Warehouse Supervisor

Warehouse Supervisor Position Summary

Plans, organizes, coordinates, and manages personnel and activities to ensure effective and efficient receiving, storage, and shipping of product in a designated department(s) within the distribution center.

• Plans and manages both labor and physical product to ensure continuous flow of goods and meets daily distribution requirements in an automated environment.
• Coordinates with other departments to ensure timely, damage‑free, accurate flow of products through the facility.
• Maintains inventory control within area to maintain accurate accountability of physical inventory and reporting.
• Provides training, support, direction, and guidance to subordinate personnel to develop job skills and effectively evaluate and document individual performance.
• Assures efficient and economical utilization of materials, improvement of methods, and elimination of wasteful practices within the department.
• Maintains adherence to company policies, safety standards, and good housekeeping practices.
• Exhibits a constant state of alertness.

• Internal:
  Management, Hourly Associates, Inventory Control, Maintenance, and IT
• External:
  Vendors, corporate traffic, corporate IT, and freight carriers.

• Direct Supervision: 1–2 exempt Assistant Supervisors and/or 15–60 hourly associates.
• Indirect Supervision: 50 plus hourly associates.

• Equipment: 1 million plus.
• Salary: 300k – 500k for hourly associate.

• Determines appropriate work location for departmental associates daily.
• Based on information supplied by the operations manager, prioritizes work within the department and shift.
• Recommends overtime when appropriate.
• Responds to issues/encumbrances negatively affecting product flow.

• Develops contingency plans for work volume in case of abnormal operating circumstances.
• Utilizes appropriate managerial techniques to motivate associate staff.

Works closely with PKMS, WMS and host systems.

• Experience:
  
  Option A – 4‑year bachelor’s degree in business or related field; 2–4 years distribution or relevant supervisory experience.
• Experience:
  
  Option B – 7–10 years’ demonstrated leadership experience, preferably in a distribution environment.
• Skills:
  
  Leadership, tenacity, team spirit, solid oral and written communication skills, basic computer knowledge. RF experience is a plus.