Warehouse Operations & Continuous Improvement Supervisor

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We are hiring a Warehouse Operations Supervisor with experience driving process improvements and leading high-performing teams. The position oversees shipping receiving inventory and material flow operations while focusing on Lean initiatives cost reduction warehouse optimization and inventory accuracy across multiple locations. Strong leadership analytical skills and a continuous improvement mindset are key to success. Qualified candidates must be willing to work an onsite schedule at our Greeneville TN location.

Operational Leadership

• Lead daily shipping receiving warehousing order picking material handling and inventory activities across multiple warehouse locations.
• Supervise coach and develop warehouse team members while establishing clear expectations for safety quality delivery productivity and accountability.
• Lead daily Tier meetings and use KPI performance to identify issues assign actions escalate barriers and drive sustainable corrective actions.
• Coordinate shipping priorities transportation methods and schedules with trucking vendors planning production and other internal partners to meet customer requirements.
• Ensure outgoing orders are picked packed documented and shipped accurately and on time.
• Maintain accurate and timely inventory transactions to provide reliable inventory visibility throughout the organization.
• Investigate and resolve shipping receiving inventory and material-flow discrepancies.
• Support and lead physical inventory and cycle-count activities while driving improvements that increase inventory accuracy.
• Process Improvement & Cost Reduction
• Conduct a comprehensive review of warehouse shipping receiving inventory and material-handling processes to identify opportunities for significant improvements in cost productivity space utilization material flow inventory accuracy and service levels.
• Develop and execute a prioritized continuous improvement roadmap for warehouse operations.
• Identify quantify recommend and implement cost-reduction projects with measurable financial and operational results.
• Apply Lean and continuous improvement principles to eliminate waste unnecessary movement excess handling waiting transportation and non-value-added activities.
• Establish baseline performance define improvement targets and track results to ensure improvements are sustained.
• Material Flow & Warehouse Optimization
• Evaluate existing stocking locations point-of-use inventory staging areas rack layouts material routes and warehouse space utilization.
• Redesign stocking strategies and material locations where appropriate to reduce travel distance material handling congestion and overall operating cost.
• Partner with Operations Supply Chain Engineering Quality and other functions to improve material flow from receiving through production and ultimately to customer shipment.
• Evaluate opportunities for warehouse layout changes visual management standard work material presentation replenishment strategies and technology improvements.
• Use operational data to make fact-based recommendations regarding warehouse capacity labor requirements storage strategies and future capital needs.

Inventory Optimization

• Regularly analyze inventory levels usage aging and movement to identify excess obsolete slow-moving and inefficiently positioned inventory.
• Develop recommendations for disposition consumption relocation stocking-policy changes or other actions to reduce excess and obsolete inventory.
• Partner with Planning Purchasing Operations Finance and other stakeholders to improve inventory turns and working-capital performance while protecting customer service.
• Identify root causes of excess inventory and implement systemic improvements to prevent recurrence.

Leadership & Talent Development

• Build a high-performing warehouse organization through coaching training accountability and employee development.
• Develop standard work and cross-training to strengthen organizational capability and reduce dependency on individual employees.
• Identify and develop future team leaders and create appropriate succession plans for critical warehouse responsibilities.
• Build strong working relationships across Production Planning Purchasing Quality Engineering Finance and Transportation.
• Demonstrate the leadership capability and business acumen necessary to progress toward broader management responsibilities.

Safety & Compliance

• Maintain safe clean organized and efficient warehouse environments including racks staging areas docks and shipping/receiving zones.
• Proactively identify safety risks and implement corrective actions.
• Promote a culture in which employees actively identify hazards and improvement opportunities.
• Ensure compliance with company policies procedures customer requirements and applicable regulatory requirements.

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• 5 years of progressive experience in warehouse distribution logistics materials manufacturing or supply chain operations.
• Previous leadership or supervisory experience.
• Demonstrated experience improving operational processes rather than simply maintaining existing processes.
• Experience with shipping receiving inventory management material handling and warehouse operations.
• Experience using ERP WMS or similar business systems.
• Ability to analyze operational data and translate findings into actionable improvements.

• Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Operations Management Business Engineering Industrial Engineering Logistics or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated success leading Lean continuous improvement productivity or cost-reduction projects.
• Experience with warehouse layout optimization material flow point-of-use inventory Kanban/replenishment systems or value-stream improvement.
• Experience analyzing and reducing excess and obsolete inventory.
• Experience managing teams or operations across multiple locations.
• Experience developing KPIs and using data to manage operational performance.
• Lean Six Sigma or other continuous improvement training/certification.
• Strong analytical skills and proficiency with Microsoft Excel and other data-analysis tools.
• Strong leadership communication problem-solving and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Annual Salary Range:$84000-$105000. Actual salaries will vary based on several factors including but not limited to applicable work experience training education performance.

Employee benefits are part of the competitive total rewards package that Donaldson Company Inc. provides to you. Our comprehensive benefits program includes health benefits retirement plan (401k) paid time away paidleaves(including paid parental leave)andmore.

Immigration Sponsorship Not Available:

• Applicants for this position must be currently and legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship (e.g. H-1B J-1 F-1 CPT OPT etc.).
• Donaldson will not offer immigration sponsorship or assume sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.
• International relocation or remote work arrangements outside of the U.S. will not be considered.

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