Warehouse Supervisor
About The Position
The Warehouse Supervisor supervises and coordinates daily warehouse operations, including receiving, storage, inventory control, order fulfillment, and distribution. The role oversees employee performance, workload assignments, and delivery schedules to support operational efficiency, inventory accuracy, safety, and customer satisfaction. The supervisor maintains accurate records, monitors productivity, and identifies opportunities to improve processes and control costs. The position generally works Monday through Friday, generally from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. It requires knowledge of port and rail operations, U.S. customs, warehouse operations, and the trucking industry.
Requirements
- Knowledge of warehouse operations, inventory control, shipping, receiving, distribution, and stock management procedures.
- Ability to supervise, train, and motivate employees while managing workloads and competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Proficiency with warehouse management systems (WMS), inventory software, data entry, recordkeeping, and reporting.
- Strong organizational, communication, interpersonal, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Knowledge of warehouse safety regulations, material handling, space utilization, and equipment maintenance.
- Ability to operate forklifts, pallet jacks, warehouse vehicles, and other equipment, subject to required training and authorization.
- Ability to maintain accurate records, meet deadlines, communicate professionally, and provide excellent customer service.
- Ability to perform essential physical warehouse duties, including lifting and moving materials, in accordance with job requirements and safety procedures.
- Knowledge of port and rail operations, U.S. customs, and warehouse operations.
- Experience in the trucking industry.
Responsibilities
- Plan, organize, supervise, and participate in daily warehouse operations, including receiving, inspecting, storing, picking, packing, loading, issuing, and distributing materials, supplies, and equipment.
- Supervise, train, coach, and evaluate warehouse employees; assign workloads, set priorities, monitor productivity, and ensure timely task completion.
- Coordinate order processing, deliveries, pickups, transfers, and route scheduling to fulfill customer and internal requests accurately and on time.
- Communicate with customers, vendors, and internal departments about inventory availability, order status, delivery schedules, and service requirements.
- Maintain inventory records through cycle counts, physical inventories, reconciliations, and timely transaction entry into warehouse management systems.
- Monitor stock levels; process requisitions and replenishment requests; investigate inventory discrepancies; and ensure proper handling of returns, damaged goods, and obsolete materials.
- Prepare and maintain shipping documents, packing slips, inventory reports, operational logs, and other required records.
- Maintain efficient warehouse layout, space utilization, product organization, and storage practices to protect inventory and maximize productivity.
- Enforce warehouse safety procedures, material-handling practices, housekeeping standards, and applicable regulatory requirements.
- Operate and oversee the safe use, inspection, maintenance, and servicing of forklifts, warehouse vehicles, and other equipment as required.
- Identify and resolve operational issues, shipping errors, and service failures; implement process improvements to increase efficiency, accuracy, and customer satisfaction.
- Coordinate with management and other departments on inventory audits, special projects, operational goals, and changing business needs.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
