Shipping Supervisor

Nidec Motor Corporation•Southaven, MS

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Supervisor, Warehouse is a first‑line management role responsible for supervising day‑to‑day warehouse operations to ensure safe, accurate, and efficient handling, storage, and movement of materials and finished goods. This role combines direct people leadership with hands‑on operational oversight, focusing on execution discipline, productivity, safety, inventory accuracy, and service levels. The Supervisor, Warehouse leads daily execution of warehouse activities including receiving, put‑away, picking, packing, staging, and shipping coordination. The role is operational and execution‑focused, emphasizing work prioritization, floor leadership, issue resolution, and coaching, while ensuring adherence to standard operating procedures and safety requirements. This position includes direct supervisory responsibility for Warehouse Associates, Material Handlers, or Forklift Operators and typically reports to a Warehouse Manager, Logistics Manager, or Operations Leader (M2–M3).

Requirements

High school diploma or associate degree preferred (or equivalent experience)
Typically 5–8 years of warehouse or logistics operations experience
Prior experience leading, mentoring, or coordinating warehouse staff strongly preferred
Strong understanding of warehouse operations and material handling processes
Knowledge of inventory control principles and WMS/ERP systems
Proven frontline leadership or supervisory capability
Strong organizational, problem‑solving, and communication skills
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment
High accountability, judgment, and attention to detail
Works to achieve operational, functional, and/or business targets within team with direct and indirect impact on departmental or job-family results
Plans and establishes operational plans and day-to-day objectives for a team of entry level professionals and/or skilled support employees
Assigns tasks to a team to achieve operational targets, service standards, etc.
Communicates with parties typically within own department or job family, and may communicate with parties external to the department which may include clients or partners depending upon the job area
Explains policies, practices and procedures of the area of responsibility to others within the team
Sometimes requires ability to influence others outside of own job area on policies, practices and procedures
Responsible for making minor to moderate improvements of processes, systems or products to enhance performance of job area
Problems may be difficult but not complex. Problems typically impacts the department and/or job family group. Problems are typically solved through drawing from prior experience and analysis of issues
Manages a small to mid-sized team consisting of three or more entry level professionals or skilled support employees
Leads, directs and reviews the work of team members in order to accomplish operational plans and results
Provides day-to-day work direction for team, focused on maintaining steady workflow and productivity and resolving operational decisions
Provides primary input to hiring, firing, promotion, performance and rewards decisions for direct reports
Understands basic management approaches such as work scheduling, prioritizing, coaching and process execution.
Typically requires broad job knowledge of technical or operational practices within assigned discipline
Typically has a bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional certification and 3 years of prior relevant experience

Responsibilities

Supervise daily warehouse activities to meet operational and customer requirements
Coordinate workloads, staffing, and priorities across shifts or zones
Ensure efficient material flow and optimal use of warehouse space
Directly supervise warehouse staff
Assign work, manage capacity, and monitor attendance and performance
Provide coaching on procedures, productivity, and safety
Support onboarding, training, and certification requirements
Participate in performance evaluations and corrective actions
Ensure accurate inventory handling, location control, and transaction execution
Support cycle counts, physical inventories, and discrepancy resolution
Enforce warehouse controls and documentation standards
Enforce safe work practices and proper use of material handling equipment
Ensure compliance with safety policies and regulatory requirements
Maintain warehouse organization and housekeeping standards
Ensure timely and accurate picking, packing, and staging of orders
Support resolution of order errors, shortages, or delays
Partner with Shipping to meet delivery commitments
Ensure effective use of WMS, ERP, and scanning systems
Reinforce standard operating procedures and workflows
Maintain accurate records and reporting as required
Serve as first‑level escalation point for warehouse execution issues
Support root‑cause analysis and corrective actions
Coordinate resolution with Inventory Control, Logistics, and Operations
Partner with Logistics, Inventory Control, Materials, Production, and Customer Service
Align warehouse activities with inbound and outbound schedules
Provide operational feedback to support continuous improvement
Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, space utilization, and productivity
Support standardization of warehouse processes and best practices
Participate in continuous improvement and operational excellence initiatives