Supervisor, Distribution
About the Role
Supervises the respective work area (Shipping, LTL, Stock/Receiving, NSD/PFS, 2nd shift) to ensure employees have the tools, skills, and knowledge to perform their work in meeting customer commitments. Maintains a good relationship with employees by ensuring fair and consistent treatment of everyone.
Responsibilities
- Controls the allocation of labor to receive finished goods, stock within the distribution center, and ship to ACCO Brands customers.
- Supervises the proper execution of unloading and receiving product from vendors and internal shipments.
- Supervises the proper execution of loading outbound shipments in order to meet customer requirements.
- Ensures accurate inventory records are maintained by following installed systems of finished goods inventory management.
- Ensures the proper training and development of all team members and compliance with the Human Resource and Safety Policies and Procedures.
- Effectively communicates daily productivity, project updates, and areas of opportunity to management.
- Effectively works with peers to ensure overall distribution center goals are met in a safe and cost-effective manner.
- Leads and coordinates distribution projects, including inventory optimization, layout redesigns, and system upgrades.
- Develops project timelines, assigns tasks, and monitors progress to ensure on-time delivery and alignment with operational goals.
- Maintains structured workflows and documentation to ensure consistency and compliance with company standards.
- Organizes and prioritizes daily tasks for warehouse staff, balancing short-term demands with long-term strategic goals.
- Responsible for departmental metrics and productivity.
- Fosters a team environment within and between departments.
- Maintains employee time and attendance.
- Maintains proper housekeeping.
- Performs other related duties as may be required.
Requirements
- Must have a high school diploma or GED.
- Minimum of four (4) years’ experience in a distribution environment with supervisor responsibilities.
- Knowledge and ability to build and maintain a talented team of employees.
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
- Proven ability to lead, encourage, coach/mentor, and inspire team members to excel in their skills and abilities while providing constructive feedback or corrective counseling when necessary.
- Ensures fair and consistent treatment of all team members.
- Proven ability to make decisions, delegate, solve problems, conduct meetings, and represent the department at internal and external meetings.
- Highly proficient computer skills that include Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel required.
- Computer experience with SAP is preferred.
About Us
You know our brands. You love our brands. You just may not know they are ours. If you have touched a PowerA® gaming controller, a Five Star® notebook, a Swingline® stapler, a Quartet® dry erase board, or a Kensington® computer mouse, you have touched part of ACCO Brands Corporation. With annual revenues of more than $1.5 Billion, ACCO Brands (NYSE: ACCO) designs, markets, manufactures, and sells branded academic, consumer, and business products globally. The power of our brands, our unmatched global customer reach, and our strategic market strengths put us in a position to achieve global leadership and growth.
We're proud of our long history of industry leadership and innovation and are focused on delivering exceptional value to our customers by providing unique, cutting-edge, branded products.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental, and vision plans
- 4% 401(k) match with immediate eligibility and vesting
- Competitive time off, available from the first day of employment
- Parental leave
- Company-paid life and disability benefits
- Critical illness, accident, and long-term care insurance options
- Employee and family assistance programs