Logistics Supervisor

Our Offer to You

Volvo Group offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic and team-focused environment in a company that is well known for its state-of-the-art company culture and benefits. Our culture is about how we interact with each other, our customers, and with society as a whole. It helps us to achieve our business objectives, is firmly rooted in our history, and is critical to our company’s long-term success. It is the foundation on which everything else is built.
 
Volvo Group is defined by a set of five carefully chosen values, which include Customer Success, Trust, Passion, Change, and Performance. These values are a major force in guiding our day-to-day behavior and drive our decision making at all levels of the organization. Our values are easy to understand, and yet fundamentally important. They express our shared beliefs across countries and entities to form the basis for a high-performing culture that can help maximize the full potential of the organization.
 
To work with us is to work with some of the world’s most iconic brands, and to be part of a reputation that has been earned for over a century. It is our responsibility to honor that heritage and build an even stronger future for our company moving forward. Each of our individual actions collectively define who we are as a company and how the world sees us.

Would you like to be a part of our team and join us on our journey?

What You Will Be Doing

In this position the Logistics Supervisor will plan, direct, and monitor all materials planning, inventory control, storage, shipping and receiving activities.  You will be responsible for developing and implementing materials handling procedures; monitor the cost and effectiveness of activities to optimize resources, prioritize spending and achieve volume, timelines, reliability, and safety standards. Oversee the maintenance of inventory control systems that track the status of purchase orders, inventory levels, and production requirements. Interpret inventory requests, production schedules, orders, and other documents. Liaise with functional or operational area managers. Lead, direct, evaluate, and develop a team of professional material handlers. This position will be based out of our largest manufacturing site in Dublin, Virginia.

Key Activities and Responsibilities:

• Maintain good housekeeping and material identification and organization in his/her area
• Establish set procedures for the most efficient operation of his/her area using his/her available manpower to best achieve the desired results and to maximize productivity
• Set acceptable standards of performance for his/her employees and ensures through training, direction, and discipline that these standards are met
• Check all transactions in area to minimize errors and to ensure inventory balance integrity while making material balance adjustments, if needed
• Ensure that parts have been allocated correctly in area and that conveyor and flow racks are organized and identified properly
• Directly responsible for highlighting potential parts shortage, keeping production supervisors informed of material status, and reporting misuse or misallocation of materials. Keeps expediters and their supervisors aware of all critical shortages to alleviate any potential production downtime
• Communicate effectively with production, quality control, data control, maintenance, planning, purchasing, traffic, and all material supervisors
• Review problems with superiors and reports daily progress in carrying out departmental policies and programs

What We Are Looking For

• BS degree in Logistics, Business or related field of study strongly preferred
• Four (4) years of logistics experience
• Strong knowledge in Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint are required) and other tools used to display and monitor key performance indicators like Power BI is a plus.
• High organizational ability and strong ability for planning
• Lean manufacturing experience is preferred

Competencies

• Composure: Is cool under pressure; does not become defensive or irritated when times are tough; is considered mature; can be counted on to hold things together during tough times; can handle stress; is not knocked off balance by the unexpected; doesn't show frustration when resisted or blocked; is a settling influence in a crisis
• Developing Direct Reports and Others: Provides challenging and stretching tasks and assignments; hold frequent development discussions; is aware of each person's career goals; constructs compelling development plans and executes them; pushes people to accept developmental moves; will take on those who need help and further development; cooperates with the developmental system in the organization; is a people builder
• Managerial Courage: Doesn't hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and "actionable" positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary

 
Compensation/Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• Company bonus
• Comprehensive health benefits
• 401(K) with company match, as well as additional automatic company contribution
• Culture with a passion for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for all
• Aggressive approach to Sustainability
• 5 weeks of annual vacation
• Global organization with expansive career growth opportunities
• Volvo Group University for professional and personal development
• Workplace health/wellness, and reimbursement programs