Warehouse Supervisor

AmerisourceBergen Pharmaceutical Distribution and Strategic Global Sourcing; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Cencora in Kansas City, MO is seeking a Warehouse Supervisor to direct daily warehouse operations, coach staff, and ensure accurate receiving and shipping processes. The role requires strong leadership and a focus on safety, efficiency, and compliance.

The position is on-site with a schedule that includes varied hours and weekend on-call rotation to meet productivity goals and customer needs. A bachelor’s degree and 2+ years of related supervision experience are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, logistics, or related field is required.
• Minimum of 2 years directly related warehouse supervision experience.
• Strong leadership and communication skills necessary for team coaching.

Responsibilities

• Directs workflow and motivates warehouse staff to meet productivity goals.
• Monitors processes and suggests changes to improve efficiency and accuracy.
• Ensures compliance with policies, safety rules, and regulations (DEA when applicable).
• Coaches employees to support their development in the role.
• Oversees receiving, counting, weighing and shipping of items, including controlled substances where applicable.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Decision making

Math skills

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Warehouse knowledge

Organizational skills

Excel basics

Reach truck operation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Outlook

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

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.

Job Details

Sign-On Bonus: $3,000 (external candidates only)

Shift: Sunday 2pm- complete; Monday-Thursday 3pm-complete

Flexibility in schedule will be required based on business needs, including working different hours or days.

Location: This position is located onsite at our facility in Kansas City, MO. No option for remote or hybrid work.

This role supports our AmerisourceBergen business, which offers supply chain services to healthcare providers and health systems in the United States.

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 relating 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.

Benefits and Compensation

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 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