Operations Supervisor (Sunday-Tuesday 5:30am-5:30pm)

Area: Global Operations

Department: Distribution

Direct Reporting Line: DC Operations Manager

Indirect/Second Reporting Line : Director, DC Operations

Location: Wilkes Barre, PA

GSMS Grade: P1

Personnel managed: Yes

Purpose: The Operations Supervisor is a member of the leadership team responsible for launching and managing the Adidas' newest ecommerce and retail Distribution Center. We are looking for a smart, analytical, and innovative leader who can help support ecommerce and retail operations in a scalable way that will support rapid growth as well as our long-term business strategy. This position offers an opportunity to make a significant impact on Adidas' fastest growing channel and market. The Operations Manager will work to continuously optimize our DC operations by engaging with various stakeholders to improve operational metrics,and refine processes and remove waste from operations.

A successful candidate possesses good business judgment, supply chain experience, and strong skills in working collaboratively and cross-functionally. The candidate must also possess a proven track record of delivering results. He or she will have strong analytical capabilities, including experience handling large and complex data sets. This individual will be a strong people manager with the ability to effectively manage managers/supervisors with varying levels of experience. The position requires an individual who can work both autonomously and collaboratively in a demanding and often ambiguous environment with strong attention to detail and effective prioritization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage specific functional area in Distribution Center and be accountable for achieving all productivity and quality targets.
• Train, and manage DC associates.
• Maintain full working knowledge of the WCS and WMS platforms.
• Manage the collection, reporting and feedback regarding operations functions using SAP, excel, queries and WMS reporting.
• Report on operations metrics to evaluate DC area performance in productivity, quality, and safety.
• Maintain all OSHA safety standards including all reporting of accidents, injuries, damages, and potential threats to safety

Key Relationships:

• Interface with Distribution Director, Transportation, Distribution Supervisors, Managers, and Associates.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Experience operating in high-volume ecommerce operations.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written, with ability to effectively and efficiently interact with associates and senior DC management team.
• Ability to accept and meet critical deadlines with good planning and organization skills
• Strong analytical and data manipulation skills. Proficient use of Microsoft office applications
• The job requires extensive walking and standing on hard surfaces

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum of Bachelor's degree and 3 or more years of related industry experience.

adidas celebrates diversity, supports inclusiveness and encourages individual expression in our workplace. We actively encourage individuals with disabilities to apply and will provide reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process. We do not tolerate the harassment or discrimination toward any of our applicants or employees. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

adidas offers robust and progressive medical, including HSA (Health Savings Account) with employer funding or FSA (Flexible Spending Account) options, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, adoption, with surrogate and fertility support, short and long-term disability, and basic life and AD&D insurance, which can be supplemented with employee-paid coverage. Employees are able to enroll in adidas' 401k plan and Stock Purchase Plan with employer match. Full-time employees are eligible for education assistance and generous Leave policies including 14 weeks of paid parental leave.
Employees are eligible to earn an annual bonus based on both company and personal performance. Employees accrue prorated flexible time off in the amount .4388 hours per day that increases with years of service, twelve paid holidays throughout the calendar year and Service Time Off during milestone years.

The working location of this position is Wilkes-Barre, PA.

Though our teammates hail from all corners of the world, our working language is English.