Logistics and Hazmat Compliance Supervisor

Job Location:

CA 29010 Commerce Office - Valencia, CA 91355

Position Type:
Full Time

Salary Range: $70,000.00 - $85,000.00 Salary/year

Job Shift: Day

The Logistics and Hazmat Compliance Supervisor oversees shipping, transportation operations, and hazardous materials compliance across all AMS locations. Serving as a primary internal resource, this role supervises daily logistics activities, audits client processes, resolves operational issues, provides training, and ensure adherence to shipping rules, rates, service standards, and applicable regulations. The supervisor also ensures that hazardous materials are properly identified, packaged, labeled, documented, and shipped in compliance with DOT, IATA, IMDG, and other regulatory requirements.

• Supervise transportation operations, building auditors, and daily reporting activities.
• Monitor transportation costs, carrier performance, delivery service levels, and client-specific package expenses.
• Analyze network and shipping data to identify cist savings, service improvements, and operational risks.
• Prepare client and carrier reporting and lead business reviews with internal and external stakeholders.
• Support transportation analysis, rate card development, annual GRI planning, and cross-functional data requests.
• Oversee new client setup in Pro Ship, rate-shopping group implementation, invoicing audits, HTS data accuracy, and AES filings.
• Ensure shipments comply with DOT, IATA, IMDG, and other applicable hazardous materials regulations.
• Maintain current knowledge of regulatory requirements and develop, implement, and enforce hazmat SOP’s across AMS locations.
• Maintain compliance records, certifications, incident reports, SDS data, and CHEMTREC documentation.
• Coordinate with internal teams and external partners to resolve hazmat compliance issues.
• Conduct compliance audits, document findings, and implement corrective actions.
• Maintain required hazmat certifications and ensure employee certifications remain current.
• Train warehouse, packing, and shipping personnel on hazmat handling, packaging, labeling, and documentation requirements.
• Verify the use of approved packaging, material compatibility, labels, forms, shipping papers, declarations, and manifests.
• Ensure required hazmat supplies and documentation are available at applicable facilities.
• Partner with development teams to ensure Pro Ship and WAMS properly identify hazmat SKUs and prevent noncompliant shipments.
• Serve as the primary contact for DOT and FAA inspections, violations, and hazardous materials incidents.
• Support emergency response activities and regulatory reporting as required.

• Hazmat regulatory knowledge (IATA, 49 CFR, IMDG certifications required)
• Continuous improvement experience (Six Sigma, Lean, Kaizen preferred)
• Working knowledge of AES data portal, UPS Campus Ship, and UPS TRS System
• Proven experience with Pro Ship TMS and WMS systems
• Familiarity with Harmonized Tariff Schedule
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (with proven expertise in Excel)
• Financial acumen and experience with cost analysis
• Strong understanding of transportation and parcel carrier networks
• Domestic transportation or distribution experience
• Project management and planning experience with ability to prioritize multiple tasks and work under pressure
• Excellent communication, organizational, and analytical skills with a customer service focus for internal and external stakeholders

Leaders who show genuine interest in associates as individuals build trust, strengthen commitment, and encourage reciprocity. This foundation supports stronger engagement and performance across the following six competencies:

Drive for Results:
Sets clear priorities, goals, and workflows while driving accountability, operational execution, and consistent achievement of business objectives via self-motivation, team focus, and bottom-line orientation

Developing Direct Reports and Others:
Invests in associates as both individuals and organizational assets by providing coaching, feedback, development planning, support, and meaningful growth opportunities that build capability and long-term performance

Motivating Others:
Creates an engaging work environment by understanding individual motivators, empowering associates, encouraging input, and using meaningful goals, recognition autonomy, learning and development opportunities to inspire high performance

Listening:
Demonstrates patience, focus, and openness by allowing others to speak fully, seeking to understand different perspectives, asking relevant questions, and ensuring individuals feel heard, respected, and engaged

Decision Quality:
Makes sound decisions by combining analysis, experience, judgement, and self-awareness while evaluating risks, challenging biases, investigating uncertainty, and building trust through thoughtful and timely action

Conflict Management:
Addresses conflict constructively by quickly assessing situations, managing emotions, asking open-minded questions,…