Warehouse Supervisor

AmerisourceBergen Pharmaceutical Distribution and Strategic Global Sourcing; Bethlehem (Northampton County); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision care

Professional development resources

Paid parental and caregiver leave

Job summary

A global health solutions provider is seeking a Warehouse Supervisor to oversee distribution services operations. Responsibilities include directing warehouse associates, ensuring safety compliance, and maintaining accurate shipment records. The ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree and a minimum of two years of related experience. This full-time role offers an opportunity to contribute significantly to the organization and support the team with various benefits.

Qualifications

• Requires broad training in business administration or similar fields.
• Minimum two years of directly related experience in warehouse management.
• Minimum two years directly related and progressively responsible experience.

Responsibilities

• Direct and supervise the workflow of warehouse associates.
• Ensure compliance with safety rules and regulations.
• Maintain accurate records of incoming and outgoing shipments.
• Oversee order-filling and shipping processes.
• Oversees receipt of merchandise and accurate daily logs of products received.
• Oversees packing, shipping, and verification of outgoing shipments, including controlled substances.
• Maintains detailed records of delivery processes and shipment routes.

Skills

Effective communication

Good decision-making

Mathematical skills

Analytical skills

Leadership skills

Interpersonal skills

Knowledge of warehouse operations

Organizational skills

Proficiency in Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, Excel

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in business administration or related field

Tools

Reach truck

Job description

Our team members are at the heart of everything we do. At Cencora, we are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures, and every person here is essential to us being able to deliver on that purpose. If you want to make a difference at the center of health, come join our innovative company and help us improve the lives of people and animals everywhere. Apply today!

Job Details

Shift: Sunday-Thursday 7:00pm until complete

This role is in support of Cencora's distribution services in the US operating through our AmerisourceBergen business.

The primary role of the Warehouse Supervisor is the hiring, termination, direction and performance of associates. The Warehouse Supervisor also oversees functional areas of the warehouse such as receiving, shipping, returns, picking, packing, checking, stocking, order filling, returns and management of the cage/vault as well as overseeing the verification and record keeping of outgoing shipments of controlled substances to customers. The warehouse may have different degrees of radio‑frequency devices to be used for these tasks. The warehouse supervisor is also responsible to ensure that all safety guidelines are followed.

Responsibilities

• Directs the workflow, motivates, trains and monitors the performance of warehouse associates.
• Monitors work processes and makes suggestions for modifications to increase and improve productivity, efficiency and accuracy for improving costs; implements changes as directed or needed.
• Supports compliance with all appropriate policies, procedures, safety rules and DEA regulations.
• Coaches employees to support their development in the role.
• Supervises the receipt of merchandise, ensuring that only products intended for the Distribution Center are accepted by the receiving clerks; ensures that daily logs are maintained with accurate information related to products received.
• Oversees the department staff in counting, weighing and identifying items being shipped; checks materials against invoices, bills of lading, customer orders and similar documents.
• Oversees the department staff in filling orders, double‑checking and shipping controlled substances with the assistance of cage/vault clerks or order fillers.
• Maintains all records of the delivery process such as time, date, quantity, source and destination of materials shipped.
• Oversees the manifests of routes and departures to ensure customers receive their merchandise in a timely manner.
• May interact with customers in resolving delivery, or order filling issues.
• Ensures the maintenance of records documenting order‑filling process such as quantity, size, strength and NDC numbers.
• Oversees the quality of the packing, protecting breakable items to ensure merchandise received by customers arrives in a satisfactory manner.
• Ensures the maintenance of highly detailed records documenting incoming and outgoing controlled substances into the cage/vault area.
• Responsible for associates in their area of responsibility; tracks attendance, monitors performance and manages overtime.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Education

Requires broad training in fields such as business administration, accountancy, sales, marketing, computer science or similar vocations generally obtained through completion of a four‑year bachelor's degree program or equivalent combination of experience and education.

Work Experience

Normally requires a minimum of two (2) years directly related and progressively responsible experience.

Skills and Knowledge

• Ability to communicate effectively as a leader, both orally and in writing.
• Good decision‑making skills.
• Must possess basic mathematical skills.
• Good analytical skills.
• Good leadership/coaching skills.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Working knowledge of warehouse operations.
• Strong organizational skills; attention to detail.
• Knowledge of computers to operate effectively with Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, and Excel.
• Ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with distribution center associates; foster teamwork.
• May require proficiency to operate a reach truck.
• Must be willing to work extended hours, take part in weekend on‑call rotation, as needed, to meet productivity goals and provide emergency service to customers.
• Must be willing to participate in physical inventory if scheduled.

What Cencora Offers

We provide compensation, benefits, and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members' ability to live with purpose every day. In addition to traditional offerings like medical, dental, and vision care, we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness. This encompasses support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave. To encourage your personal growth, we also offer a variety of training programs, professional development resources, and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs, employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and much more. For details, visit https://www.virtualfairhub.com/cencora

Full time

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law. The company's continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non‑discriminatory.

Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call 888.692.2272 or email [e-mail]. We will make accommodation determinations on a request‑by‑request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodation requests will not be returned.

Affiliated Companies

AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation