Distribution Supervisor

Veritiv Corporation; Carrollton (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

401k with match

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Employee Resource Groups

Job summary

Veritiv Corporation is seeking a Distribution Supervisor to plan, direct, and monitor day-to-day operational activities for a distribution team. The role focuses on accuracy, customer service, and safety in a dynamic warehouse environment.

You will supervise staff, adjust schedules, and participate in hiring while striving to optimize efficiency and service quality across the center.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of supervisory/management experience to motivate and develop direct reports and assess new talent.
• 3–5 years of related job experience.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, work under pressure, and adapt to changes in the work environment.
• Excellent verbal, written, people, and diplomacy skills.
• Safety, environmental, and DOT management experience.
• Knowledge of OSHA, EPA, and DOT regulations.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Warehouse experience in a distribution environment.

Responsibilities

• Plan, direct, and monitor day-to-day operational activities for a distribution team.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiencies and reduce costs.
• Analyze warehouse metrics and prepare reports.
• Supervise and lead a team; adjust schedules and workloads.
• Participate in hiring and manage distribution center staff.
• Maintain high level of customer service and improve service quality.

Skills

Supervisory leadership

People management

Customer service

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

Associate/Bachelor's Degree Preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Warehouse Management System (WMS)

Job description

Job Purpose

Our Distribution Supervisor will be responsible for planning, directing, and monitoring the day-to-day operational activities for a team to ensure a competitive service advantage is achieved by maintaining a high degree of accuracy and customer service.

Job Responsibilities

• Supervise various distribution center tasks to ensure all goods and supplies are shipped, received, stored, and recorded accurately following established procedures.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiencies and optimize cost effectiveness.
• Analyze the warehouse metrics and prepare reports and inventory control documents using Microsoft Office and existing systems.
• Supervise and lead a team.
• Monitor and adjust employee schedules and workloads to enhance efficiencies and ensure high-priority tasks are achieved.
• Participate in the hiring process and management of distribution center staff.
• Ensure the highest level of customer service is being executed and develop methods to improve the quality of service for all employees, vendors, and suppliers.
• Motivate and hold the team accountable for achieving local and company goals.
• Maintain a culture of safety that follows the organization's Health, Safety and Environmental (HS&E) policies to identify and mitigate environmental risks and risks to oneself and others in the workplace. Instruct the team in safe working methods and escalates serious issues as appropriate.

Additional Responsibilities & Qualifications

• Familiarity with mid-range and mainframe systems and Warehouse Management System (WMS) is a plus
• Perform additional duties as required.

Work Experience

• 3-5 years of related experience of successful supervisory/management experience required to motivate and develop direct reports, as well as size up new talent.
• 3-5 years of related job experience.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, work under pressure, and adapt to sudden changes in the work environment.
• Excellent verbal, written, people, and diplomacy skills are required.
• Professional safety, environmental, and DOT management experience.
• General knowledge of applicable safety, environmental. and DOT governmental regulations, specifically OSHA, EPA, and DOT and their applications if required.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Warehouse experience required preferably working in a distribution environment.

Education

Associate/Bachelor's Degree Preferred

Working Conditions

• Regularly working in a non-climate-controlled warehouse where exposure to cold, heat, damp or humid conditions may occur.
• Exposure to loud noise.
• Exposure to dust, mechanical hazards, moving objects, and moving vehicles.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift, twist and carry up 50 - 75 pounds, manipulate (push and pull) up to 160 pounds of product with material handling equipment and skids weighing up to 2,000 pounds utilizing pallet jack.
• Walking/Standing - walk throughout the warehouse to complete customer orders. Stand when operating order picker or reach truck equipment and when operating cutter.
• Sitting - sit only when driving sit-down material handling equipment.
• Lifting - lift items weighing a few ounces up to 150 pounds with assistance.
• Stooping - performed when filling orders or putting away products assigned to floor level locations. May bend at the waist.
• Kneeling - kneel when filling orders or putting away products assigned to floor level locations.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of employees assigned to this job, and duties may change from time to time depending on our business needs.

What We Offer

Engaging and inclusive culture with employee-led Employee Resource Groups, Veritiv Cultural Alliance, recognition platform, etc. Extensive training opportunities, professional development programs, career pathing, and mentorship opportunities. Collaborative atmosphere with our customers and suppliers to create healthier, safer and more sustainable communities through our responsible operations and innovative solutions. Healthcare benefits (including medical, dental, vision, and health savings account), life, AD&D, and disability insurance, 401k, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, employee assistance program, and other fringe benefits.

About Veritiv

About Veritiv Together with its subsidiaries, Veritiv is the leading full-service provider of packaging solutions. Veritiv also provides JanSan, hygiene, print and publishing products and services. Veritiv serves customers in a wide range of industries, through team members around the world helping shape the success of its customers.

For more information, visit www.veritiv.com and connect with the Company on LinkedIn. Veritiv Corporation, headquartered in Atlanta, Veritiv is a leading provider of design-to-delivery packaging, print, and facility solutions. With a diverse team and global reach, we’re helping businesses cut costs, reduce waste, and improve efficiencies that make doing business easier.

For more information, visit www.veritiv.com and connect with the Company on LinkedIn.

What We Offer

• Engaging and inclusive culture with employee led Employee Resource Groups, Veritiv Cultural Alliance, recognition platform, etc.
• Extensive training opportunities, professional development programs, career pathing, and mentorship opportunities.
• Collaborative atmosphere with our customers and suppliers to create healthier, safer and more sustainable communities through our responsible operations and innovative solutions.
• Healthcare benefits and 401k with match start date of hire, paid time off and parental bonding time, tuition reimbursement, annual Profit-Sharing Program and much more! Learn more here.