Warehouse Supervisor

AIT Worldwide Logistics•Hebron, KY

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About The Position

The Warehouse Supervisor oversees company strategy and day-to-day operations for domestic, international, value-added services, and cartage freight warehousing. The role works with warehouse operations staff and internal AIT functions to provide effective service to internal and external customers, improve cost and service performance, and maintain a safe working environment. The supervisor also works with suppliers and equipment providers, benchmarks warehouse operations against industry standards, and partners with terminal or station management to implement improvements.

Requirements

High school diploma and/or GED required.
Familiarity with warehouse pick-pack-and-ship, domestic, international, and cartage freight-forwarding warehousing services.
Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
Proficiency in WMS – 3PL Central.
Clear written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to organize and write procedures in a logical, methodical manner.
Good time-management skills and excellent attention to detail.
Ability to maintain confidential information and satisfactory attendance.
Ability to follow company policies, programs, and work rules and complete work in a timely manner.
Ability to take direction and consistently follow through on multistep project steps and procedures.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced work environment.
Strong organizational skills; highly motivated, self-directed, results-driven, and detail-oriented.
Teamwork, respectful conduct, strong work ethic, ownership, accountability, autonomy, growth mindset, openness to change, and customer-service focus.

Responsibilities

Support warehouse personnel in daily domestic, international, pick-pack-and-ship, and cartage freight warehouse activities.
Communicate and negotiate with local warehouse suppliers and providers of tools and equipment through email, phone, meetings, and site visits.
Develop operational baselines and benchmark warehousing against industry standards to identify cost and service improvements.
Connect with industry peers through seminars, industry events, education settings, and corporate contacts.
Oversee daily domestic service and operations involving cartage, freight movement, dispatch, and pickup/delivery quotes.
Provide a warehousing system that delivers a high level of service to internal and external customers.
Identify opportunities in affected areas and partner with the Terminal or Station Manager to implement solutions using project-management protocols and constraint elimination.
Review and recommend changes to permanent and temporary staffing as needed to help the warehouse department meet company goals.
Work with internal AIT groups to develop, implement, and monitor warehouse logistics metrics and achieve expense goals.
Promote a safe work environment through consistent use of safety programs and procedures.
Perform other duties and responsibilities as the business deems necessary.