Distribution Supervisor

Ames True Temper•Reno, NV

39d•Onsite

About The Position

The Distribution Supervisor coordinates the daily work schedules of warehouse employees within a multi-shift facility involved in performing a combination of: shipping, receiving, loading and unloading trucks, stacking, picking, packing/palletizing finished products, quality control, light assembly, and inventory control.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Experience
3-5 years' experience in distribution environment and supervision
Ability to maintain a safe work environment for themselves and the warehouse employees through safety talks and processes
PC skills including the Microsoft Office Suite; primarily Excel and Word
Ability to become efficient in the use of company software, i.e.: Catalyst, LogFire, Chess & Oracle
Ability to tackle a problem by using a logical, systematic, sequential approach
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
Ability to delegate responsibility and to work with others while coaching them to develop their capabilities
Ability to adapt to change in the workplace quickly
Ability to properly maintain confidential or sensitive information
Ability to take responsibility for your own or the performance of those reporting to you by setting clear goals and expectations, tracking progress against the goals, ensuring feedback, and addressing performance problems and issues promptly
Ability to convey confidence in associates' ability to be successful, especially at challenging new tasks; delegating significant responsibility and authority; allowing associates freedom to decide how they will accomplish their goals and tasks
Ability to be professional at all times, even in the face of challenges
Ability to communicate constructively and respectfully with individuals outside the daily environment for the better of the company
Ability to provide feedback and input for annual budgets
Ability to manage labor and recognize and address issues with labor and budgets

Responsibilities

Direct daily employee actives, ensure proper levels of staffing, check actual against scheduled distribution and production requirements and alter schedules to meet unforeseen conditions
Control load factors and flow of work to ensure maximum use of available capacity and effective use of labor, tools, and equipment to ensure timely shipping of customer orders and/or finished goods; and prepare daily shipping reports
Drive and accurately report key operational measurements per management and facility parameters; safety, inventory, cost, productivity, efficiency, fulfillment, on-time delivery & quality
Determine space requirements for storage; and schedule delivery and distribution of products, parts, and accessories to achieve distribution and production objectives to meet customer requirements
Recommend changes in procedures to improve the operating efficiency of the unit
Provides leadership and motivation to center employees to achieve receiving, storage, picking, shipping, production, and other transaction-related goals
Resolve staff issues, and provide daily feedback to staff, and conduct annual performance evaluations of staff
Create and maintain safe and positive work environment
Coordinate and store inventory, conduct regular process quality checks and perform cycle count / inventory reconciliation activities
Provide feedback to management during performance evaluations and one on one conversations
Ensure associates follow Standard Operating Procedures (Distribution Best Practices Manual and others) and adhere to company policies and productivity standards