Joshua Houseman
Springfield
Summary
Former seasoned retail manager with strong history of leading teams to meet and exceed sales, service and operational objectives. Diligent about monitoring shrinkage, managing records and keeping teams productive and motivated. Focused on driving revenue growth with proactive and strategic approaches.
Attentive and dedicated supervisor with 12 years of experience guiding quality associates. Managed employees by continually assessing sales performance, maintaining accountability and overseeing inventory management. Consistently fostered superior customer service standards.
Ready for new professional challenges and seeking a career position.
Warehouse logistics professional with experience in loading and unloading trucks, receiving and shipping operations. Skilled in stock-keeping, picking, inventory management and delivery of goods to multiple departments within the manufacturing plant. Daily operation of reach trucks, order pickers, and sit-down forklifts.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Warehouse Order Picker
SRC Automotive
Springfield
04.2025 - 12.2025
- Selected and packed automotive parts for timely line delivery.
- Operated forklifts, cherry picker, reach truck and pallet jacks for material handling.
- Transported goods within the warehouse using manual or electric powered lift trucks.
- Organized order picking by utilizing bin locations, product codes, and other identifying information.
- Assisted in cycle counting process when required.
- Issued supplies, materials and products to team members based on information from requisitions.
- Maintained accurate inventory records using warehouse management systems.
Warehouse Logistics
SRC Automotive
Springfield
05.2023 - 09.2024
- Consulted item numbers and storage locations to stock warehouse quickly and efficiently.
- Provided support to warehouse staff in receiving, storing, packing and shipping goods.
- Organized warehouse shelves for efficient storage of goods.
- Operated forklifts, reach trucks, cherry pickers, pallet jacks and variety of warehouse mechanical equipment according to safe operating standards.
- Performed daily equipment checks to ensure proper functioning.
- Moved goods between warehouse locations according to shipment and storage needs.
- Documented movements using computer tracking systems.
- Performed cycle counts to investigate and resolve inventory discrepancies.
- Loaded, unloaded, picked, and staged product for shipping or receiving purposes.
- Documented any discrepancies between actual and expected stock levels.
- Relocated goods from dock area to appropriate storage locations.
- Communicated with team members to coordinate efficient and accurate movements.
Fresh Manager
Walmart
Springfield
02.2011 - 12.2022
- Ordered merchandise with accuracy by verifying back stock and maintaining inventories.
- Responded to customer inquiries and delivered appropriate information after carefully researching issues.
- Conducted department walkthroughs to assess and remedy factors such as cleanliness, inadequate stock levels and poor merchandising.
- Maintained inventory accuracy by counting stock-on-hand and reconciling discrepancies.
- Oversaw entire stock management process, including receiving incoming merchandise, shelf replenishment and shrinkage control.
- Established, enforced and optimized departmental procedures and goals to optimize team performance and productivity.
- Reviewed sales reports to enhance sales performance and improve inventory management accuracy.
- Delegated tasks to employees based upon individual strengths and experience in departments.
- Enhanced sales by implementing merchandising and promotional improvements.
Perimiter and Parking Management
Ozark Empire Fair
Springfield
05.2010 - 07.2010
Education
High School Diploma -
Lighthouse Christian Academy
Springfield, MO06-2009
Skills
- Customer service
- Supervision
- Problem resolution
- Team management
- Process improvement
- Inventory management
- Building brand awareness
- Driving business growth
- Organization
- Planning and coordination
- Forklift Operation
- Heavy Lifting
- Material Handling
- Warehouse auditing
- Warehouse Safety
- Picking and processing
- Storage Organization
- Product identification
- Shipment Preparation
- Stock organization
- Loading and unloading
- Dock Operations
- Certified forklift operator
- Stock Rotation
- Stand-Up Reach Truck Operator
- Cherry Picker Operator
- Sit-Down Forklift Operator
- Electric Pallet Jack Operator
- Bill of Lading knowledge
- Pallet Construction
- Team Player
Certification
National Registry of Food Safety Professionals: Food Safety Management Cerification
Walmart/Sam's Club PLE (Powered Lifting Equipment) license
SRC Automotive Forklift/Powered equipment certification
Timeline
Warehouse Order Picker
SRC Automotive
04.2025 - 12.2025
Warehouse Logistics
SRC Automotive
05.2023 - 09.2024
Fresh Manager
Walmart
02.2011 - 12.2022
Perimiter and Parking Management
Ozark Empire Fair
05.2010 - 07.2010
High School Diploma -
Lighthouse Christian Academy