• 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.

nts – Skills, Abilities, and Knowledge

• Education and Training: To become a logistics supervisor requires a bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, business, or industrial engineering

• 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 solutions