Job Description
Supervisor, Service Parts
Work Mode: Onsite
Location: Onsite – Kohler, WI
$2500 Sign On Bonus!!!
Opportunity:
The Supervisor, Service Parts is responsible for leading operational activities within Kohler’s Service Parts business to ensure timely, cost-effective delivery of quality parts. This role drives continuous improvement in production efficiency, labor utilization, and safety while fostering associate engagement and development. Reporting to the Sr. Manager – Distribution, the Supervisor manages unionized teams, administers labor relations policies, and collaborates across departments to meet customer demands and organizational goals.
Responsibilities:
- Manage the implementation of production methods, standards, techniques to ensure that parts and part kits are built and shipped correctly and on time for customer satisfaction as defined by the commitments to production and efficiency goals.
- Plan and implement adjustments to staffing levels in the Service Parts area to maintain labor effectiveness goals and meet goals for schedule adherence.
- Direct operations to ensure quality of product and with the support of safety, maintain programs that foster a safe work environment.
- Drive continuous improvement by leading efforts to improve operations efficiency, continually improving the use of labor and materials.
- Create and implement a strategic plan for delivering short and long-term goals for the Service Parts Operations area.
- In consultation with Human Resources, administer approved collective bargaining agreement and labor relations policies, employment standards policies, personnel practices and procedures; discipline and counseling of associates.
- Build a strong team to enhance effectiveness of the Service Parts Operations group.
- As directed by the Sr. Manager, Distribution, meet with Accounting to review department budgets.
- Identify training opportunities (formal, coaching, and on the job) to enhance productivity, job performance, personal growth and ultimately to improve the effectiveness of the Service Parts group.
- Evaluate training effectiveness in relation to knowledge gained, quality feedback, warranty rating, and customer satisfaction.
- Measure project performance using appropriate tools and techniques.
- Report and escalate to management as needed.
- Manage the creation and maintenance of comprehensive process documentation.
- Other duties as assigned by leadership.
Skills/Requirements
Required:
- Associates Degree in Business Management, Supply Chain or related field preferred or equivalent experience in lieu of.
- Minimum of 2-5 years prior production leadership experience.
- Minimum of 5-8 years prior experience in operational or supply chain management.
Preferred:
- Bachelor’s Degree from a four-year college or university in Business Management, Finance, Marketing, or related technical field.
- Well-rounded exposure to manufacturing, business development, marketing, human resources and finance is highly preferred.
- Entrepreneurial spirit – a self-starter with an internal drive to identify and create new business opportunities.
- Prior experience leading unionized associates.
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Why Choose Kohler?
We empower each associate to #BecomeMoreAtKohler with a competitive total rewards package to support your health and wellbeing, access to career growth and development opportunities, a diverse and inclusive workplace, and a strong culture of innovation. With more than 30,000 bold leaders across the globe, we’re driving meaningful change in our mission to help people live gracious, healthy, and sustainable lives.
About Us
It is Kohler’s policy to recruit, hire, and promote qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran. If, as an individual with a disability, you need reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact
kohlerjobs@kohler.com
. Kohler Co. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.--s-p-m1--
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Numbers & Facts
| Location | Kohler, WI |
| Industry | Manufacturing |
| Salary | $80,000–$96,000 Per Year |
| Year Founded | 1873 |
About Company
Gracious living is marked by qualities of charm, good taste and generosity of spirit. It is further characterized by self-fulfillment and the enhancement of nature. Our mission is to improve your sense of gracious living in every experience you have with a KOHLER® product or service.
Skills
- Accountingunmatched
- Budgetingunmatched
- Business Developmentunmatched
- Coachingunmatched
- Collective Bargainingunmatched
- Continuous Improvementunmatched
- Customer Satisfactionunmatched
- Distribution Managementunmatched
- Documentationunmatched
- Entrepreneurshipunmatched
- Financeunmatched
- Human Resourcesunmatched
- Industrial Relationsunmatched
- Leadershipunmatched
- Manufacturingunmatched
- Marketingunmatched
- Operational Improvementunmatched
- Operational Strategyunmatched
- Process Improvementunmatched
- Reporting Skillsunmatched
- Safety/Work Safetyunmatched
- Staff Policiesunmatched
- Strategic Planningunmatched
- Supply Chainunmatched
- Supply Chain Managementunmatched
- Supply Chain Operationsunmatched
- Team Buildingunmatched
- Team Lead/Managerunmatched
- Time Managementunmatched
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