Runnings is seeking a dedicated and hands-on Distribution Center Lead to support daily warehouse operations and help keep our supply chain running smoothly. This role is essential to ensuring merchandise moves accurately and efficiently through our Distribution Center and out to our stores.
In this position, you’ll take ownership of receiving, processing, and organizing product—and when the Distribution Center Manager or Supervisors are away, you’ll step in to guide the team and maintain seamless day‑to‑day operations.
This is a great opportunity to grow your leadership skills, support an essential part of our business, and make a meaningful impact on productivity, accuracy, and team success.
Why This Role Matters
- Steady, Reliable Operations: You’ll help ensure product is received, processed, and shipped with accuracy and speed.
- Growth & Leadership Exposure: Act as the point person in the absence of DC leadership, gaining hands-on supervisory experience.
- Team-Focused Environment: Work with a close‑knit, hardworking crew committed to quality, safety, and doing things the right way.
What You’ll Do
Warehouse Operations
- Receive merchandise into the warehouse, ensuring accurate and timely processing.
- Scan products into inventory using handheld scanning equipment.
- Print price tags and price merchandise according to company standards.
- Break down incoming merchandise into appropriate quantities for shipment to retail locations.
- Allocate product accurately and verify quantities against packing slips, making corrections where needed.
- Build pallets correctly and shrink wrap merchandise when necessary.
- Maintain a clean, organized, and safe warehouse environment.
Leadership & Oversight
- Provide guidance and support to team members during daily warehouse operations.
- Oversee workflow, prioritize tasks, and assist in problem‑solving when the DC Manager/Supervisors are absent.
- Help ensure team members follow safety procedures, proper work habits, and all company guidelines.
- Participate in and support audit processes and inventory accuracy initiatives.
Safety & Maintenance
- Promote safe work practices and hold team members accountable for maintaining a safe environment.
- Assist with general building and equipment maintenance as needed.
What We’re Looking For
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
- Ability to work independently and take initiative.
- Comfortable leading others and making decisions when needed.
- Experience in warehouse, distribution, or logistics environments preferred.
- Familiarity with scanning equipment and inventory systems a plus.
- Dependability, teamwork, and a positive attitude are a must.
Pay & Benefits
Hourly Pay Range: $18.00–$20.00 depending on experience.
Runnings also offers:
- Health, Dental & Vision insurance options
- Employee discounts on thousands of products
- 401(k) with company match and immediate vesting
- Paid time off including vacation, holidays, and sick time
- Training & development opportunities to support long‑term growth
If you’re interested in stepping into a leadership‑support role within our Distribution Center and believe you have the skills to excel, please notify your supervisor and apply through UKG (Myself > My Company > View Opportunities).
Runnings is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Qualifications Behaviors Preferred Team Player: Works well as a member of a group Leader: Inspires teammates to follow them Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity Equal Opportunity EmployerThis employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
Similar Jobs
What We Do
We are Runnings, your home, farm and outdoor store, with 57 stores and over 2700 employees. To view job opportunities currently open across our company, visit www.runnings.com/careers. We are a highly successful, rapidly growing family-owned, general merchandise retail company. And, we want you to join our team. The Runnings story begins on December 5th, 1947, when founder Norman “Red” Running opened the first store in downtown Marshall, Minnesota. Runnings started as an automotive supply store, but quickly expanded its product mix to sell farm and fleet equipment and supplies. The company would continue on a slow path of growth until 1988 when a group involving Dennis and Adele Reed purchased the company. Under the Reed’s leadership, Runnings has grown from 8 stores in 2 states to 56 stores in 8 states including Minnesota, South Dakota, Iowa, Connecticut, North Dakota, Montana, New York and New Hampshire. Over the past 6 decades, Runnings has not only changed in store count, but the selection of products our stores sell. We work very hard to offer a fair price on quality, durable and trusted merchandise including clothing, footwear, automotive, sporting goods, farm supplies, lawn and garden, toys, housewares, tools, pet and animal supplies and more. The Runnings team is now over 2,700 strong and the company continues to call Marshall home to its corporate office and flagship store. The company has undergone incredible change over the years, but one thing that will never be compromised is owner Dennis and Adele Reed’s commitment to serving the needs of our customers. We are Runnings, your home, farm and outdoor store.
