to maintain our high level of delivery standards and meet our customer’s needs, the Wayfair Distribution team plays a key role in improving customer satisfaction and driving repeat business. We’ve been busy building a best-in-class logistics network that allows us to delight customers by speeding up deliveries, adding services, and reducing damage using our own physical, asset-based warehouses. We are looking for talented hard-working individuals to join our growing team – your professional home awaits you at Wayfair!

 

What You'll Do

• Work in a hands on environment learning multiple roles in the warehouse and applying your learning lessons to real business challenges
• Enhance your ability to oversee warehouse operations and manage frontline employees effectively through learning and development initiatives.
• Improve your delegation skills by effectively assigning tasks, setting targets, and evaluating staff performance to optimize productivity and achieve organizational goals
• Learn to supervise proper shift allocations and ensure efficiency of all warehouse staff.
• Collaborate with the team to ensure the optimal functionality and safety of warehouse tools and equipment, while strictly adhering to all legal and safety protocols
• Work effectively with other managers within a functional team.
• Lead targeted initiatives as delegated, demonstrating tangible business impact and measurable results.
• Proactively think beyond the explicit assignment to ask second-order questions and identify additional analytic needs.
• Develop expertise in your area of focus to become a credible company expert, capable of providing accurate and clear answers to inquiries or knowing where to locate information.
• Learn to effectively prepare and run internal meetings with supporting analytics and data.
• Undertake and complete a Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt certification process and present your findings on operational challenges to the senior leadership team.

What You'll Need

• Have completed your Junior or Senior Year of study 
• Demonstrate a commitment to learning safety and legal documentation processes for warehouse activities, including but not limited to: MSDS, Equipment checklist, and BOL.
• Show enthusiasm for learning the Warehouse Management System.
• Exhibit eagerness to improve leadership and administration skills.
• Display a willingness to learn motivational techniques, effective team building strategies, and decision-making skills
• Ability to learn to effectively manage time and resolve crises.
• Must be comfortable repeatedly lifting up to 75 pounds unassisted and maneuvering product 150+ pounds unassisted or via team lift.
• Able to read and comprehend English to ensure your safety and the safety of those working around you.