Administrative Skills, Analysis Skills, Business Services, Career Counseling, Communication Skills, Conference Management, Customer Satisfaction, English Language, Entrepreneurship, Inventory Management, Inventory Transactions, Leadership, Lift/Move 25 Pounds, Loaders, Logistics, Mobile Plant/Equipment, Multilingual, Pallet Jack, People Management, Performance Metrics, Physical Demands, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Problem Solving Skills, Purchasing/Procurement, Radio Frequency, Record Keeping, Retail Operations, Sanitation, Shipping/Receiving, Spanish Language, Typing, Warehousing, Wholesale Industry, Writing Skills
About Wakefern
Wakefern Food Corp. is the largest retailer-owned cooperative in the United States and supports its co-operative members' retail operations, trading under the ShopRite, Price Rite, The Fresh Grocer, Dearborn Markets, and Gourmet Garage banners.
Employing an innovative approach to wholesale business services, Wakefern focuses on helping the independent retailer compete in a big business world. Providing the tools entrepreneurs need to stay a step ahead of the competition, Wakeferns co-operative members benefit from the companys extensive portfolio of services, including innovative technology, private label development, and best-in-class procurement practices.
About Role
As a member of the Logistics Perishable Operations Team you will be responsible for overseeing numerous functions within a refrigerated warehouse to include: shipping, receiving, loading, inventory control, rotation of product, as well as the supervision of affiliated and non-affiliated Associates. This role requires oversight of a 7-day operation, Sunday through Saturday. Responsibilities also include, but are not limited to, managing and directing the day to day Logistics workflow. The candidate selected for this position will be expected to work a Split Work Week(Any 5 out of 7). The work week and days off will be based upon business needs and may not include traditional Saturday/Sunday off.
*2nd Shift: 1PM-9:30PM*
Responsibilities
- Work directly with Shift Supervisor assisting running the operation
- Adjust production standards and payroll hours when required
- Responsible for all training schedules and OSHA post-accident required training
- KPI (Key performance indicators) Develop, produce and analyze reports for off-standards jobs, such as loaders, checkers, etc., in order to maintain high productivity, accuracy and efficiency
- Monitor procedures, policies and technologies
- Ensure the quality service to stores, by monitoring scratches, product rotation, miss-selection, and aisle audits
- Achieve high levels of customer satisfaction through excellence in receiving, identifying, dispatching, and assuring the quality of goods
- Measure and report the effectiveness of warehousing activities and employees performance
- Ensure shipments and inventory transactions accuracy
- Communicate job expectations and coach employees
- Determine staffing levels and assign workload
- Maintain items record, document necessary information, and utilize reports to project warehouse status
- Identify areas of improvement and establish innovatively or adjust existing work procedures and practices
- Confer and coordinate activities with other departments
Skills
- Proven work experience as a warehouse supervisor
- High School diploma or equivalent required, college preferred.
- Previous warehouse supervisory experience including receiving, shipping, selection, sanitation and inventory control or other related experience is preferred.
- Strong leadership, problem solving and motivational skills with an ability to supervise administrative and warehouse associates.
- Working knowledge of Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), Rapid, Radio Frequency Hilo and Voice Directed Selection experience is preferred.
- Flexibility with regard to work schedule including; days, shift, overtime and holidays (Any 5 out of 7 days).
- Well-developed oral and written communication skills, bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.
Physical Demands and Work Environment:
- Ability to work in a warehouse environment with a unionized workforce.
- Ability to work in a refrigerated warehouse
- Wear protective steel toe footwear is required
- Standing and walking for long periods of time
- Operate mobile equipment (single pallet jack)
- Occasional bending, lifting and/or moving a case up to 25 pounds, closing of trailer doors while overseeing shipping is required
- Must be capable of typing and /or looking at a screen for an extended period of time
- On site - No remote work
How youll succeed
- Communicate Effectively
- Drive for Results
- Develop You
- Embrace Change
- Build Relationships
- Stay Competitive
The salary range for this position is $69,004 to $75,324.Placement in the range depends on several factors, including experience, skills, education, geography, and budget considerations.