Warehouse Supervisor - Cencora : Job Details

Warehouse Supervisor

Our team members are at the heart of everything we do. At Cencora, we are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures, and every person here is essential to us being able to deliver on that purpose. If you want to make a difference at the center of health, come join our innovative company and help us improve the lives of people and animals everywhere. Apply today!

This role is supporting our AmerisourceBergen business, which offers supply chain services to healthcare providers and health systems in the United States. The primary role of the Warehouse Supervisor is the hiring, termination, direction and performance of associates. The Warehouse Supervisor also oversees functional areas of the warehouse such as receiving, shipping, returns, picking, packing, checking, stocking, order filling, returns and management of the cage/vault as well as overseeing the verification and record keeping of outgoing shipments of controlled substances to customers. The warehouse may have different degrees of radio-frequency (RF) devices to be used for these tasks. The warehouse supervisor is also responsible to ensure that all safety guidelines are followed.

Directs the workflow, motivates, trains and monitors the performance of warehouse associates.

Monitors work processes and makes suggestions for modifications to increase and improve productivity, efficiency and accuracy for improving costs; implements changes as directed or needed.

Supports compliance with all appropriate policies, procedures, safety rules and DEA regulations.

Coaches employees to support their development in the role.

Depending on the assigned area, responsible for:

• Supervising the receipt of merchandise, ensuring that only products intended for the Distribution Center are accepted by the receiving clerks; ensuring that daily logs are maintained with accurate information relative to products received.
• Overseeing the department staff in counting, weighing and identifying items being shipped; checking materials against invoices, bills of lading, customer orders and similar documents.
• Overseeing the department staff in filling orders, double-checking and shipping controlled substances with the assistance of cage/vault clerks or order fillers.
• Maintaining all records of the delivery process such as time, date, quantity, source and destination of materials shipped.
• Overseeing the manifests of routes and departures to ensure customers receive their merchandise in a timely manner.
• May interact with customers in resolving delivery, or order filling issues.
• Ensuring the maintenance of records documenting order-filling process such as quantity, size, strength and NDC numbers.
• Overseeing the quality of the packing, protecting breakable items to ensure merchandise received by customers arrives in a satisfactory manner.
• Ensuring the maintenance of highly detailed records documenting incoming and outgoing controlled substances into the cage/vault area.
• Responsible for associates in their area of responsibility; tracks attendance, monitors performance and manages overtime.

Performs related duties as assigned.

Education: Requires broad training in fields such as business administration, accountancy, sales, marketing, computer sciences or similar vocations generally obtained through completion of a four-year bachelor's degree program or equivalent combination of experience and education.

Work Experience: Normally requires a minimum of two (2) years directly related and progressively responsible experience.

Skills and Knowledge:

• Ability to communicate effectively as a leader, both orally and in writing.
• Good decision-making skills.
• Must possess basic mathematical skills.
• Good analytical skills.
• Good leadership/coaching skills.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Working knowledge of warehouse operations.
• Strong organizational skills; attention to detail.
• Knowledge of computers to operate effectively with Outlook, PowerPoint, Word and Excel.
• Ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with distribution center associates; foster teamwork.

May require proficiency to operate a reach truck. Must be willing to work extended hours, take part in weekend on-call rotation, as needed, to meet productivity goals and provide emergency service to customers. Must be willing to participate in physical inventory if scheduled.

Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law. The company's continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory. Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call 888.###.#### or email

[email protected]

We will make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned.

Affiliated Companies: AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation