Supervisor, Distribution

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in a related field. 5+ years of experience working in a distribution center. 2+ years of experience in a lead or mentorship role.

Job Summary

Supervises multiple departments within the distribution center, including case pick, shipping, receiving, returns, loading, order processing, and replenishment. Provides direction and motivation to warehouse associates while ensuring safety, productivity, and quality.

Major Tasks, Responsibilities, and Key Accountabilities

• Monitors productivity of warehouse associates and balances workload to ensure production and delivery goals are met.
• Provides training, tools, and equipment for warehouse associates to ensure tasks are completed safely and efficiently.
• Ensures all warehousing functions are running smoothly and acts as a point-of-contact for escalated issues.
• Identifies process improvements to enhance distribution center performance and the effectiveness of each department.
• Evaluates the distribution center’s alignment for efficiency and inventory management.
• Ensures all associates maintain clean work areas and follow company safety policies and procedures.
• Completes appropriate paperwork and productivity reports.

Nature and Scope

• Experience provides solutions.
• Ensures that work is performed consistently with company policies and procedures.
• Leads a group or team of support, craft, or lower level professional associates.

Work Environment

Usually located in a comfortable environment but with regular exposure to factors causing moderate physical discomfort, such as dust, fumes, or odors. Requires intermittent periods during which continuous physical exertion is required, such as walking, standing, stooping, climbing, lifting, and maneuvering material or equipment that may be heavy (50+ pounds) or awkward. Typicalrequirese night travel less than 10% of the time.

Education and Experience

• Typically requires BS/BA in a related discipline.
• Generally 5+ years of experience in a related field.
• May require certification.
• Advanced degree may offset less experience in some disciplines.

Our Goals for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

We are committed to creating a culture that promotes equity, respect, and advocacy for every HD Supply associate. We value the diversity of our people.

Equal Employment Opportunity

HD Supply is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status. At HD Supply, we believe that our core purpose is to improve our associates’ lives and equip them with the tools needed to provide exceptional customer experiences every day.

As one of the largest industrial distributors in North America, we enable our customers’ success by consistently delivering what they need, where and when they need it. HD SUPPLY has more than 80 years of experience supporting our customers with leadership positions in the maintenance, repair and operations (MRO). With 44 distribution centers spread across 25 states and two Canadian provinces, HD Supply provides an expansive offering of approximately 200,000 SKUs featuring high-quality, name-brand and proprietary products - all at competitive prices. Combine this with our industry-leading, value-add services - including localized jobsite delivery, will-call and direct-ship options, diversified logistics and innovative solutions - and you can see why our more than 300,000 customers continue to trust HD Supply as their first choice supplier for getting the job done.