Supervisor, Warehouse Operations

Estes Forwarding Worldwide•Palmetto, GA

About The Position

The Supervisor, Warehouse Operations, oversees day-to-day operations within an assigned team of Estes Forwarding Worldwide and is responsible for leading, directing, and managing operations to ensure a consistently high level of service, quality, and customer satisfaction. To perform this job successfully, an individual must satisfactorily perform each essential duty. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

Requirements

Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office, internet, web-based, and job-specific software applications.
Ability to identify issues, requirements, and opportunities involved in customer service.
Ability to motivate teams to produce quality materials within tight timeframes and simultaneously manage several projects.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, other agencies, and the public.
Ability to develop and use collaborative relationships to accomplish work goals; develop individual relationships by listening, sharing ideas, and appreciating others' efforts.
Maintain stable performance under pressure or opposition; handle stress in a manner that is acceptable to others and the organization.
Use appropriate methods and a flexible interpersonal style to help build a cohesive team and facilitate the completion of team goals.
Ability to read, write, and speak English fluently.
Ability to manage the financial aspects of the department (purchasing, budget reviewing, financial reporting, and monitoring expenses).
Ability to make customers’ needs a primary focus and develop and sustain productive relationships.
Ability to allocate decision-making authority and/or task responsibilities to others to maximize the organization’s and individual’s effectiveness.
Ability to plan, organize, and manage multiple projects and set priorities.
Basic understanding and experience in project management methodologies.
Ability to read and interpret complex business and/or technical documents.
Ability to write comprehensive reports and detailed business correspondence.
Ability to work with managers or directors and communicate ambiguous concepts.
Ability to present to groups across the organization.
Ability to solve problems with a variety of concrete variables through semi-standardized solutions that require some ingenuity and analysis.
Ability to draw inferences and follow prescribed and detailed procedures to solve moderately complex problems.
Must pass a pre-employment drug screen, random drug and/or alcohol tests, and will be subject to a criminal history background check.
Must be eligible to work in the United States.
Minimum of a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) and 2-5 years of experience in the transportation or warehousing industry required.
1-3 years of supervisory or managerial experience, 2-5 years of experience preferred. However, a combination of experience and/or education will be taken into consideration.

Responsibilities

Accountable for maintaining profitable, cost-efficient operations and compliance with all company policies and procedures as well as any regulatory guidelines.
Ability to operate forklifts and pallet jacks.
Communicate directly with customers & carriers to coordinate incoming deliveries and outgoing shipments.
Interface directly with the warehouse team to ensure accurate and timely processing of orders and receipts.
Process transactions in the Warehouse management system to complete receipts/ shipments/ inventory transfers.
Perform cycle counts in the warehouse and investigate any inventory discrepancies.
Adhere to Warehousing best practices and standard operating procedures.
Drive continuous improvement within the organization through collaboration with site managers.
Facilitate team meetings and update priorities.
Directing traffic to the warehouse and making adjustments on orders.
Lead, direct, and manage site operations to ensure maximum profitability and customer service.
Manage the resources and facilitate quality and efficient operations.
Establish and maintain positive, productive customer relations while managing daily resolution of issues.
Establish and continuously improve processes to ensure excellent customer relations.
Ensure compliance with the internal quality policies, procedures, and guidelines.
Assisting with developing and implementing onboarding procedures for new customer accounts.
Responsible for creating and maintaining KPIs.
Facilitate integrated communication between Estes Forwarding Worldwide, LLC’s various internal groups, ensuring consistent and effective quality in work performance.
Comply with company C-TPAT and TSA security procedures.
Perform other duties as assigned.