Shipping Supervisor

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Job Summary

The Supervisor, Warehouse is a first‑line management role responsible for supervising day‑to‑day warehouse operations to ensure safe, accurate, and efficient handling, storage, and movement of materials and finished goods. This role combines direct people leadership with hands‑on operational oversight, focusing on execution discipline, productivity, safety, inventory accuracy, and service levels.

Job Description

Role Overview

The Supervisor, Warehouse leads daily execution of warehouse activities including receiving, put‑away, picking, packing, staging, and shipping coordination. The role is operational and execution‑focused, emphasizing work prioritization, floor leadership, issue resolution, and coaching, while ensuring adherence to standard operating procedures and safety requirements.

This position includes direct supervisory responsibility for Warehouse Associates, Material Handlers, or Forklift Operators and typically reports to a Warehouse Manager, Logistics Manager, or Operations Leader (M2-M3).

Key Responsibilities

Warehouse Operations & Execution

Supervise daily warehouse activities to meet operational and customer requirements

Coordinate workloads, staffing, and priorities across shifts or zones

Ensure efficient material flow and optimal use of warehouse space

People Leadership & Supervision

Directly supervise warehouse staff

Assign work, manage capacity, and monitor attendance and performance

Provide coaching on procedures, productivity, and safety

Support onboarding, training, and certification requirements

Participate in performance evaluations and corrective actions

Inventory Accuracy & Controls

Ensure accurate inventory handling, location control, and transaction execution

Support cycle counts, physical inventories, and discrepancy resolution

Enforce warehouse controls and documentation standards

Safety, Compliance & Housekeeping

Enforce safe work practices and proper use of material handling equipment

Ensure compliance with safety policies and regulatory requirements

Maintain warehouse organization and housekeeping standards

Order Fulfillment & Service Levels

Ensure timely and accurate picking, packing, and staging of orders

Support resolution of order errors, shortages, or delays

Partner with Shipping to meet delivery commitments

Systems, Tools & Process Adherence

Ensure effective use of WMS, ERP, and scanning systems

Reinforce standard operating procedures and workflows

Maintain accurate records and reporting as required

Issue Resolution & Escalation

Serve as first‑level escalation point for warehouse execution issues

Support root‑cause analysis and corrective actions

Coordinate resolution with Inventory Control, Logistics, and Operations

Cross‑Functional Collaboration

Partner with Logistics, Inventory Control, Materials, Production, and Customer Service

Align warehouse activities with inbound and outbound schedules

Provide operational feedback to support continuous improvement

Continuous Improvement

Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, space utilization, and productivity

Support standardization of warehouse processes and best practices

Participate in continuous improvement and operational excellence initiatives

Qualifications

Education & Experience

High school diploma or associate degree preferred (or equivalent experience)

Typically 5-8 years of warehouse or logistics operations experience

Prior experience leading, mentoring, or coordinating warehouse staff strongly preferred

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Strong understanding of warehouse operations and material handling processes

Knowledge of inventory control principles and WMS/ERP systems

Proven frontline leadership or supervisory capability

Strong organizational, problem‑solving, and communication skills

Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment

High accountability, judgment, and attention to detail

Additional Job Details

Management - M1

Organizational Impact

• Works to achieve operational, functional, and/or business targets within team with direct and indirect impact on departmental or job-family results
• Plans and establishes operational plans and day-to-day objectives for a team of entry level professionals and/or skilled support employees
• Assigns tasks to a team to achieve operational targets, service standards, etc.

Communication & Influence

• Communicates with parties typically within own department or job family, and may communicate with parties external to the department which may include clients or partners depending upon the job area
• Explains policies, practices and procedures of the area of responsibility to others within the team
• Sometimes requires ability to influence others outside of own job area on policies, practices and procedures

Innovation & Complexity

• Responsible for making minor to moderate improvements of processes, systems or products to enhance performance of job area
• Problems may be difficult but not complex. Problems typically impacts the department and/or job family group. Problems are typically solved through drawing from prior experience and analysis of issues

Leadership & Talent Management

• Manages a small to mid-sized team consisting of three or more entry level professionals or skilled support employees
• Leads, directs and reviews the work of team members in order to accomplish operational plans and results
• Provides day-to-day work direction for team, focused on maintaining steady workflow and productivity and resolving operational decisions
• Provides primary input to hiring, firing, promotion, performance and rewards decisions for direct reports

Knowledge & Experience

• Understands basic management approaches such as work scheduling, prioritizing, coaching and process execution. Typically requires broad job knowledge of technical or operational practices within assigned discipline
• Typically has a bachelor's degree or equivalent professional certification and 3 years of prior relevant experience

Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action at Nidec

Nidec is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, genetic information, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following website: http://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf

Work Shift Schedule

Third Shift (United States of America)

No Soliciting

Nidec will not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third party recruiting agencies in response to Nidec job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers. Pre-approval from the Nidec Talent Acquisition team is required before any external candidate can be submitted and such candidate must be submitted to the Nidec Talent Acquisition team.