Supervisor, Distribution

<p><b>Preferred Qualifications</b></p><ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in a related field.</li><li>5+ years of experience working in a distribution center.</li><li>2+ years of experience in a lead or mentorship role.</li></ul><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p><b>Job Summary</b></p><p>Supervises multiple departments within the distribution center, including case pick, shipping, receiving, returns, loading, order processing, and replenishment. Provides direction and motivation to warehouse associates while ensuring safety, productivity, and quality.</p><p></p><p><b>Major Tasks, Responsibilities, and Key Accountabilities</b></p><ul><li><span>Monitors productivity of warehouse associates and balances workload to ensure production and delivery goals are met.</span></li><li>Provides training, tools, and equipment for warehouse associates to ensure tasks are completed safely and efficiently. </li><li>Ensures all warehousing functions are running smoothly and acts as a point-of-contact for escalated issues.</li><li>Identifies process improvements to enhance distribution center performance and the effectiveness of each department.</li><li>Evaluates the distribution center’s alignment for efficiency and inventory management.</li><li>Ensures all associates maintain clean work areas and follow company safety policies and procedures.</li><li>Completes appropriate paperwork and productivity reports.</li></ul><p></p><p><b>Nature and Scope</b></p><ul><li>Experience provides solutions.</li><li>Ensures that work is performed consistently with company policies and procedures.</li><li>Leads a group or team of support, craft, or lower level professional associates.</li></ul><p></p><p><b>Work Environment</b></p><ul><li>Usually located in a comfortable environment but with regular exposure to factors causing moderate physical discomfort, such as dust, fumes, or odors.</li><li>Requires intermittent periods during which continuous physical exertion is required, such as walking, standing, stooping, climbing, lifting, and maneuvering material or equipment that may be heavy (50+ pounds) or awkward.</li><li>Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.</li></ul><p></p><p><b>Education and Experience</b></p><ul><li>Typically requires BS/BA in a related discipline. Generally 5+ years of experience in a related field. May require certification. Advanced degree may offset less experience in some disciplines.</li></ul><p></p><p></p><p><b>Our Goals for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion</b></p><p></p><p>We are committed to creating a culture that promotes equity, respect, and advocacy for every HD Supply associate. We value the diversity of our people.</p><p></p><p></p><p><b>Equal Employment Opportunity</b></p><p></p><p><span>HD Supply is an Equal </span><span><span><span><span><span>Opportunity/Affirmative</span></span></span></span></span><span> Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.</span></p>

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