Delivery Service Supervisor

Sysco; Savage (MN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Sysco is seeking an Operations supervisor to oversee delivery activities, guiding drivers, routing, and safety compliance. The role emphasizes collaboration with delivery staff and cross-functional teams to ensure on-time service.

You will supervise daily work, analyze data to optimize routes, manage labor within budget, and uphold company policies including DOT regulations and food safety standards. Strong communication is essential.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; two- or four-year college degree preferred in Business Management or Supply Chain Management.
• 1–3 years of related delivery supervision experience or equivalent training.
• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving abilities; ability to manage labor within budget.

Responsibilities

• Supervise daily delivery associates and safety, ensuring procedures and routes are followed.
• Analyze live/historical data to optimize delivery plans and maintain on-time service.
• Direct labor activities to stay within budget and coordinate with other departments.
• Communicate with Sales and Marketing to resolve customer delivery issues and opportunities.
• Ensure compliance with food safety, DOT regulations, and record-keeping policies.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

People management

Safety compliance

Education

High school diploma or GED

Two- or four-year college degree in Business Management or Supply Chain Management

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite (Excel/Word/PowerPoint)

Sysco tech software

Job description

JOB SUMMARY

This is an Operations position responsible for supervising and directing the activities associated with delivery. Responsibilities include but are not limited to, collaborative direction to delivery supervisory staff, specific direction to drivers, routing, safety, and compliance.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supervises the daily work and safety of delivery associates, including adherence to standard operating procedures, adherence to planned routes, and providing safe and efficient customer service.
• Analyzes live and historical data to ensure accuracy for maintaining optimal delivery plans and on-time customer service.
• Supervises labor hours and directs labor activities to stay within budget.
• Recommends work schedules including stop changes, classification changes, customer open/close times, window expectations and provides to the appropriate person for necessary changes.
• Supervises the proper selection utilization of company assets in support of the delivery department.
• Coordinates required repairs with proper departments as necessary.
• Reviews delivery productivity reporting to the appropriate supervisor for review and determination.
• Suggests efficiency ideas, cost reduction measures and assist with implementation of delivery changes.
• Interprets, trains and consistently applies company policies, protocols and procedures including but not limited to food safety, DOT (department of transportation), record keeping, performance expectations, and safe work methods, etc.
• Communicates with Sales Management and Marketing Associates via email and maintains current communications board data to collaboratively resolve any customer or delivery opportunities or issues.
• Communicates proactively with drivers and directs activities to ensure successful adherence to daily delivery schedules and departmental performance goals and overtime objectives.
• Coordinates efforts with Transportation Road Supervisors and with Safety Trainer to insure consistent training, conducting associate observations, updating preferred work methods, timely accident investigations to determine root causes, and routine safety inspections. Makes recommendations for disciplinary action and/or behavior modification where required based on a consistent review of performance data metrics.
• Ability to keyboard proficiently.
• Utilize canned reporting.
• Create specific ad hoc reports to identify areas for improvements.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite including Excel, Word, PowerPoint as well as numerous variants.

Education

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• Two or four-year college degree in Business Management, Supply Chain Management or similar major preferred.

Experience

• One to three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and related experience.

Professional Skills

• Ability to successfully engage and lead individual and team discussions and meetings.
• Capable of working with peers and associates from other departments, operating companies and Corporate in a proactive and constructive manner.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Working knowledge of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.
• Ability to apply all relevant policies in a consistent, timely and objective manner.
• Ability to work in a disciplined manner and capable of following established procedures, practices and comply with local, state and federal regulations.
• Ability to manage the pressures and stress associated with a deadline-oriented atmosphere and customer service issues.
• Demonstrates skill in making independent decisions in support of company policies and procedures in a timely manner.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Demonstrate knowledge of Spreadsheet software and Word Processing software, and ability to learn Sysco technology software and programs.
• Must have excellent computer skills.
• Ability to read, comprehend, write and speak English.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide into all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations

• Complete a Sysco approved a defensive driving program
• HazMat certification preferred.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk and use hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, and telephone to talk and hear.
• The employee is frequently required to sit and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.

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