Freight Supervisor - (US-PA-Bethlehem - 18025)

Compensation: $15.00 - $17.00 / Hour
Minimum Education: High School
Job Type: Full Time
Jobcode: 861590
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Freight Supervisor - Supervises the Freight Team. Responsible for overseeing the unload, processing and stocking of all incoming freight to the sales floor and stockroom areas, processing returns to vendors and transfers to other locations, and maintaining the receiving and stock areas to Company standards. Assigns tasks, directs workflow and trains new Associates. Effectively handles emergencies and accidents.Primary Duties and Responsibilities: Stocking & Merchandising - • Ensures all unload and freight processing equipment is staged and ready for use prior to all shifts. Inspects all equipment to ensure that it is in working order and is put back in place after use. Communicates as necessary to fix/replace any equipment that is not in working order or safe for Associates to use. • Leads Freight Associates to adhere to Company Best Practices when unloading merchandise, fixtures and supplies from trucks and when stocking or moving these items to designated appropriate selling floor or stockroom areas. Ensures merchandise is prepped for the merchandising process by ensuring it is sorted, staged and EAS tagged appropriately (based on Loss Prevention guidelines).• Assists in implementation and maintenance of all Company stockroom capacity and organizational guidelines, including recovering the dock at the end of each shift.• Prioritizes hanging/processing of ad merchandise and new receipts.• Assists in ensuring Company merchandise presentation directives and standards are met while merchandising incoming truck freight and replenishing the sales floor.• Ensures accurate completion of merchandise sets, planograms and other directives.• Assists sales floor departments in moving merchandise and fixtures on the selling floor or between the selling floor and stockroom areas. Replenishment - • Assists in leading the replenishment team to utilize all replenishment reports daily and ensures Company in-stock goals are maintained.• Monitors productivity of replenishment team to current Best Practice standards and communicates productivity results to Management.Supervision and Operations - • Assists in communicating daily goals to team in freight and replenishment. Assists in leading these processes, monitoring productivity standards to ensure Company guidelines are met. Preferred Qualifications: • Prior supervisory experience in merchandise receiving, handling and stocking in other retail or warehouse/distribution environments. Additional Information: • Effective verbal and written communication skills. • Basic math and reading skills, legible handwriting, and attention to detail. Basic computer skills, including working knowledge of MS Excel and Word (pre-employment testing required).• Ability to work as part of a team and interact effectively with others.• Critical features of this job are described within this job description. Job responsibilities may change at any time due to business needs.