Lear Corporation
Warehouse Supervisor
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Warehouse Supervisor – Sunderland
Position: Warehouse Supervisor
Location: Sunderland
Contract Type: Permanent
Reports To: Warehouse Manager
Company Overview
Driving the future of automotive. We’re Lear For You.
Lear, a global automotive technology leader in Seating and E-Systems, enables superior in-vehicle experiences for consumers worldwide. With over 173,000 talented employees across 37 countries, Lear is committed to innovation, operational excellence, and sustainability. Our mission, “Making every drive better™”, is achieved by delivering the technology for safer, smarter, and more comfortable journeys. Headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, Lear serves all major automakers globally and ranks #189 on the Fortune 500.
More details available at lear.com or by following us on Twitter @LearCorporation.
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Customer-focused representation:
- Represent the company in a professional, positive, and customer-focused manner.
Warehouse operations:
- Ensure safe, efficient, and compliant warehouse operations, aligned with HSE standards.
- Plan, coordinate, and monitor receipt, storage, movement, and dispatch of goods.
- Drive zero tolerance for quality deviations to meet customer deliverables.
Inventory management:
- Maintain accurate inventories through physical counts and system reconciliation.
- Ensure accuracy of all goods-in/goods-out documentation and stock labelling.
Technical oversight:
- Oversee warehouse IT, WMS (Warehouse Management System), and automated systems for accuracy and up-to-date functionality.
Operational improvement:
- Optimize warehouse layout and space utilization; conduct future capacity planning.
- Identify, recommend, and implement process and system improvements.
- Reduce waste, drive continuous improvement, and foster cost reduction and efficiency.
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Operational excellence:
- Maintain best-practice logistics standards, policies, and procedures.
Leadership and team development:
- Lead, coach, and develop warehouse staff and team leaders to meet KPIs and deadlines.
- Monitor and manage time and attendance for the materials team.
Key Skills & Qualifications
Technical & logistical:
- Strong knowledge of logistics KPIs.
- Hands-on experience working with WMS, ERP, and MRP systems.
- Experience with continuous improvement methodologies, including Kaizen, Kanban, 5S, PDCA, and Gemba.
Software & technical skills:
- Strong skills with Excel, Word, and Outlook.
Preferred experience:
- MRP systems expertise, ideally with AS400 or BPCS.
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