Shipping Supervisor

International Paper•Maryland Heights, MO

4d•$69,500 - $92,600•Onsite

About The Position

International Paper is seeking a Shipping Supervisor to lead and direct the daily activities of the shipping department. This role is responsible for productivity, quality, service, and on-time delivery in a safe and efficient manner, ensuring customer requirements and organization goals are achieved. The supervisor will ensure all work is performed in a safe, clean, productive environment and promote safety and housekeeping by following established safety rules and procedures. This position manages and coordinates daily activities for all three shifts in the shipping department and works closely with customer service, production planning, finishing, accounting, and sales to ensure customer satisfaction. Responsibilities include managing warehouse space, baled waste contracts, and the Returned Goods process. The role also involves managing inventory with the assistance of the sales team in customer locations and maintaining AXIOM integrity specific to the shipping bill of lading process. The supervisor will ensure efficient truck scheduling, considering freight costs and ship-to locations, and prepare the daily shipping schedule. Deliveries are scheduled 24 hours/day, seven days a week, per customer demands. The role includes cost analysis for all deliveries and customer pick-ups, and maintaining relationships with contracted truckers for the best rates. The supervisor will organize teams to guarantee loads are checked for correct quantities, weight, and quality, and ensure lift drivers maintain up-to-date training, coaching and facilitating the shipping team for better efficiency. Maintaining the integrity of finished goods inventory, both in-facility and in outside warehouses, and working closely with accounting and customer service to ensure data accuracy are key. The supervisor is responsible for tracking inventory and maintaining current knowledge of all costs associated with the shipping department, including pallet expenses.

Requirements

High School diploma or GED equivalent required.
Previous shipping experience required.
Action – oriented
Customer Focused
Developing Direct Reports
Integrity and Trust
Managerial Courage
Organizational Skills
Business Acumen
Communications

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in the corrugated packaging industry preferred.
Two years of supervisory experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Leads and directs daily activities of the shipping department, including productivity, quality, service, and on-time delivery in a safe and efficient manner, ensuring customer requirements and organization goals are achieved.
Ensures all work is performed in a safe, clean, productive environment. Promotes safety and housekeeping by following established safety rules and procedures.
Manages and coordinates daily activities for all three shifts in the shipping department.
Works closely with customer service department, production planning, finishing, accounting and sales to ensure full customer satisfaction.
Manages all warehouse space to best service of our customers.
Manages baled waste contracts for better return and prices.
Manages Returned Goods process.
Manages inventory with the assistance of the sales team in customer locations.
Works closely with customer service to maintain AXIOM integrity specific to shipping bill of lading process.
Ensures that trucks are scheduled to the best efficiency, keeping in mind freight costs and ship to locations when coordinating the preparation of the daily shipping schedule.
Schedules deliveries 24 hours/per day seven days a week per customer demands.
Cost analysis for all deliveries and customer pick-ups.
Maintains relationship with contracted truckers for best rates.
Organizes teams to guarantee loads are checked for correct quantities, weight, and quality of loads.
Guarantees that lift drivers maintain up to date training, coaches and facilitates the shipping team for better efficiency.
Maintains the integrity of finished goods inventory inside the facility and in outside warehouses. Works closely with accounting and customer service to ensure accuracy of data. Responsible for tracking inventory.
Maintains and keeps current the overall knowledge of costs associated with the shipping department.
Manages costs relative to pallet expenses.