Warehouse Operations Supervisor

GEODIS; Schriever (LA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401k match

Paid maternity/paternity leave

Career development opportunities

Employee discounts

Job summary

GEODIS is seeking an Operations Supervisor to oversee daily warehouse activities, supervise staff, manage inventory, and ensure safety and quality standards are met. The role involves coordinating shifts, labor planning, and reporting to management to drive efficiency.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in warehousing or distribution, supervisory experience, and familiarity with warehouse equipment and WMS. This on-site position offers benefits and growth opportunities within GEODIS.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in warehouse or distribution center roles
• 1+ year supervisory experience preferred
• Experience with warehouse equipment and WMS
• Experience with labor management systems
• Proficiency with MS Outlook, Word and Excel
• Ability to read safety rules and write routine reports

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily distribution center activities
• Supervise staff and direct order fulfillment, inventory, stocking, and material handling
• Schedule work and manage labor needs
• Track labor hours and payroll in timekeeping system
• Interview and train new team members
• Advise on process improvements and safety compliance
• Prepare leadership reports and monitor performance goals
• Ensure adherence to ISO9002 procedures and company policies

Skills

Warehouse operations

Supervisory experience

Warehouse equipment

Warehouse management system

Labor management systems

Microsoft Outlook/Excel

Tools

WMS

Labor management systems

Job description

OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR

The Operations Supervisor is responsible for overseeing and coordinating warehouse activities such as shipping and receiving, maintaining an open dialogue with customers, storing, maintaining inventory levels, ordering, supervising employees and reporting any issues to management.

Who We Are:

GEODIS specializes in unlocking business value in a complex world, ensuring seamless movement of goods worldwide. As a global third-party logistics provider (3PL), we power A Better Way to Deliver for the world's top brands and manufacturers. Fuel your career with GEODIS and discover endless growth opportunities.

Your role on the team:

• Coordinates daily activities within the distribution center
• Supervises staff and directs work as they execute activities related to order fulfillment, order management, inventory management, stocking, material handling, equipment usage, and related needs
• Prepares work schedules and reacts quickly and effectively regarding unexpected labor needs
• Manages labor hours and payroll in electronic timekeeping system
• Interviews and trains prospective and new team members
• Supervises business support staff development including appraising performance, rewarding employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems
• Ensures team understands and works toward performance goals
• Recommends process improvements within the warehouse or distribution center
• Reviews records for accuracy of information and compliance with established procedures, and to determine adequacy of stock levels
• Ensures compliance to all company and customer policies and procedures including safety
• Schedules work for special and periodic inventories
• Traces history of items to determine reasons for discrepancies between inventory and stock control records and recommends remedial actions to resolve discrepancies
• Assigns duties and examines work for exactness, neatness, and conformance to policies and ISO9002 procedures
• Studies and standardizes procedures to improve efficiency of team.
• Prepares reports for leadership
• Assists in maintaining the physical properties of the warehouse
• Submits weekly, monthly and other special services billing to customer services representatives
• Supervises employees in distribution center operation in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws
• As required and assigned
• Supports GEODIS’ programs for Safety, Health, Environment, Quality , Ethics, Compliance, CSR and Sustainability

What you need:

• Minimum 3 years related warehouse and/or distribution center experience
• 1 year of supervisory experience preferred
• Experience with warehouse equipment
• Experience with warehouse management systems
• Experience with labor management systems
• PC literate with experience with Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manual
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form

What you gain from joining our team:

• Access wages early with the Rain financial wellness app.
• Free telemedical access to doctors and therapists through First Stop Health is available on the first day of employment!
• Health, dental, and vision insurance after 30 days of employment
• 401k match
• Paid maternity and paternity leave
• Access to career development, employee resource groups, and mentorship programs
• Employee discounts
• Access to employee perks like fitness class discounts and free access to a relaxation and meditation app
• Free financial wellness programs
• Daycare discount program
• Opportunities to volunteer and give back to your community.
• + more!