What are the responsibilities and job description for the Operations Supervisor position at CarParts.com?
CarParts.com is the go-to eCommerce platform for auto care and maintenance. We offer drivers quality parts at competitive prices and allow customers to schedule an appointment with a trusted mechanic directly from our website. We use world-class design principles and the latest technologies to deliver a fast, easy-to-use, and mobile-intuitive website. And with our company-owned national distribution network, we bring the best brands and manufacturers directly to consumers, cutting out the costs associated with brick-and-mortar retailers. Our more than 1,700 team members worldwide are dedicated to Empowering Drivers Along Their Journey.
Our Culture
At CarParts.com, we’re DRIVEN by our core values: Safety First, Customer Focused, and a Commitment to Excellence. These values guide us in everything we do and push us further in our growth both as a company and as people. They cultivate an environment where employees are inspired and empowered as we build and thrive together. All the hard work of our entire team has resulted in back-to-back record-breaking quarters since Q1 of 2020, as well as our inclusion in the Los Angeles Business Journal’s top 100 Best Places to Work in Los Angeles list for four years in a row (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023). Join us!
Summary of Role/Position
The Operations Supervisor performs complex managerial functions within the Distribution Center. Plans, controls and directs assigned operations in a cost efficient, timely and accurate manner. Works under direction with moderate latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment to attain specific goals and objectives.
YOU WILL:
- Schedule and assign employees in the direct performance of assigned tasks in one or more of the following areas: Receiving, Stocking
- Review staff requirements, evaluate operations, make recommendations and take appropriate action.
- Prepare or supervise the preparation of production records and reports as required.
- Compare individual employee attendance and productivity to standards and take remedial action as required.
- Interview, assist, train and evaluate employees.
- Maintain appropriate inventory of supplies.
- Maintain safe operating practices.
- The ability to work with others in a team environment, the ability to take direction, the ability to follow work rules and procedures, and the ability to accept constructive criticism.
- Must be able to lead and manage others effectively.
- Perform other duties as assigned
you MUST HAVE:
- 3-5 years experience in a supervisory capacity
- Broad knowledge of distribution operations.
- Graduation from high school or equivalent.
- Education and experience may be substituted for one another.
- Functional reading, writing and math.
- PC literacy.
- Written and verbal communication/instruction skills
- Intermediate interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
- Self-motivation and a determination to succeed.
- Innovative ideas followed by clear planning and implementation
- The ability to meet deadlines.
- The ability to work overtime as required.
- The ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
- The ability to work with a team.
- The ability to lift products of up to 50 lbs.
- A flexible attitude.
CarParts.com is an equal-opportunity employer. We enthusiastically accept our responsibility to make employment decisions without regard to race, religious creed, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, military service, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, or any other classification protected by federal, state, and local laws and ordinances. Our management is dedicated to ensuring that we fulfill this policy with respect to hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, recruitment advertising, pay, and other forms of compensation, training, and general treatment during employment.
The above-noted job description is not intended to describe, in detail, the multitude of tasks that may be assigned but rather to give the incumbent a general sense of the responsibilities and expectations of his/her position. As the nature of business demands change so, too, may the essential functions of this position.
