Warehouse Supervisor

JobSpace; Napier; On-site; NZD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

ABB is seeking a Warehouse Leader in Napier, NZ to oversee a two-shift operation within our manufacturing unit. You will manage warehousing processes, data integrity in ERP, and staff performance while driving safety and efficiency.

Shared leadership responsibilities include coaching, staffing decisions, and cross-functional collaboration to sustain continuous improvement and meet production goals.

Qualifications

• You are highly skilled in leadership and team management.
• Experience leading teams across multiple shifts or extended operating hours.
• Proven conflict resolution and performance management skills.
• Proficient in ERP/MRP systems like SAP.
• Experience working in a New Zealand manufacturing environment is advantageous.
• Excellent verbal and written communication with cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Maintain complete and accurate data in the ERP system.
• Lead, develop, and mentor team members while ensuring staffing and performance.
• Ensure warehouse procedures enable correct data entry for inward and outward movement.
• Optimize warehouse capacity, inventory, and floor utilization with the Warehouse Manager.
• Identify operational improvements and oversee implementation of enhancements.
• Resolve critical product or equipment issues with internal teams.
• Champion a safety-first culture and ensure daily safe practices.
• Build engagement and accountability across shifts with open communication.
• Participate in regular inventory control processes.
• Balance people leadership with operational delivery in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Leadership

Multi-shift experience

Conflict resolution

Performance management

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

ERP/MRP systems

Tools

SAP

Job description

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At ABB, we help industries run leaner and cleaner-and every person here makes that happen. You'll be empowered to lead, supported to grow, and proud of the impact we create together. Join us and help run what runs the world.

This position reports to the Warehouse Manager.

Your role and responsibilities In this role, you will have the opportunity to lead a warehouse team within our manufacturing unit, driving operational excellence and continuous improvement. Each day, you will oversee warehouse processes, manage resources, and ensure our warehousing operations run smoothly and efficiently. You will also showcase your expertise by leading by example and fostering a culture of data-driven management. The position requires flexibility to support a two-shift operation, with availability across extended production hours to ensure continuity, safety, and performance across shifts. You will be mainly accountable for:

• Maintaining complete and accurate data in the ERP system.
• Leading, developing, and mentoring team members while ensuring proper staffing and performance management
• Ensure warehouse procedures are followed to ensure correct and timely data entry for both inward and outwards product or material movement
• Optimizes warehouse capacity, inventory and floor utilization in conjunction with Warehouse Manager
• Identifying operational improvements and overseeing implementation of performance enhancements
• Resolving critical product or equipment issues in collaboration with internal teams
• Championing a strong safety-first culture, ensuring all team members go home safe every day
• Building engagement and accountability across shifts, fostering trust, inclusion, and open communication
• Participating in regular inventory control processes.
• Our team dynamic is collaborative, with a focus on efficient problem-solving, continuous improvement, and maintaining the highest safety and quality standards to exceed production goals.
• The role operates in a fast-paced manufacturing environment with competing priorities, requiring strong decision-making, resilience, and the ability to balance people leadership with operational delivery.

This position reports to the Warehouse Manager.

Qualifications for the role

• You are highly skilled in leadership and team management with strong supervisory and coaching abilities
• Experience leading teams across multiple shifts or extended operating hours
• Demonstrate established experience in motivating and leading teams with proven conflict resolution and performance management skills
• Proficient in ERP/MRP systems like SAP
• Proven experience within a manufacturing warehouse operation
• Expert knowledge of workplace Health and Safety requirements in line with the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with experience in cross-functional collaboration
• Applicants must have the legal right to work in New Zealand, experience working within a New Zealand manufacturing environment is advantageous

What's in it for you?

• Lead a team within a global technology leader committed to sustainability, innovation, and continuous improvement
• Work in a collaborative and safety-focused leadership environment with excellent development opportunities
• Full medical cover for you and your family
• KiwiSaver and ABB Superannuation Scheme contributions (if eligible)
• Stable, full-time onsite leadership role with a respected, award winning employer in Napier
• Drive meaningful projects that power industries and communities while developing the next generation of manufacturing talent

More about us

ABB Critical Power provides energy distribution solutions for data centers, industrial and manufacturing plants, critical infrastructure and commercial buildings. The Division's technical teams work closely with industry partners, delivering advanced solutions that support rapid growth, energy transition, and sustainability objectives. The Division's portfolio includes industrial circuit breakers, low-voltage systems, motor starting applications, and safety devices like switches and relays. Its Critical Power unit supports the world's largest data center companies with advanced energy-efficient UPS solutions. The Division's ABB Ability™ Energy Manager provides a scalable, easy-to-use platform that helps organizations save energy and reduce CO2 emissions.

Building a cleaner, smarter future takes all kinds of minds: the curious, the courageous, and the creative. That's why we welcome people from all backgrounds and experiences.