Warehouse Shipping Supervisor

The Parts Authority; Dubuque (IA); On-site; USD 46,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Coverage

Dental Coverage

Vision Coverage

Paid Holidays, Sick and Vacation

Profit Sharing/401 (k) Plan

Employee Discounts on Merchandise

Job summary

Parts Authority seeks a Warehouse Shipping Supervisor to lead a team in our shipping department. You will plan and direct staff to meet customer deadlines, supervise order processing, and ensure accurate, timely shipments while maintaining safety standards.

Responsibilities include overseeing internet shipping, supervising receiving, coaching crew leaders, and coordinating with accounting on discrepancies. Weekend work is required and a strong focus on metrics and customer satisfaction is

Qualifications

• 2-3 years hands-on supervisory experience.
• 1 year shipping/receiving experience.
• Experience with WMS/inventory management system and RF technology.
• Ability to multi-task and adapt to dynamic order flow fluctuations.
• Strong team-building and leadership abilities.
• Excellent customer relations and communication skills.
• Knowledge of automotive parts preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Plan, guide, and direct staff to meet customer demands and deadlines.
• Maintain high shipping productivity and accuracy.
• Oversee picking, sorting, packing, and processing of internet orders.
• Maintain staffing levels for receiving operations.
• Coordinate training and evaluate performance of receiving associates.
• Ensure safe operation of material handling equipment.
• Develop crew leaders for daily supervision.
• Maintain equipment structure to support shipping mission.
• Monitor and report shipping readiness and accuracy.
• Resolve discrepancies with accounting on invoices and slips.
• Ensure timely data entry from inventory controls to shipping.
• Monitor shipping performance and locator accuracy.
• Oversee communication channels (X-carrier, DST, emails) for customer satisfaction.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Shipping/receiving

WMS / RF technology

Microsoft Office

Communication skills

Team leadership

Customer service

Safety awareness

Powered equipment operation

Inventory management

Tools

WMS / Inventory management system

RF technology

Microsoft Office

Job description

Parts Authority, founded in 1973, is a leading national distributor of automotive replacement parts, tools/equipment and transmissions. Headquartered in Long Island, New York, Parts Authority is rapidly expanding, and today has more than 300 locations servicing customers in Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Washington DC and Wisconsin.

Parts Authority has grown through both organic initiatives and acquisitions. Over the past several years Parts Authority has acquired over a dozen companies as part of its expansion strategy. Parts Authority’s catalog of over 3 million parts covering more than 125 million applications, ensures our customer partners receive the parts they want, when they want them.

What makes Parts Authority different is OUR TEAM. Parts Authority has a team of professionally trained, experienced counter people to assist in finding the right parts and the right brand for each application.

Parts Authority carries the best brands in the business for domestic and import vehicles. AC Delco, Motorcraft, Denso, Bosch, KYB, Monroe, Gates, Dorman and Exide are just a few of the more than 400 suppliers from around the world, that Parts Authority partners with to bring our customer partners the best parts.

Each and every team member plays a vital role in our success. We are rapidly expanding and looking for a professional, self-motivated individual to fill the role of Warehouse Shipping Supervisor.

• Must be able to work Weekends!*****

Responsibilities

The Warehouse Shipping Supervisor is responsible for planning , guiding , and directing staff members in an efficient and timely manner to meet customer demands, expectations, deadline, and all administrative duties.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Maintain a high level of shipping productivity and efficiency
• Directs and oversees the Internet shipping process of picking, sorting, packing, and processing to meet customer deadlines
• Maintains a staffing level to accomplish the receiving mission in an effective and efficient manner.
• Plans and coordinates work, trains and motivates, monitors and evaluates performance of receiving associates
• Ensures the shipping associates are capable of safely operate material handling equipment to move materials
• Develops crew leaders to effectively oversee the daily routines of their assigned crew members.
• Maintains an equipment structure and level to accomplish shipping mission in a safe, effective manner.
• Monitors the loading of all merchandise into the shipping department; ensures merchandise are staged for speedy shipping process, ensures shipping reports accurately report merchandise ready to ship.
• Ensure completeness and acceptable condition of shipments.
• Assist in resolving discrepancies with accounting regarding invoices, packing slips, and shipping reports.
• Monitors the flow of paperwork from inventory controls to shipping for timely data entry.
• Monitors and measures shipping performance for accuracy of locater and shipping reporting.
• Monitor X-carrier, DST and emails frequently to ensure customer satisfaction
• Performs additional duties as assigned

Staff Management

• Lead and supervise a team of shipping agents
• Counsels, records and discipline shipping associates as necessary.

Supervise Operations

• Maintain a meticulous standard for cleanliness, organization, and safety throughout the shipping department.
• Maintain a safe working environment. Ensure that safety and compliance practices meet DOT and OSHA standards
• Maintain 5S warehouse principles are administered and followed on a routine basis
• Directs movement of shipments from shipping and receiving platform to shipping and work areas.

Qualifications

Requirements:

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Must be able to work Weekends!
• 2-3 years hands on supervisory experience required
• 1 year shipping/receiving experience
• Supervisory experience, team building.
• Experience with WMS/ inventory management system and RF technology.
• Must possess ability to multi-task and adjust to dynamic order flow fluctuations as needed
• Must be a self-starter and possess the ability to identify areas drifting behind in production and proactively act to get back on track
• Experience in tracking metrics, including key performance indicators such as team member productivity.
• Knowledge of automotive parts preferred
• Must have excellent skills in Microsoft Office applications.
• Must possess outstanding customer relations skills
• Strong skills and experience in team/personnel management
• Excellent communication skills
• Demonstrated drive to achieve resultsAbility (with or without reasonable accommodation) to lift, push and pull up to 50 pounds, stand/ walk for up to 10 hours, able to squat, bend and reach, able to climb and descend stairs safely (applies to locations with stairs)
• Ability to work powered equipment (forklift, cherry picker etc)
• Maintain and promote workplace safety
• Securing and transferring cash or other assets.

Some of the benefits of being a part of our growing Parts Authority family:

• Medical Coverage
• Pharmacy Coverage
• Dental Coverage
• Vision Coverage
• Basic Life and AD&D
• Short Term Disability Coverage
• Voluntary Short Term Disability Coverage
• Voluntary Long Term Disability Coverage
• Flexible Spending Account
• Commuter Expense Reimbursement Account
• Health Savings Account
• Health Reimbursement Account
• Accident Insurance
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• ID Theft Insurance
• Legal Plan Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Paid Holidays, Sick and Vacation
• Profit Sharing/401 (k) Plan
• Employee Discounts on Merchandise

EEO

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons shall have the opportunity to be considered for employment without regard to their actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions and lactation), gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances. We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.

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Min

USD $22.00/Hr.