Receiving Supervisor

Purpose and Scope

This position is responsible for receiving, organizing, and storing production parts/components in the warehouse. It also oversees the supply of materials to the production floor and manages the cycle count program to ensure component inventory accuracy. Incumbent carries out responsibilities in the office and on the shop floor.

• Oversees the processing of all inventory transactions.
• Maintains required supply of parts to support the shop floor through the efforts of warehouse personnel.
• Works closely with Buyer/Planners to establish and maintain set inventory levels.
• Evaluates inventory levels and notifies Purchasing when reorders are necessary.
• Maintains records, replenishes stock, and plans for future requirements.
• Manages master scheduling, shipping scheduling, and build scheduling.
• Communicates customer order status.
• Manages clear to build process to ensure materials availability line side.
• Manages cycle counting program to ensure component inventory accuracy.
• Generates cycle count reports, distributes them to production, measures these reports, and provides feedback.
• Investigates and resolves errors and/or discrepancies with inventory and production structures (BOMs).
• Distinguishes between production support errors and discrepancies in production structures and communicates with appropriate functional areas.
• Maintains records of status and location of materials received.
• Allocates materials to specific projects and documents the distribution of materials and/or parts.
• Provides daily work direction to warehouse and shipping personnel and ensures proper training in stock handling and record keeping methods.
• Prepares special reports and reviews warehouse operations for compliance with established procedures.
• Works under minimal supervision with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.
• Monitors inventory levels of component parts using visual management systems.
• Maintains monthly reports verifying stock status, inventory transfers, and accounting using information from JDE.
• Utilizes warehouse methods and procedures; inventory stock control record keeping procedures; reporting procedures; and purchasing and requisitioning procedures.
• Ensures all shipments, receivers, stock moves and documents are posted on a daily basis.
• Accounts that all ships verified ready for distribution are shipped the week or date assigned.
• Ensures truck carriers are called in for pick up as scheduled.
• Works with shipping personnel to ensure accurate picking of finished goods for all orders, ensuring orders ship complete per the packing slip or order information.
• Reports all deviations to the planning department at weekly shipping meetings.

Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university; or 3-5 years related experience and/or training; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Ability to work in any and all areas at subordinate level. Lean manufacturing experience desired, especially related to logistics/replenishment/PFEP/kanban/pull systems.

• Facilitates employee training and development.
• Facilitates lean manufacturing updates of materials practices with proper management personnel.
• Coordinates materials and resources to ensure production operations have materials as needed.
• Evaluates individual performance and makes appropriate recommendations.
• Understands and supports safe factory practices and good housekeeping.
• Leads receiving dock operations and documentation processing.
• Leads shipping dock operations and documentation processing.
• Leads internal material movement operations to include a clear to build process.
• Drives 5S processes in dock, warehouse, and staging areas.