Stores Supervisor

Job Summary

The Stores Supervisor manages and administers the warehouse/stores program for the Oro Grande Cement Plant.

Benefits

At CalPortland, we’re proud to offer a comprehensive, competitive benefits package that provides health and financial support to our most important resources: our employees. Your benefits are an important part of your overall compensation at CalPortland. That’s why we give you a wide range of benefits to choose from. All regular full-time employees may enroll in a variety of health and welfare plans including medical, dental, and vision plans. Other benefits include life insurance, disability coverage, an employee assistance program, and a retirement program. The company also has a variety of voluntary benefits for employees to choose from.

Compensation

The current annual salary range is $80,000 - $90,000.

Responsibilities

• Manage and administer plant Stores program and supervise warehouse personnel
• Follow and properly administer company policies, practices, and processes
• Assist in maintaining a Stores inventory that supports the goals of the organization
• Reduce inventory wherever possible to include removing obsolete items, reducing maximums where possible, elimination of stock numbers of items readily available by local vendors
• Work closely with the Regional Buyer and Corporate Purchasing Dept.
• Plans, organizes, and monitors the receiving, storage, and distribution of all items received from suppliers, ensuring a smooth and consistent operation so parts and supplies are located and distributed to proper departments in an effective and efficient manner
• Maintains a personnel structure and staffing level to accomplish the warehouse and receiving mission
• Plans and coordinates work, trains and motivates, monitors, and evaluates the performance of warehouse associates; ensures their ability to safely operate material handling equipment to move materials to and from storage configurations; counsels, records, and disciplines as necessary
• Research material handling equipment to ensure procurement of the most suitable equipment in terms of performance, safety, reliability, and cost
• Monitors the unloading of materials into the receiving department; ensures materials are staged for counting and inspection; ensures receiving in SAP accurately reports materials physically received
• Helps resolve discrepancies with accounting regarding invoices, packing slips, and receiver reports
• Monitors the flow of paperwork from receiving to inventory control
• Ensures materials are stored properly to conserve space and comply with safety procedures
• Enforces safety standards and ensures MSHA compliance
• Prepares shipping documentation and other related paperwork as needed
• Orders, receives, and maintains equipment, materials, and tools
• Supervise counting, weighing, and identifying materials meant for shipment
• Check and verify materials in the warehouse periodically
• Resolve employee conflicts, as well as keep employees motivated and on-task
• Devise plans of action and assess those plans regularly
• Perform timely data entry of purchase orders, inventory, and associated department data
• Provide information to other departments, divisions, and vendors
• Evaluate quotes for parts and supplies as needed
• Establishes guidelines and procedures for inventory control of two storerooms
• Initiates requisitions as needed for the replenishment of depleted stock; reviews requisitions to ensure proper coding and budget allocation
• Checks quantity and quality of goods received for conformity to purchase orders and specifications, notes and reports shortages, damages, and other discrepancies
• Cross-trained to cover regional buyer in his absence
• Maintain clear and concise communication, and courteous, professional relationships with all employees at all levels, as well as with vendors
• Demonstrates CalPortland’s mission statement and shared values in daily actions, service, attitude; represents the department in a manner that conveys pride, competence, integrity, and professionalism

Education

• High school diploma or GED
• Course work towards a degree in Supply Chain Management or Procurement preferred

Requirements/Qualifications

• Knowledge of basic purchasing and inventory management concepts and techniques
• Supervisory and leadership skills preferred
• Experience in a manufacturing environment
• Strong written and verbal communications skills
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, i.e., Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Strong work ethic
• Team player
• Ability to multi-task and stay calm under pressure with competing priorities and departments
• Ability to carry a company-provided phone and be available while away from the plant

Preferred:

• Degree in Procurement or Supply Chain Management
• SAP experience
• Cement Plant Knowledge 

Conditions of Employment

Successful candidate must submit to post-offer pre-employment physical examination, drug/alcohol screen, and background check. Some positions require FMCSA regulated ongoing drug and alcohol testing.