Supervisor - Materials Management

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 36,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Jude is seeking a Distribution Supervisor for Materials Management in Memphis. The role leads daily distribution, receiving, and materials handling on site, ensuring on-time deliveries, quality, and compliance with applicable guidelines.

Hours are Monday–Friday, 8am–4:30pm, with full-time on-site responsibilities and a focus on mentoring staff and improving processes. The position requires 6+ years in shipping/receiving or related fields, supervisory experience, and familiarity with Workday

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• 6+ years in shipping, receiving, warehouse or related fields.
• Experience supervising daily operations is strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of DOT, IATA, EPA compliance beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day materials management and receiving processes.
• Monitor unloading, sorting, and timely delivery of priority items.
• Resolve discrepancies and improve processes based on lessons learned.
• Participate in production planning meetings and report material availability.
• Maintain knowledge of current shipment guidelines and regulations.
• Create reports to monitor performance and communicate shortages.
• Mentor team members and provide coaching and training.
• Perform other duties as assigned and ensure consistent attendance.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Team mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Operations leadership

Education

High School diploma/GED

Tools

Workday

MS Office

Job description

The Distribution Supervisor leads daily distribution, receiving, and materials management operations, ensuring materials are delivered accurately, efficiently, and on time. This hands‑on leader oversees distribution activities, resolves shipment issues, supports material planning, drives process improvements, and mentors team members while maintaining compliance, quality standards, and exceptional customer service. Hours: Monday - Friday / 8am - 4:30pmFull time on site

Job Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day materials management and receiving processes by developing efficient delivery routes as volume dictates.
• Monitor unloading and sorting of supplies/packages and ensure all perishable/priority items are immediately delivered.
• Resolve delivery discrepancies and problem receipts (shortages, overages, damages, and purchase order problems) and apply lessons learned to improve process.
• Participate in production planning meetings and provide regular updates on material availability.
• Maintain knowledge of current materials management and shipment guidelines (e.g., USPS, FedEx, etc.), laws, and regulations to ensure compliance.
• Create reports and provide data for monitoring performance to ensure all stakeholders are informed about material shortages or materials that do not meet release criteria.
• Mentor and guide team members to allow for skill/knowledge development through advice, coaching, and training opportunities.
• Performs other related duties as assigned or directed to meet the goals and objectives of the department and the organization.
• Maintains regular and predictable attendance.

Minimum Education and/or Training

• High School diploma/ GED required.

Minimum Experience

• 6+ years of experience in shipping, receiving, warehouse or related fields.
• Some experience managing day-to-day operations of materials management.
• Working knowledge of compliance in shipping goods with DOT, IATA, EPA, etc.
• Some experience in planning and managing work in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Some experience mentoring people.
• Proven performance in earlier role.
• Prior Workday experience preferred.
• MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) experience preferred.
• Prior supervisory experience strongly preferred.
• Prior healthcare, hospital experience preferred.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; kneel, use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• The employee must move about the work space to access work surface and shelves, cabinets, drawers, and equipment that are at, below or above the work surface.
• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
• An essential function of the job is to be able to comply with all applicable federal, state and local safety and health regulations that would apply to this job.
• Nothing in this job description limits management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time as business needs dictate.
• This job description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions; it does not proscribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.
• The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job.

Compensation

In recognition of certain U.S. state and municipal pay transparency laws, St. Jude is including a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This is an estimate offered in good faith and a specific salary offer takes into account factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the salary range and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current salary range is $26.00 - $45.50 per hour for the role of Supervisor - Materials Management.

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