Distribution Supervisor

VF Corporation • Visalia, CA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Supervise the daily activities of warehouse employees engaged in all distribution center activities including: shipping, receiving, loading and unloading trucks, stacking, picking, and packing finished products. This role involves in-depth knowledge within a single work area or developing broad knowledge across a number of policy/technical areas. It is for an experienced technician/administrator with a number of years of business experience, possessing knowledge of standardized rules, procedures, and operations within their area. The individual determines a course of action based on guidelines, encounters similar problems requiring fact-finding and basic analysis, and selects the best resolution from defined procedures or precedence. Interaction involves exchanging standard/basic technical or non-technical information with colleagues and superiors, potentially interpreting technical information for understanding. The impact is limited to short-term team performance (less than one year), supporting goal achievement through personal effort. The role requires planning, progress assessment, and effort adjustment to meet goals. Accountability includes meeting day-to-day team targets that impact the immediate work unit and monitoring costs related to own work and the team's. Input into the performance appraisal process is also a responsibility.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree
• More than five years of experience
• Strong organization and communication skills
• In-depth knowledge within a single work area or developing broad knowledge across a number of policy/technical areas
• Experienced technician/administrator with a number of years business experience
• Knowledge of standardized rules, procedures, and operations within own area
• Encounters similar problems which will require some fact finding, clarification, and basic analysis
• Solutions will typically be found within normal operating processes and policies
• Exchanges standard/basic technical or non-technical information with colleagues and immediate superiors and/or customers
• There may be a requirement to interpret or clarify technical information to aid understanding
• Audience is generally knowledgeable about the subject matter
• Conveys straightforward information to non-divergent audiences
• Impact is limited to short-term team performance (less than one year)
• Supports the achievement of goals through own personal effort
• Responsible for planning own work, assessing own progress, and adjusting efforts to meet goals
• Accountable for meeting day-to-day team targets which impact the immediate work unit
• Takes action to monitor costs related to own work and that of the team
• Provides input into the performance appraisal process

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Equivalent years of experience in a substantially similar industry may be considered in lieu of a degree to be determined by the nature of the specific job and the hiring manager’s criteria

Responsibilities

• Supervise the daily activities of warehouse employees engaged in all distribution center activities including: shipping, receiving, loading and unloading trucks, stacking, picking, and packing finished products
• Determines a course of action based on guidelines
• Selects the best resolution based on a set of defined procedures or precedence
• Exchanges standard/basic technical or non-technical information with colleagues and immediate superiors and/or customers
• Conveys straightforward information to non-divergent audiences
• Planning own work, assessing own progress, and adjusting efforts to meet goals
• Takes action to monitor costs related to own work and that of the team
• Provides input into the performance appraisal process

Benefits

• Eligible for additional compensation awards that may include an annual incentive plan, sales incentive, or commission potential.
• Medical plan rates
• Equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees.
• Consideration for employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
• Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals to the extent required by applicable law.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree