Warehouse Supervisor Job

Division : Bostik

Region: Americas

Job title:

Warehouse Supervisor

Warehouse Supervisor reports to the Regional Distribution Manager in the Americas Supply Chain Organization.

• Supervises all warehouse activity including receiving and shipping operations and inventory management.
• Collaborates with customers, Bostik affiliates, logistics service providers and all other Bostik stakeholders; proactively streamline warehouse process, reduce overall cost to serve, and improve the efficiency of work processes.

• Practice good ergonomic and safe work habits in accordance to OSHA, EPA, and Bostik specific EHS guidelines.
• Maintain warehouse inventory with a 99.5% inventory accuracy.

• Maintains a 99% on-time shipment accuracy in relation to Bostik On-time and In Full (OTIF) Metric.

• Receive inbound goods, Raw Material (RM), Purchased Finished goods (PFG) in a timely manner and report any discrepancy to logistics buyer.
• Work with Customer Service Representatives to resolve customer order issues and insure all deliveries are shipped on-time.
• Maintain FIFO practices to ensure product shipped to not compromise product shelf life.
• Evaluate the inventory levels and work with logistics buyers to control inventory for better utilization of warehouse space.

• Assemble, label, package, and complete shipping paperwork for hazardous and non-hazardous customer and sample shipments
• Practice Safe loading and unloading of shipments onto commercial carrier vehicles

• Complete monthly small parcel reconciliation.
• Complete timely purchase card transaction reconciliation.
• Support Manufacturing improvement efforts in relation to strategic warehouse material placement for time reduction and promoting the safe and easy access to goods for manufacturing personnel.
• Complete Puresafety training in a timely manner and perform other duties as assigned.

• Both 1:1 and team based cross-functional collaboration call for timely follow through with all stakeholders.

• Warehouse environment, with fast pace and competing priorities require multi-tasking, effective communication of progress, and focus operational excellence.

Accountabilities (purpose, value, impact, significance)

• Assurance of warehouse operation continuity, continuous improvement and total ownership warehouse processes.
• Development and implementation warehouse space utilization strategy for the safe maximum utilization of warehouse space.
• Establishment internal inventory control of materials in the warehouse (RM, PFG and FG) to ensure accuracy.

Qualifications (knowledge, skill, ability, education, certification, experience)

• High School Diploma required. Associate or higher level degree preferred.
• 5-10 years of material handling experience with 2 years in a supervisory role
• Knowledge of warehouse operations including: Receiving, shipping, inventory controls, warehouse utilization and OSHA regulation.
• Experience in chemicals warehouse operation preferred.

• Ability to lift and/or manipulate up to 50 lbs on a recurring basis
• Current valid drivers license and certified to drive forklift

• Strong skills in conflict resolution, verbal and written communication.
• Self-starter with demonstrated results as a team member, team leader, and individual contributor.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and conflict resolution.
• Experienced user of Excel, MS Word and Powerpoint. Work experience with a WMS or ERP system is a big plus.
• Demonstrated potential to move and grow across the broader company organization.
• A high sense of commitment to personal and workplace safety.