Logistics supervisor

Logistics Supervisor

Job Description

Logistics supervisors perform various functions that ensure goods are shipped and delivered within schedule.

The tasks, duties, and responsibilities majorly performed by logistics supervisors are shown in the job description example below:

• Manage and coordinate the organization, staffing, and operational activities for district warehouses and stores
• Participate in the development and implementation of goals, objectives, policies, and priorities of the organization
• Direct and review work plan for assigned staff
• Implement appropriate safety guidelines and investigate injuries or unsafe conditions
• Monitor storeroom and warehouse material usage
• Provide assistance in warehouse space utilization by designing facility layouts to achieve maximum storage efficiency
• Develop delivery schedules and drop shipment strategies
• Maintain accurate records and files of inventory usage
• Meet with staff to identify and resolve problems
• Select, train, motivate, and evaluate assigned personnel
• Implement discipline and termination procedures
• Prepare and present staff reports and other correspondence as appropriate and necessary
• Assist with budget preparation and administration
• Coordinate warehousing and storeroom activities with outside agencies and organizations
• Discover new trends and innovations in the fields of warehousing and storage programs.

Requirements – Skills, Abilities, and Knowledge – for Logistics Supervisor Job

The following are requirements you may be asked to meet to be considered for the job:

• Education and Training: To become a logistics supervisor requires a bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, business, or industrial engineering. Two years or more of relevant work experience is required.

• Decision Making: logistics supervisors need good decision making skills to be able to consider the relative cost and benefits of potential actions to decide on the best one
• Communication Skill: They should have excellent communication skill ( both written and verbal) to effectively negotiate with carriers, suppliers, custom brokers, and customers
• System Evaluation: They should be able to identify measures or indicators of system performance that are relative to the goals of the system
• Complex Problem Solving: They should have the ability to identify complex problems and review related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solution.
• Critical Thinking: They need to know how to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions or approaches to problems.
• Familiarity with industry relevant software programs

If you wish to take the next steps with your Logistics career, APPLY NOW! Feel free to reach out directly to me Samuel.nash@gogpac.com

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations.

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