Distribution Center Supervisor

Company: AutoZone
Location: Newark
Posted on: January 12, 2021

Job Description:

Position Summary: The Distribution Center Advisor (DC Advisor) leads the day-to-day operations for a specific department for a shift within the AutoZone Distribution Center. The DC Advisor assists the DC Operations Manager with leading company initiatives and ensuring maximum productivity, training and retaining high performing AutoZoners in a safe environment, while controlling expenses and shrink, and remaining compliant with company procedures in accordance with AutoZone's expectations. Key Responsibilities: * Manages a team of up to 40 AutoZoners and demonstrates excellent communication, inclusiveness, and collaboration skills* Leads, directs, and motivates AutoZoners to ensure that work is completed and orders are processed to exceed customer's expectations* Manages daily and weekly labor cost and monitors daily payroll to ensure compliance with the DC attendance policy* Provides direction and coaching to minimize operational costs and maximize operational quality* Monitors work processes and makes suggestions for modifications in order to increase and improve productivity, efficiency, and accuracy for the purpose of improving costs; implements changes as directed * Ensures KPI's (Key Performance Indicators) are met pertaining to safety, on-time delivery, inventory management, order fill rates and operational costs* Ensures timely receiving, stocking, replenishment, selection and shipping of merchandise* Maintains compliance with established policies, procedures and legal requirements; and ensures all company policies and loss prevention procedures are followed* Maintains a safe working environment while ensuring AutoZoners are implementing those practices including PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)* Operate Powered Industrial Equipment (PIE) as needed* Work in a Safety Sensitive environment* Other duties as assigned Supervisory Responsibilities: * YesEducation and/or Experience:Required: High school diploma or GED* Understand the demands of a fast paced work environment involving receiving, stocking, inbound, outbound, replenishment, returns/recalls, etc.* Must be flexible for shift schedulePreferred: * 3 to 5 years of Distribution/ warehouse experience* 1+ years of supervisory experience* Experience operating Powered Industrial Equipment (PIE)Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations* NoneWork Environment:FactorDescriptionPrimary Work Site* 95% indoors* 5% outdoorsTemperature* Controlled indoors, typical of a warehouse environment* Varied outdoorsNoise* Powered Industrial Equipment and tools, Fans and Cooling Systems, horns and paging systemsHazards* Should be aware of box cutter, ladders, Powered Industrial Equipment, and some chemical exposure (ex: batteries, coolant, oil, washer fluid, brake fluid, etc.)Air Quality* Overall good; some gasses, fumes and dust presentWork Surface* Flat, even, hard, inclines and ramps, ladders and stairs, catwalks/scaffolds, parking lotPeople* Exposure to a variety of employees within designated departments* Exposure to varied customers and vendors in a distribution environmentPhysical Demands:The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job* Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. while pushing, pulling, lifting, bending and stooping and using lifting techniques and move loads* Ability to work in a fast-paced environment* Ability to work extended shifts* Constantly required to stand, walk, climb stairs, reach, kneel, crouch or crawl* Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust and focus* Ability to hear safety horns, PIE horns, pre-shift announcements/safety messages and pages* Ability to work in a Safety Sensitive environment (operation of PIE / heavy PIE traffic throughout the distribution center); moving conveyors, heights; maintain awareness of surroundings at all times and quick reaction time to hazardous conditions are necessary

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