Penske Logistics

Senior Operations Supervisor - Transportation (Supply Chain/Logistics)

Penske Logistics$80K — $94K *
Lacey, WA 98503In-Person
Transportation
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2-4 years related functional experience required
  • High School Diploma or equivalent mandatory
  • Bachelor's Degree preferred
  • Strong written and oral communication skills
  • Advanced computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite
  • Regular attendance is essential
  • Willingness to travel as needed

Responsibilities

  • Lead and supervise daily logistics operations and customer service functions
  • Evaluate and recommend productivity improvements in dispatch and warehouse operations
  • Monitor and provide feedback on associate performance and attendance
  • Ensure compliance with safety regulations and operational procedures
  • Support training of new associates and provide operational coverage as needed
  • Manage financial compliance including inventory accuracy and cost control
  • Identify and implement continuous improvement strategies for customer service

Benefits

  • Bonus eligibility based on performance
  • Opportunities for career advancement
  • Comprehensive training and development programs
  • Dynamic work environment with diverse responsibilities
  • Supportive company culture with a focus on safety and compliance
Full Job Description
Job Description

Position Summary:

Provide operational leadership to individual contributors and hourly workforce to ensure the execution of daily tasks and activities including driver deliveries, loading/unloading of trailers, cross docking and customer service operations in a manner consistent with company services and cost objectives. Supervises most processes directly including workforce and equipment scheduling. Responsible for making corrective action and disciplinary decisions up to written warning level. Involved in the hiring process and customer meetings as necessary. Reviews truck runs based on location of accounts, volume, costs, customer requirements and private fleet utilization. Review daily orders for additional private fleet opportunities based on above requirements.

Work Schedule: PM/Overnight shift, including weekend coverage and support as needed as part of the regular schedule.

Salary range - $80,168 -$94,200/annually. In this role, Senior Operations Supervisors, will be bonus eligible based on their performance and location performance.

Major Responsibilities:

People:

-Communicate performance standards that are specific and measurable, Interview hourly associates and provide recommendations for hire, monitor attendance, productivity, and other performance markers and provide counseling and/or recognition to associates as needed.

Operations:

-Supervise logistics operations including customer service, freight loading and unloading, dispatch and proper documentation and procedure control, Evaluate and recommend changes in preferred work methods to increase productivity of dispatch/warehouse operations. Assist in new associate training, provide relief coverage for operational duties when associates utilize time-off or are absent from the shift, Have a thorough working knowledge of the site's operating systems in order to ensure operational compliance and correct exception resolution, Complete all necessary records and reports in a timely and accurate fashion.

Finance:

-Ensure compliance with financial policies and procedures such as inventory accuracy and control, returns, damages, etc., Understand the relationship between decision-making and profitability, closely manage associates' working hours and activities to minimize overtime and to meet or exceed productivity targets.

Safety:

-Ensure day-to-day management and associate activities are in alignment with the location safety strategy, provide associates with communication, training, feedback, and direction to ensure safe performance, Ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory agencies and company policies and procedures.

Growth / Customer Experience:

-Understand the location-specific customer goals & objectives, Ensure the customer knows that we are committed to helping them meet their objectives, determine areas that could benefit from Continuous Improvement efforts.

Fleet/Assets:

-Properly plan work assignments to ensure effective use of fleet/warehouse equipment, Work with hourly associates to ensure they understand safe and efficient operation of equipment.

Other projects and tasks as assigned by supervisor

Qualifications

Qualifications:
-2 - 4 years related functional experience

-High School Diploma or equivalent required

-Bachelors Degree preferred

-Strong written/oral communication and organizational skills are required

-Advanced computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint required

-Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of the job

-Willingness to travel as necessary, work the required schedule, work at the specific location required, complete Penske employment application, submit to a background investigation (to include past employment, education, and criminal history) and drug screening required.

Physical Requirements:

-The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

-The associate will be required to: read; communicate verbally and/or in written form; remember and analyze certain information; and remember and understand certain instructions or guidelines.

-While performing the duties of this job, the associate may be required to stand, walk, and sit. The associate is frequently required to use hands to touch, handle, and feel, and to reach with hands and arms. The associate must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25lbs/12kg.

-Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Schedule: PM/Overnight shift, including weekend coverage and support as needed as part of the regular schedule.

Salary range - $80,168 -$94,200/annually. In this role, Senior Operations Supervisors, will be bonus eligible based on their performance and location performance.

Other projects and tasks as assigned by supervisor

About Penske Logistics

Penske Logistics is a wholly owned subsidiary of Penske Truck Leasing that provides logistics services to manufacturers, retailers and distributors. The company operates in North America, South America, Europe and Asia. Penske Logistics has more than 50,000 employees and manages a fleet of more than 300,000 vehicles. The company offers a range of services, including transportation management, warehousing and distribution, lead logistics, cross-docking, and supply chain consulting. Penske Logistics has been recognized for its sustainability efforts, including being named to the EPA's SmartWay Excellence Award list.
Learn more about Penske Logistics
Size
50,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1969

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