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If you're driven by the passion to do something meaningful that changes lives, Nestlé is the place for you. Nestlé USA is one of seven operating companies that make up Nestlé’s presence in the United States. We're in 97% of American homes, and as the leading food and beverage company, our goals are to continue to deliver quality food and beverage products, strengthen our local communities, and reduce our environmental and climate impact.

We’re determined to challenge the status quo and be better tomorrow than we are today. As individuals and teams, we embrace our entrepreneurial culture and have created a workplace where collaboration is essential, courage is rewarded, speed is expected, and agility is the norm to delight our consumers every single day. Here, you will find limitless opportunities to learn and advance your career and feel empowered to succeed in the workplace and beyond. Because our focus is not only on nourishing our customers, but also about enriching you.

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Position overview:

Performs the functions required to lead a warehouse safely and efficiently. This position must be flexible where changing business needs are concerned and must possess the communication skills necessary to be an effective leader. The Supervisor's responsibilities encompass all aspects of the Customer Service and Warehouse functions and include daily interaction with external, as well as internal, customers. The Warehouse Supervisor must ensure the highest levels of safety, accuracy, quality, and efficiency while working within the prescribed Nestle culture and philosophies. You will be responsible for creating and promoting a safe and effective work environment that allows the warehouse, as well as all support teams (i.e., logistics, product supply, inventory control, customer service, etc.) to achieve success in delighting their customers and contributing to the improvement in NDSD's gross margin return on sales. This role requires proven leadership skills, experience in developing teams and individuals, continuous improvement of processes and, consistent achievement of performance results. Experience with customer service, expense control and capital/asset management is also preferred.

Primary responsibilities:
•Lead and motivate a team of warehouse employees
•Develop and work within the warehouse budget of controllable expenses(i.e. labor, supplies, repairs, freight lanes and material damages) to achieve operational goals.
•Lead in a way that encourages engagement and develops the Nestle Continuous Excellence model (Nestlé's continuous process that encompasses LEAN, Six Sigma, TPM principles).
•Provide effective training and motivation as well as consistent performance feedback to warehouse employees.
•Facilitate team meetings and operational reviews. Encourage and facilitate team decision making and coach teams in the ways of consensus building and information sharing.
•Facilitate regular one-on-one meetings with each employee to discuss and determine career paths, and performance. Ensure follow-up of all relevant points.
•Support and drive Teams/Business Unit by setting goals and implementing action plans to reach those goals. Ensure Team input in goal-setting strategies and attainment plans.
•Provide and discuss daily/weekly/monthly performance results through our operational review process.
•Manage staffing by both the most cost effective and performance efficient means possible.

Safety:
•Stay in sync with and ensure all company safety policies and procedures are being followed by teams. Lead by example.
•Take an active role to ensure personal safety and the safety of others is never compromised through participation with the RDC Safety Team and other safety related initiatives and programs.

Quality:
•Ensure teams are working within the guidelines of the Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP's) and Food Safety program.
•Complete and document all food safety and quality checks as required by our various quality programs and standards.
•Actively participate in preventing and correcting quality related errors.

Culture:
•Lead, communicate, and interact with others in a manner consistent with the company's management philosophy and culture. Model and coach appropriate interactive skills.
•Ensure and support facility and department guidelines, processes, and SOP's balancing both business needs and Team Member needs.
•Actively participate in committees and task forces.
•Provide day-to-day communication and supporting both internal and external customers.
•Ensure cross-functional communication and training to promote and establish Team Member growth.

Technical:
•Possess excellent initiative and ability to multi-task.
•Must be comfortable with computer-based systems and programs and RF functionality.
•Understand staffing models in relation to volume and throughput.
•Research and implement various projects and/or initiatives related to the Business Unit.

Job essentials/ attributes:
•Adaptable: Adjust approach to match varied task requirements; adjust behavior to others' styles. Change priorities to meet changing demands. Adjust quickly to new responsibilities and tasks.
•Change and Innovation: Embrace change as an opportunity, not a problem. Develop and encourage entrepreneurial or non- traditional solutions within the team. Tolerate ambiguity and stress.
•Communication: Coordinate the communication, ensure understanding, and comprehend communication from others.
•Planning and Organization: Prioritize activities and assignments. Determine tasks and resources and schedule appropriate amounts of time for completing work. Utilize resources.
•Building a Successful Team: Develop team structure, facilitate goal accomplishment and involve others. Track, communicate and perform against the department's critical metrics and standard methodologies within your shift and in alignment with the other department's teams.
•Build Strategic Working Relationships: Seek opportunities, clarify the current situation, and develop your own ideas as well as the ideas of your team. Facilitate agreement.
•Building Partnerships/Collaboration: Identify and explore partnership opportunities. Formulate action plans. Manage and work cross-functionally with other departments and sites.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree preferred, not required
• 2 plus years of supervisory experience 

It is our business imperative to remain a very inclusive workplace.

To our veterans and separated service members, you're at the forefront of our minds as we recruit top talent to join Nestlé. The skills you've gained while serving our country, such as flexibility, agility, and leadership, are much like the skills that will make you successful in this role.  In addition, with our commitment to an inclusive work environment, we recognize the exceptional engagement and innovation displayed by individuals with disabilities.  Nestlé seeks such skilled and qualified individuals to share our mission where you’ll join a cohort of others who have chosen to call Nestlé home.

The Nestlé Companies are an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer seeking diversity in qualified applicants for employment.  All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, gender, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, perceived disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other protected status, as defined by applicable law. Prior to the next step in the recruiting process, we welcome you to inform us confidentially if you may require any special accommodations in order to participate fully in our recruitment experience. Contact us at accommodations@nestle.com or please dial 711 and provide this number to the operator: 1-800-321-6467.

This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.