Warehouse Supervisor
Sonny's Enterprises Inc. - Conveyorized Car Wash Equipment Leader · Birmingham, AL · 3 wk ago
ManagementInternship
Responsibilities
- Lead, direct, and coordinate warehouse personnel to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality execution of all warehouse operations.
- Drive consistent execution of Standard Work, reinforcing quality, performance, and operational discipline across all processes.
- Own SAP transaction integrity by ensuring timely and accurate completion of all receipts; proactively escalate risks, delays, or systemic issues.
- Ensure material identification and labeling standards are consistently met to support inventory accuracy and downstream execution.
- Maintain accurate inventory through cycle counts and active discrepancy resolution within assigned areas of responsibility.
- Establish and maintain accurate stock locations, ensuring locations are properly labeled and aligned with SAP ERP system requirements.
- Ensure materials are received, stored, and put away correctly in accordance with SAP-defined locations and warehouse standards.
- Balance operational execution by supporting material picking as needed to ensure KPI attainment and customer commitments.
- Plan, schedule, and supervise labor to effectively manage workload, breaks, lunches, vacations, and lead coverage requirements.
- Ensure warehouse teams are equipped with necessary tools and supplies; manage ordering and inventory of supplies as required.
- Implement, communicate, and enforce warehouse work instructions, policies, and procedures.
- Partner with management on staffing plans and talent needs; support hiring, interviewing, and onboarding activities.
- Monitor warehouse performance metrics and lead continuous improvement initiatives to close gaps and improve results.
- Ensure all warehouse personnel are properly trained on departmental procedures; identify training gaps and drive retraining as needed.
- Review operational errors, lead root cause analysis, and reinforce corrective actions through coaching and retraining.
- Address employee concerns, resolve conflicts, and manage grievances professionally in accordance with site and company policies.
- Conduct regular team meetings to communicate expectations, priorities, safety topics, and performance results.
- Lead by example by maintaining a visible floor presence, assessing workload demands, and providing support during peak or critical periods.
- Enforce housekeeping, safety, and 5S standards to maintain an organized, compliant, and efficient work environment.
- Develop, coach, and monitor employee performance; provide actionable feedback and growth opportunities.
- Provide input into employee performance evaluations and talent development discussions.
- Identify, escalate, and correct safety hazards; actively promote a strong safety culture.
- Perform additional leadership duties as required to support operational and business objectives.
Qualifications
- Experience & Education: 3 years leadership experience Forklift experience/training Experience with loading/unloading trucks High School Diploma/GED required ERP systems
Working Conditions & Physical Demands
- Working conditions are normal for a distribution environment. Will require heavy work (lifting greater than 30 pounds). Ability to carry 50 lbs. for 100 feet unassisted.
- Distribution warehouse requires the use of safety PPE equipment to include but not limited to; eye safety glasses, hearing protectors, steel-toe shoes, and hardhats. Loose fitting clothes are not permitted Regularly required to stand or sit and move about the facility. Ability to stand for 8 hours per day.
Materials and Equipment Used
- ERP Software, Label Machines, MRP software, scales and printers.
Benefits
- 100% employer paid medical plan.
- Other optional benefit programs are available to our employees and their families which include: 401(k) match, additional medical plans, dental, vision, flex spending account, short-term and long-term disability & life insurance coverage.