Senior Supervisor

Role & responsibilities

• Supervise warehouse and stores operations and manage team performance.
• Maintaining productivity, quality, discipline, and compliance with company procedures.
• Manage and coordinate warehouse supervisors, store personnel, helpers and other operational staff.
• Ensure proper receipt, storage, handling, issue and dispatch of materials.
• Monitor inward and outward movement of materials and ensure proper documentation.
• Ensure materials are stored systematically with proper identification and location management.
• Monitor inventory levels and assist in maintaining accurate stock records.
• Conduct and coordinate physical stock verification and inventory reconciliation.
• Monitor employee attendance, productivity, discipline and manpower utilization.
• Allocate work and manpower according to daily warehouse requirements.
• Ensure proper handling of materials to minimize damage, shortage and wastage.
• Maintain warehouse cleanliness, organization and safe working conditions.
• Ensure compliance with warehouse safety procedures, quality standards and company policies.
• Coordinate with Purchase, Production, Dispatch, Logistics, Accounts and other concerned departments.
• Monitor loading/unloading activities wherever applicable.
• Identify operational bottlenecks and take appropriate corrective action.
• Handle day-to-day operational escalations and resolve warehouse-related issues.
• Train and guide warehouse personnel on processes, safety and material-handling practices.
• Maintain proper records and prepare daily, weekly and monthly warehouse reports for management.
• Support implementation and adherence to SOPs and inventory-control procedures.

Preferred candidate profile

• Prior experience in Warehouse / Stores / Material Management is essential.
• Experience in supervising warehouse manpower and day-to-day warehouse operations.
• Good understanding of inventory control, stock management, material movement and documentation.
• Familiarity with ERP/SAP or warehouse/inventory management systems will be preferred.
• Ability to manage teams, allocate manpower and ensure productivity.
• Knowledge of warehouse safety and material-handling procedures.
• Good working knowledge of MS Excel and operational reporting.
• Candidates from manufacturing, logistics, distribution, retail or similar warehouse-intensive industries may be considered depending upon the company's requirement.