Warehouse Supervisor
Austin, TX, United States15h ago
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Key details
- Location
- Austin, TX, United States
- Work style
- Onsite
- Level
- Senior
- Job type
- Full-time
- Experience
- 2–5 yrs
- Function
- Logistics & Transportation
- Focus area
- other
- Posted
- 15h ago
Skills
About the role
About Us
WHY PRODRIVEN GLOBAL BRANDS? BECAUSE WE ARE THE PROFESSIONAL’S CHOICE! You will find our market leading products and brands on job sites all over the world.
Focusing on end users' needs and delivering exceptional customer experience drives our success. Our entire process—from research to engineering to manufacturing to commercialization—creates products that ensure ease of use, productivity, durability and safety for the end user. On jobsites across the world, ProDriven Global Brands are most preferred.
Presently this position is in-office.
Overview
PurposeThe Warehouse Supervisor leads daily warehouse operations to ensure safe, efficient, accurate, and productive execution of distribution activities. This position provides leadership to hourly team members, manages labor and workflow, coordinates shipping and fulfillment activities, and maintains high standards of safety, quality, inventory accuracy, and operational performance. The Warehouse Supervisor is also responsible for identifying and implementing continuous improvement opportunities, leveraging technology and operational data to improve processes, and supporting innovative solutions that increase productivity, efficiency, and service levels. This role develops and coaches employees, promotes accountability and teamwork, ensures effective communication between shifts and departments, and supports the development and sustainability of standardized processes and procedures.
Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities• Provide day-to-day leadership and oversight of warehouse operations and hourly team members to ensure safety, quality, productivity, and service expectations are achieved.• Proven track record of leveraging technology to implement process improvements that have increased productivity, accuracy, efficiency, safety, or service levels within a warehouse or distribution environment.• Demonstrated experience leading or actively contributing to innovation projects from concept through implementation, with the ability to explain the business problem, solution implemented, and measurable operational results.• Experience using ERP/WMS systems, operational KPIs, reporting tools, scanners, automation, or other warehouse technologies to identify performance gaps and implement improvement opportunities.• Familiarity with Visibility ERP or comparable ERP/WMS technology preferred.• Experience applying continuous improvement and structured problem-solving methods such as Lean, 5S, Kaizen, root cause analysis, standard work, or similar methodologies.• Plan, assign, and adjust labor based on workload, staffing levels, operational priorities, and productivity requirements.• Monitor daily workflow and operational performance, proactively addressing constraints, bottlenecks, and fulfillment issues.• Ensure shipping documentation is completed accurately and within required timelines.• Promote a strong safety culture by ensuring employees understand and consistently follow established safety policies, procedures, and work practices.• Establish, communicate, and maintain quality and productivity standards throughout warehouse operations.• Ensure daily cycle counts are completed accurately and on time and investigate inventory discrepancies as needed.• Ensure warehouse equipment and facilities are properly maintained and escalate equipment, safety, or facility concerns in a timely manner.• Lead, train, coach, and motivate warehouse employees while providing ongoing feedback, reinforcing expectations, and ensuring adherence to established procedures.• Identify training needs and ensure employees receive appropriate training on processes, equipment, technology, safety requirements, and standard work.• Serve as a liaison between Shipping, Sales, and other departments to resolve fulfillment issues and support customer requirements.• Conduct effective daily shift meetings and shift handoffs to communicate priorities, operational issues, staffing needs, safety concerns, and performance expectations.• Develop, maintain, and improve standard operating procedures, work instructions, and related training documentation.• Identify and lead continuous improvement opportunities involving warehouse layout, material flow, labor utilization, inventory accuracy, productivity, safety, quality, and workflow.• Leverage ERP/WMS functionality, operational data, KPIs, reporting tools, scanners, automation, and other available technologies to identify inefficiencies and improve warehouse performance.• Lead or participate in innovation projects from problem identification through implementation, including root cause analysis, testing solutions, engaging employees, measuring results, and sustaining improvements.• Promote an improvement-focused culture by encouraging team members to identify problems, recommend solutions, and challenge inefficient processes.• Track and communicate appropriate operational KPIs and use performance data to identify trends, determine root causes, and implement corrective actions.• Prioritize competing operational demands, manage time effectively, and maintain accurate records and documentation.• Lead and oversee kitting and assembly operations, including labor allocation, workflow, quality, productivity, and timely completion of customer requirements. Identify and implement process, technology, and workflow improvements to increase efficiency, accuracy, and overall performance.• Manage employee timecards, including vacation, PTO, attendance, and other applicable timekeeping activities.
Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications• Minimum of 2 years of leadership experience in a warehouse, distribution, logistics, or similar operational environment, preferably as a Team Leader, Lead, or Supervisor.• Strong working knowledge of shipping, receiving, inventory control, order fulfillment, material handling, and general warehouse operations.• Demonstrated ability to analyze operational data, identify trends and root causes, and translate findings into practical solutions.• Demonstrated ability to identify and eliminate waste, unnecessary manual processes, workflow bottlenecks, and other operational inefficiencies.• Ability to set measurable goals, develop action plans, track progress, and hold teams accountable for achieving results.• Strong leadership, team-building, communication, coaching, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.• Ability to work effectively across departments and influence employees to adopt new processes, technologies, and ways of working.• Strong computer skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and the ability to learn new warehouse and business systems.
Work Environment and Physical Requirements• Employee is regularly required to use hands for tasks involving fine motor skills, such as handling, feeling, or reaching with their hands. • The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus. • Employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, and variances of temperature. • The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. This should not be considered a complete list of all job responsibilities relating to this position. Changes can be made by management at any time.
EEO Statement
ProDriven Global Brands is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion. ProDriven Global Brands is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. All qualified applicants to ProDriven Global Brands are considered for employment without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status or any other protected characteristic. ProDriven Global Brands will not tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind based on these characteristics.