Distribution Center Supervisor - 2nd Shift

Staples - Killingly, CT

• Plan, communicate and execute the department’s daily, weekly and monthly action plans to meet department and DC performance expectations. This includes responsibility for maintaining the department labor budget, proper labor planning and resource requirements, meeting service level, accuracy and quality goals, and controlling shrink in order to meet store commitments
• Develop associates to achieve the department’s performance goals and objectives. This includes on-the-job training, coaching and giving feedback on performance including observations, and timely writing and delivering of performance appraisals
• Foster excellent communication and teamwork amongst associates. This includes maintaining open communication with associates, daily start-up meetings, and department morale 
• Create a safe work environment for associates. This includes ensuring the associates have the proper equipment to do their job, clean work area, and educating associates on proper techniques
• Continuous analysis of, and improving department processes and procedures

Basic:

• High School Diploma or GED
• 1-3 years of Distribution/warehouse experience

Preferred and Essential skills required:

• Bachelor Degree preferred
• Distribution/warehouse supervision experience preferred
• Outstanding leadership qualities including:  assertiveness, organization, empathy, enthusiasm, decisiveness, planning, confidence, accountability, effective delegation, perseverance and credibility.
• Proven ability to deal well with people at all levels and working in a team environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Must be willing to work flexible hours
• Technical knowledge:  Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), AS-400, proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access)
• The physical demands referenced here are relevant to performing the essential functions of this job.  While performing the duties of this job, the associate is frequently required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, and talk or hear. The associate is occasionally required to sit, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.

About Us

 

Staples Supply Chain and Logistics is recognized as one of the top supply chain organizations within North America.  With an extensive fulfillment and delivery network providing services for three main business units, we are able to deliver customer orders next day to 98% of the U.S. population, not to mention or Distribution Centers supporting our Retail Stores.  Our 10,000 Supply Chain & Logistics associates throughout North America continue to “make more happen” through the integration of people, process and technology.  We sell more than 2 million SKUs and are continually adding more products for our customers.  We continue to invest in our people, capabilities and technology to deliver “Every product our customers need, when they want it, where they want and how they want it.”  Without a doubt, our Supply Chain differentiates us from our emerging competitors. 

 

Staples is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

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Posted: 30+ days ago

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