Warehouse Supervisor

The Warehouse Supervisor is directly involved with all aspects of the day-to-day operations of the site warehouse. The Supervisor must analyze opportunities for improvement, implement strategic and operational plans and lead interdepartmental communications to improve operational efficiencies.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for the daily coordination and execution of the logistics, warehouse, and inventory aspects of the site operations to support growth of business
• Execute and support metrics to achieve the company’s overall objectives, consistent with corporate practices
• Review Quality procedures/processes and identify opportunities for continuous improvement
• Participate in corporate regulatory and safety initiatives to ensure compliance and a safe environment
• Identify short- and long-term strategies for building relationships, while working closely with all departments to improve communications and efficiencies in order to meet internal and external customer requirements
• Identify and execute training and development needs for direct reports
• Provide regular performance feedback and conduct annual performance reviews for direct reports
• Make recommendations for and clearly communicate details for incentive programs
• Identify and support promotion opportunities for direct reports
• Identify investments required in tools and/or people to achieve departmental objectives
• Serve as the point person for all Warehouse Operations internally and externally
• Actively participate in special assignments (i.e., reports for Management, continuous improvement, compliance tasks, etc.) as needed
• Perform additional duties and responsibilities as needed

Qualifications

• University or College degree in Business, or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred
• Minimum of 5 years of previous experience in distribution, warehousing or operations, with at least 2 years in a leadership role
• Minimum of 2 years shipping and handling of hazardous materials preferred
• Experience in Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) required
• Demonstrated organizational, complex problem-solving, and analytical skills
• Ability to identify and resolve issues or conflict with a continuous improvement mindset
• Must be self-motivated, high energy, and engaging level of enthusiasm and positive outlook.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, and ability to adapt communication style to the audience as needed
• Software knowledge of Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, Excel and Power Point
• Act legally and ethically in all professional relationships in adherence with Barentz’ culture, values and fundamentals
• Bilingual-Fluent in Spanish