Warehouse Supervisor

**Position Summary:**

The Warehouse Manager is responsible for overseeing all operations within the stockroom, including inventory management, receiving and shipping goods, maintaining safety protocols, and managing warehouse staff. The primary objectives are ensuring efficient utilization of space, equipment, and personnel to meet operational targets and customer demands. Preparing and implementing wholegoods and parts shipping plans to ensure target service levels to customers are achieved. Maintaining department expenses and inventory levels within budgeted goals.

**Essential Functions of the Job:**

+ Adheres to established Safety initiatives, policies and procedures.

+ Oversees day to day functions of warehouse, shipping and parts departments to meet the units performance criteria

+ Reviews investment in inventory and impact of forecast on this investment to maintain inventory levels at or below budgeted goal.

+ Develops a strategic plan to maintain low usage inventory while working with marketing/Sales, Manufacturing and Customer Service.

+ Maintains proper staffing levels of warehouse, shipping and parts departments.

+ Works with subordinates to develop a plan to manage customer back orders.

+ Provides managerial support and guidance of subordinates within company guidelines. Provides leadership, training and motivation to subordinates. Completes subordinates performance evaluations.

+ Utilizes computer systems, programs (JDE) and data to enhance and improve inventory availability.

+ Maintains monthly shipping goals to ensure freight cost are in line with monthly plan.

+ Works on area improvements and participates in cross functional improvement teams.

+ Identify and enforce department safety and housekeeping policy.

+ May train employees in operation and safety of equipment.

+ Conducts and monitors training programs and department meetings.

**Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs):**

+ Excellent leadership skills.

+ Must be a good problem solver.

+ Must have good human relations skills, able to persuade and motivate people for positive outcomes.

+ Management and supervisory skills required.

+ Knowledge of computer systems, programs and data retrieval.

+ Must have excellent communication skills both verbal and written.

+ Knowledge of Lean and 5S/Kaizen preferred.

+ Proficient analytical and evaluation skills to review historical data, indices and market trends.

+ Must be able to coordinate and plan various activities and prioritize work and/or work of subordinates.

+ Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines/shipping schedules.

+ Good mechanical aptitude/ability.

+ Must be physically capable of standing/ walking the production floor for 8+ hour shifts.

+ Must be able to work overtime, including weekends. May be required to travel.

+ Ability to operate forklift and material handling equipment.

**Core Competencies for Leaders:**

1. **Leading Change / Change Management:** Ability to drive improvement of team, division, and corporate goals and objectives. Ability to balance change and continually strive to improve business performance.

2. **Leading People / Teamwork:** Ability to design and implement strategies which maximize employees potential and foster high ethical standards in meeting the team, division, and corporate objectives.

3. **Communication:** Ability to explain, advocate, and express facts and ideas in a convincing manner, and negotiate with individuals and groups internally and externally. The ability to develop internal and external networks and identify the issues that impact the work of the organization.

4. **Business Acumen:** Understands and interprets business financials and metrics and utilizes the latest business strategies. Focuses on outcomes and creates opportunities for success. Acquires and utilizes human, financial, material and information resources effectively.

5. **Results Driven:** Ability to make timely and effective decisions and produce results through planning and the implementation and evaluation of business metrics, systems, policies, and program; stressing accountability and continuous improvement.

**Education and Experience:**

+ Bachelors degree in Material Distribution or Logistics strongly preferred or high school diploma with equivalent experience required.

+ Minimum 4-7 years experience in department supervision.

+ Working knowledge/experience in manufacturing environment required.

+ APICs certification desirable

**Working Conditions:**

Exposure to outdoor climate and conditions in warehouse and manufacturing area daily. Must be able to sit, stand and walk for extended amount of time. Frequent mobility in and around the manufacturing facility. Some travel may be required. Ability to work overtime as needed.

Alamo Group is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability or veteran status. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing (where permitted by law).