Warehouse Supervisor
Laredo, TX - USA
Job Summary
Supervises the team ensuring flawless operational execution developing a strong and reliable team infrastructure technical expertise knowledgeable and promotable personnel while constantly driving efficiency compliance with all customs regulations and company policies profitability and growth; supporting our Vision and Mission Statement making our promise real to all our employees and customers.
Key Deliverables:
Monitor the following key metrics and support to achieve the expected results:
- People: 100% Timely Reviews and One on Ones.
- Operational Excellence: Gross and Net Performance improvement.
- Timely RLS. Use UCE/HOLDs as required (Gross-Net Performance).
- Daily Performance Monitoring (Net-Gross Performance).
- Timely Warehouse Receipt (Freight Arrived to Entrada Log).
- Timely Previo Completed (Entrada Log to Previo Completed).
- Work order ready to load complete (WO Ready to Yard Out).
- Outbound shipments continuous focus in reducing dwell times (FA to RLS).
Administration and Personnel Management:
- Follow the 10 Critical Success Factor and Whats expected of a Supervisor guidelines.
- Ensure that company controls policies procedures processes are understood and applied Supports Manager managing capacity by ensuring that the team is structured and organized; consider expected growth and volume spikes.
- Oversee all aspects of warehouse staffing including warehouse staffing capacity impacting the team.
- Ensure employees have a PDP as per their skills and expertise. Develop your number 2. Assist the manager in identifying talent.
- Conduct daily huddles to promote teamwork and cohesiveness in the department.
- Hold regular individual check-ins for coaching and mentoring; provide and seek feedback.
- Ensure all needs and tools required are available for the team to be successful in all areas.
- Ensure coverage of operations with staff who have the appropriate certifications.
- Oversee proper onboarding of new staff and continuous training of all employees within the team.
- Team members to complete 52-hour training per year (4.33 per month) and required training timely.
- Support all Corridor TBP Employee Satisfaction initiatives.
- Escalate issues to Operations Manager or MX Customs Manager Distribution Manager as needed.
Key Responsibilities:
Operational Excellence:
- Monitor and continuously improve service execution according to operational milestones:
- Reduce Dwell Times (Freight Arrived to Release Gross Performance).
- Timely Warehouse Receipt (Freight Arrived to Entrada Logged).
- Timely Previo Completed (Entrada Logged to Previo Started; Previo started to Previo completed).
- Workorder Ready to Load complete (WO Ready to Loaded; Loaded to Yard Out).
- In collaboration with Operations Manager increase productivity by contributing to the implementation and optimization of systems and tools with the goal to increase SPP.
- Daily monitoring of Previo and Data Entry discrepancy report to meet expectation.
- Supervise prevent and resolve inventory over/short/damage process.
- Actively monitor gross and net performance and drive efficiency through continuous improvement in all cycle times (Timely RLS Weekly Performance Monitoring).
- Utilize reports and monitors at the required frequency to effectively manage the operation.
- Maintain highest levels of compliance with all applicable regulations by being the subject matter expert and staying updated with changes; educating staff as needed.
- Share execution results with Operations Manager weekly address concerns and communicate changes.
- Monitor and improve key District Excellence metrics.
Customers and Business Development:
- Maintain and develop relationships and business opportunities with existing customers in collaboration with account management team.
- Work with T&I and account management to make certain that customer requirements are properly documented (SOPs) understood and implemented for proper processing and invoicing by the team.
- Work with Trade Compliance manager to understand trend discrepancy root causes and implement necessary corrective actions.
- Responsible for overall Distribution/Warehouse safety.
Financial Excellence:
- Ensure compliance of all financial related policies including our credit policy.
- Supervise to ensure timely and accurate billing.
- Supervise to ensure that billing packages are timely sent (IVM).
- Review all billed not paid and paid not billed items for proper handling and closing.
- Expense Control Monitor capacity to avoid and control Over Time.
- Keep track of AR status and support with resolution as necessary.
Security Health and Safety
- Immediately report any unsafe condition or incident to the Branch Health and Safety representative.
Qualifications :
To be the most effective in this position we are looking for the following skills and experience:
- Education: Bachelors degree in foreign trade preferred or equivalent convention of education and experience.
- 2 years Supervisor experience.
- 2 years of experience with distribution and/or warehouse operations.
- 2years experience in MX Customs Brokerage preferred.
- Exhibit a leadership style that empowers coaches mentors and fosters a cohesive team environment always prioritizing employee satisfaction.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills ability to communicate at all levels including presentations.
- Operational excellence and customer satisfaction oriented.
- Efficiency and continues improvement focus.
- Ability to relate and influence clients service providers and employees at all levels.
- Problem solving and business analytical skills.
- Good time management skills.
- Good project management skills.
- Ability to complete work within standard procedures guidelines and office policies.
- Self-driven personality.
- Strong computer skills including knowledge of all Microsoft Office applications.
- English and Spanish fluency.
Additional Information :
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
About Company
Expeditors is a Fortune 500 service-based logistics company with headquarters in Seattle, Washington, USA. At Expeditors, we generate highly optimized and customized supply chain solutions for our clients with unified technology systems integrated through a global network of over 350 ... View more