Description
Job Summary:
Reports to the Fulfillment Manager and is a support to them. The Fulfillment Supervisor is responsible for managing all the activities related to the fulfillment process. These duties include: product fabrication and order preparation, collation, packaging and shipping. Supervisors are responsible for workflow management and informing the Manager of staffing concerns. The Supervisor will cross-train on multiple jobs, and will assume some Manager duties when the Manager is away.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Works on computers such as by managing emails and entering inventory into the system
- Manages and improve the workflow processes and procedures
- Provides recommendations for developing future automated order pickers
- Ensures workflow is accurate, efficient, and completed on-time
- Prioritizes, facilitates & expedites all production activities to meet due dates
- Analyzes orders and budget work-hours of employees
- Budgets the efficient use of materials and overhead
- Analyzes financial performance and recommends financial improvement plans
- Delivers disciplinary actions to employees as appropriate
- Ensures timecards are accurate, complete, and collected on-time
- Ensures report data is accurate, complete, and collected on-time
- Has ability to analyze data and provide reporting for:
- Equipment Utilization
- Production Cost
- Production Methods
- Delinquency Data
- Schedule Management Data
- Minimize freight expenses by being privy to shipping systems and delivery options
- Leads by example by working hard and having positive interactions with other departments
- Communicates and upholds department policies and procedures to the Department
- Conduct candidate interviews, maintain a productive staff and report staffing needs to the Manager
- Establish and schedule all training activities for the department
- Conduct performance evaluations for employees
- All other duties as requested, including supporting other departments
Requirements
Education and Experience:
- 5+ years of practical management experience
- 3+ years of supervisory experience
- Knowledgeable in all aspects of Fulfillment systems, techniques, and principles, preferred
- Familiar with shipping via UPS and FedEx Previous experience in Department budgeting and management is preferred
- Proficient in working on Computers and MS
Qualifications, Skills, Abilities and Competencies:
- Highly organized and detail-oriented
- Motivated by excellence and is results driven
- Has great leadership skills
- Give and take instruction and work with minimal supervision
- Must possess proficient skills in managing:
- Priorities
- Time
- People
- Self-motivating and self-managing
- Excellent English verbal and written communication skills
- Manage large workloads, and maintain high quality and accuracy of work
- Meet deadlines and mitigate disruptions to work flow
- Proficient in math such as arithmetic, fractions and percentages
- Thrives in a dynamic work environment with rapidly changing priorities
- Ability to pass a basic skills test
- Able to lift a minimum of 50 lbs
- Work scheduled mandatory weekends and overtime
- Is safety conscious
- Build effective relationships and build an effective team
- Has great problem-solving skills related to production, employees and clients
- Project management skills and ability to manage multiple simultaneous projects
- Work well with a team and contribute positively to GSP culture
Physical demands:
- PC/Keyboard: Working on computers, using keyboards and viewing screens
- Standing: Standing for entire assigned shift
- Lifting: Raising or lowering an object from one level to another (Includes upward pulling) of up to 50 lbs
- Carrying: Transporting an object, usually holding it in the hands or arms, or on the shoulder
- Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
- Feeling: Ability to identify texture of material such as if lamination has been applied and being able to distinguish different gauges of material thickness
- Talking: Verbal communication including giving instruction and exchanging information with necessary detail and delivery Hearing: Communication including listening to people convey instructions or conversation, and distinguishing noises from machines and within the plant