Warehouse Shipping Supervisor

Parts Authority, founded in 1973, is a leading national distributor of automotive replacement parts, tools/equipment and transmissions. Headquartered in Long Island, New York, Parts Authority is rapidly expanding, and today has more than 300 locations servicing customers in Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Washington DC and Wisconsin.

Parts Authority has grown through both organic initiatives and acquisitions. Over the past several years Parts Authority has acquired over a dozen companies as part of its expansion strategy. Parts Authority’s catalog of over 3 million parts covering more than 125 million applications ensures our customer partners receive the parts they want, when they want them.

What makes Parts Authority different is OUR TEAM. Parts Authority has a team of professionally trained, experienced counter people to assist in finding the right parts and the right brand for each application.

Parts Authority carries the best brands in the business for domestic and import vehicles. AC Delco, Motorcraft, Denso, Bosch, KYB, Monroe, Gates, Dorman and Exide are just a few of the more than 400 suppliers from around the world that Parts Authority partners with to bring our customer partners the best parts.

Each and every team member plays a vital role in our success. We are rapidly expanding and looking for a professional, self‑motivated individual to fill the role of Warehouse Shipping Supervisor.

• Maintain a high level of shipping productivity and efficiency.
• Direct and oversee the internet shipping process of picking, sorting, packing, and processing to meet customer deadlines.
• Maintain a staffing level to accomplish the receiving mission in an effective and efficient manner.
• Plan and coordinate work, train and motivate, monitor and evaluate performance of receiving associates.
• Ensure shipping associates are capable of safely operating material handling equipment to move materials.
• Develop crew leaders to effectively oversee the daily routines of their assigned crew members.
• Maintain an equipment structure and level to accomplish the shipping mission in a safe, effective manner.
• Monitor the loading of all merchandise into the shipping department; ensure merchandise are staged for speedy shipping, and that shipping reports accurately reflect merchandise ready to ship.
• Ensure completeness and acceptable condition of shipments.
• Assist in resolving discrepancies with accounting regarding invoices, packing slips, and shipping reports.
• Monitor the flow of paperwork from inventory controls to shipping for timely data entry.
• Monitor and measure shipping performance for accuracy of locator and shipping reporting.
• Monitor X‑carrier, DST, and emails frequently to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

• Lead and supervise a team of shipping agents.
• Counsel, record, and discipline shipping associates as necessary.

• Maintain a meticulous standard for cleanliness, organization, and safety throughout the shipping department.
• Maintain a safe working environment and ensure that safety and compliance practices meet DOT and OSHA standards.
• Administer and follow 5S warehouse principles on a routine basis.
• Direct the movement of shipments from the shipping and receiving platform to shipping and work areas.

• Must be able to work weekends.
• 2-3 years of hands‑on supervisory experience required.
• 1 year of shipping/receiving experience.
• Supervisory experience and team building.
• Experience with WMS/inventory management system and RF technology.
• Ability to multi‑task and adjust to dynamic order‑flow fluctuations as needed.
• Self‑starter who can identify areas drifting behind in production and proactively act to get back on track.
• Experience in tracking metrics, including key performance indicators such as team member productivity.
• Knowledge of automotive parts preferred.
• Excellent skills in Microsoft Office applications.
• Outstanding customer relations skills.
• Strong skills and…