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Sysco

Supplies food and kitchen goods to restaurants

Delivery Service Center Supervisor

Operations & LogisticsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timePortland, OR, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A high school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) credential is required.
  • One to three years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and related experience, is required.
  • Candidates must be able to keyboard proficiently.
  • Candidates must be able to use canned reporting and create specific ad hoc reports to identify areas for improvement.
  • Candidates must be proficient in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, and able to learn Sysco technology software and programs.
  • Candidates must be able to successfully engage and lead individual and team discussions and meetings.
  • Candidates must be able to solve practical problems involving a variety of concrete variables where limited standardization exists.
  • Candidates must be able to interpret written, oral, diagram, and schedule-based instructions.
  • Candidates must have working knowledge of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.
  • Candidates must be able to apply relevant policies consistently, promptly, and objectively.
  • Candidates must be able to follow established procedures and comply with local, state, and federal regulations in a disciplined manner.
  • Candidates must be able to manage pressures and stress associated with a deadline-oriented environment and customer service issues.
  • Candidates must be able to make timely independent decisions supporting company policies and procedures.
  • Candidates must be able to read, analyze, and interpret business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations.
  • Candidates must be able to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
  • Candidates must be able to present information effectively and respond to questions from managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
  • Candidates must demonstrate knowledge of spreadsheet and word-processing software and have excellent computer skills.
  • Candidates must be able to read, comprehend, write, and speak English.
  • Candidates must be able to perform arithmetic using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
  • Candidates must complete a Sysco-approved defensive driving program.
  • Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

  • Supervise the daily work and safety of delivery associates, including adherence to standard operating procedures, planned routes, and safe and efficient customer service.
  • Analyze live and historical data to maintain accurate delivery plans and on-time customer service.
  • Supervise labor hours and direct labor activities to stay within budget.
  • Recommend work schedules, including stop changes, classification changes, customer open and close times, and delivery-window expectations, and provide them to the appropriate person for necessary changes.
  • Supervise the proper selection and utilization of company assets supporting the delivery department.
  • Coordinate required repairs with the appropriate departments.
  • Review delivery productivity reports and submit them to the appropriate supervisor for review and determination.
  • Suggest efficiency ideas and cost-reduction measures and assist with implementing delivery changes.
  • Interpret, train, and consistently apply company policies, protocols, and procedures, including food safety, Department of Transportation requirements, record keeping, performance expectations, and safe work methods.
  • Communicate with Sales Management and Marketing Associates by email and maintain current communications-board data to resolve customer or delivery opportunities and issues.
  • Communicate proactively with drivers and direct activities to ensure adherence to daily delivery schedules, departmental performance goals, and overtime objectives.
  • Coordinate with Transportation Road Supervisors and the Safety Trainer to ensure consistent training, conduct associate observations, update preferred work methods, investigate accidents promptly to determine root causes, and perform routine safety inspections.
  • Recommend disciplinary action or behavior modification when required based on consistent reviews of performance data metrics.
  • Perform the physical duties of the position, including sitting, standing, walking, operating a computer keyboard, mouse, and telephone, and occasionally lifting or moving up to 20 pounds.

Desired Qualifications

  • A two- or four-year college degree in Business Management, Supply Chain Management, or a similar major is preferred.
  • HazMat certification is preferred.

About the Company

Sysco

Supplies food and kitchen goods to restaurants

Sysco buys, stores and delivers food, kitchen supplies and equipment to restaurants, hospitals, schools, hotels and other businesses that cook away from home. Alongside national brands, it sells its own Sysco Brand line of foods and supplies, which fills a large share of the cases it ships. Its biggest product groups are fresh and frozen meats, canned and dry goods, and frozen produce and baked goods. Customers order through Sysco sales representatives or online, and Sysco delivers from distribution centers across North America and Europe, earning money on the difference between what it pays suppliers and what customers pay for delivered goods. Sysco was founded in 1969, began public operations in 1970 and is based in Houston, Texas.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Houston, TX
Founded
1969

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