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From ensuring food is free from contaminants, to quickly and accurately diagnosing cancer and other diseases, laboratories worldwide rely on solutions from Agilent Technologies to gain the insights they seek. Agilent is investing in an industry-leading distribution hub in Memphis, Tennessee. Join our team of global logistics professionals adding value to customer partnerships with Agilent.

Bring your logistics and warehousing expertise to a growing team where we develop systems and processes to support our Global Life Sciences instruments and consumables business. The Distribution Supervisor provides materials, equipment, and supplies by managing receiving, warehousing, and distribution services and supervising staff.

Principle Duties/Responsibilities:

• Supervises individual contributors responsible for routine tasks in a distribution and logistics environment.
• Assigns and directs the implementation of tasks and processes in a department or workgroup.
• Establishes, maintains business controls and processes.
• Maintains a productive team through training and development.
• Plans short term labor and capacity with input from management.
• Develops and implements programs to ensure efficient cost-effective operation and utilization of a department's resources.
• Supports Best Place to Work (BPTW) initiatives and develops program
• Reduces operations exceptions through a disciplined approach or root cause and corrective action
• Maintains and develops operational training programs and supplemental programs for employee on-boarding and development
• Maintains operational SOPs and revision needs
• Monitors individual and departmental performance
• Provides objective performance feedback to employees for recognition, to assess training and identify any performance improvement needs.
• The supervisor will participate in regulatory and internal quality inspections and is responsible for all issues related to warehouse operations.
• Supports and maintains QMS
• Partially, works in an office setting under desirable conditions with few or no disagreeable features; May be required to perform duties in the warehouse which may require the ability to lift to 50 lbs. May be required to push or pull up to 125 lbs. frequently. May have extended hours sitting and or walking. May require occasional standing, climbing stairs or ladders.
• Some domestic and international travel may be required.