Warehouse Operations Supervisor (f/m/d)

Freudenberg • Aurora, IL

3d

About The Position

Working at Freudenberg: We will wow your world! Responsibilities: We are hiring two Warehouse Supervisors, one with a focus on Inventory. The Inventory Supervisor will lead a team of 6 and have a focus on inventory counts, reconciliations, and investigations, and have responsibility for executing a plan to meet/exceed inventory control processes and procedures. The Warehouse Supervisor will supervise a team of 36, plus a lead, and have responsibilities of receiving, production operations, shipping, material movements, and inventory. Safety Compliance : Enforce safety regulations, conduct inspections, and ensure proper use of equipment. This person must drive our safety culture. Inventory Control (focus for the Inventory Supervisor): Maintain the integrity of inventory materials and product by managing stock levels, conducting inventory checks, ensuring accurate record-keeping, and analyzing disruptions in inventory flow via root cause analysis. This includes utilizing an ERP system (SAP). Team Management: Lead and direct a team, ensuring daily goals and objectives within inventory control, shipping and receiving operations are met, while supporting plant operations. This includes supervising performance and behavior, training, motivating, and developing staff. Process Improvement : Identify and implement strategies to optimize warehouse procedures and reduce costs, utilizing LEAN systems and tools. Operational Efficiency : Coordinate receiving, storing, and shipping processes to meet deadlines and maintain workflow. Communicate plans/goals/expectations and execute in accordance with standard operating procedures. Monitor productivity and compliance to SOP. Evaluate/analyze, communicate progress, and take necessary action to improve/sustain productivity. KPIs : Measure and interpret KPIs on a daily basis – tracking, reporting, and communicating with management. WMS : Maintain and manage Warehouse Management System to ensure accuracies of inventory including: cycle counts, product profiling and placement, root cause analysis, and inventory reconciliation.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Available to work occasional Saturdays.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in a manufacturing warehouse leadership role that includes inventory control.
• Strong leadership skills, having supervised larger teams including leads/salaried staff.
• Must have experience with warehouse management computer systems (SAP preferred), and intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• Strong communication skills.
• Must be able to read, write, and speak English
• Demonstrated problem solver; ability to set priorities and work and think independently with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.

Nice To Haves

• bilingual (Spanish) a plus.
• Background in Lean Management Systems.

Responsibilities

• Enforce safety regulations, conduct inspections, and ensure proper use of equipment.
• Maintain the integrity of inventory materials and product by managing stock levels, conducting inventory checks, ensuring accurate record-keeping, and analyzing disruptions in inventory flow via root cause analysis.
• Lead and direct a team, ensuring daily goals and objectives within inventory control, shipping and receiving operations are met, while supporting plant operations.
• Identify and implement strategies to optimize warehouse procedures and reduce costs, utilizing LEAN systems and tools.
• Coordinate receiving, storing, and shipping processes to meet deadlines and maintain workflow.
• Measure and interpret KPIs on a daily basis – tracking, reporting, and communicating with management.
• Maintain and manage Warehouse Management System to ensure accuracies of inventory including: cycle counts, product profiling and placement, root cause analysis, and inventory reconciliation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees