Transportation Supervisor

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Summary: The Supervisor of Transportation is responsible for leading the transportation team to ensure the effective and efficient flow of products through the Distribution Center and their delivery into our guest's homes, consistent with the company's service expectations.

Primary Job Functions

• Assist in recruiting, selecting, and training team members.
• Maintains productivity through coaching, counseling, and holding team members accountable.
• Ensures that departments are staffed to workflow.
• The safe, timely, and effective flow of products through the Distribution Center.
• Responsible for data availability and documentation to facilitate the preparation of productivity reports and key performance indicators.
• Monitor Routing software throughout the day and identify any discrepancies.
• Responsible for the control and management of inventory going to the Returns Processing Lane.
• Exercise quality control processes on the products scheduled for delivery to the guest.
• Effective communication between Distribution Center staff and all internal guests.
• Understand and follow all safe work practices and rules while maintaining the completion and compliance of all vehicle and safety audits.
• Enforce safety programs to provide a safe and clean workplace for team members. Ensure that all training and compliance is current and managed with all team members within our safety guidelines.
• Maintain delivery vehicles and transportation equipment consistent with safety standards and lease requirements.
• Complete transportation field audits as prescribed by the Manager, Transportation.
• Other duties as required.

Job Qualifications

Education:

• High School Diploma is required.
• Leadership experience in Distribution or Transportation setting.

Experience:

• 5+ years' experience in delivery, distribution, logistics, and/or facility management with warehousing required.
• 2+ years of experience leading cross-functional teams.
• Ability to work warehouse equipment

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Must possess strong analytical skills using data and reporting.
• Knowledge of inventory and Routing systems
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; able to present clean, organized, and thorough information and data appropriate for intended audience.
• Ability to lead and motivate work teams inside guidelines set for organizations training, success and safety
• Experience in managing large-scale projects with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to coach for improvement

Work Environment:

This position is located in an active industrial manufacturing and distribution center with moderate to high noise levels, temperature variations, and material handling equipment in operation. The role may require extended periods of standing or walking on concrete floors and the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) such as safety glasses and steel-toed boots. The fast-paced environment involves time-sensitive and safety sensitive operations and may include various shift schedules to support production and distribution needs.

Benefits We Offer:

• Health, Dental, Vision, Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off; increases with years of service
• Generous Employee Discount on home furnishings
• Professional Development Opportunities
• Tuition Assistance
• Ashley Wellness Centers (location specific)
• 401(k) and Profit Sharing
• Life Insurance

Our Core Values:

• Honesty & Integrity: Acts with transparency, discretion, and ethical judgment. Trusted to handle sensitive information and provide accurate, unbiased insights.
• Dirty Fingernail: Takes full accountability for outcomes, not just tasks. Inspects details, ensures data accuracy, and follows through to completion.
• Continuous Improvement: Actively seeks better ways to improve templates, tools, and processes. Learns from prior initiatives and embeds lessons into standard work.
• Growth & Results Focus: Understands how transformation initiatives drive growth, cost reduction, and profitability. Keeps work aligned to enterprise priorities.
• Culture of Leadership: Leads through influence, reliability, and example. Builds trust across functions and supports leaders at every level.
• Customer-Centric & Boundaryless: Works across silos for the greater good of the organization. Ensures outputs meet the needs of executives, initiative owners, and teams.
• Operational Excellence: Demonstrates strong organizational discipline, attention to detail, and the ability to translate ambiguity into clear, executable tools.

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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and provide a drug-free working environment. While Ashley appreciates the interest of all candidates only those meeting specific position requirements may be contacted. This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment. The company reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the need arises.

Notice to Search Firms: We are not seeking assistance or accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms. We will not pay any placement, referral or other fees to any search firms unless we have agreed otherwise in a valid, written agreement for the specific position posted and signed by an authorized representative of Ashley Furniture Industries.

Please note this position is not eligible for current or future employment sponsorship. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or at any time in the future.

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