Warehouse Supervisor
Vertiv · Pelzer
At Vertiv, we power the technologies that keep the world connected. As a global leader in critical digital infrastructure, we deliver innovative power, cooling, and technology solutions that support data centers, communication networks, and industrial operations worldwide.
The Warehouse Supervisor is responsible for the day-to-day leadership, safety, inventory control, and operational execution of warehouse activities supporting the Pelzer manufacturing campus.
This position provides direct frontline leadership to warehouse associates and ensures materials are safely and accurately received, stored, picked, staged, transacted, and delivered in support of production and customer shipment requirements.
Depending on assigned area, the Supervisor may have responsibility for Receiving, Production Picking, Ship Loose, Site Escalations, Sub-Assembly support, Inventory Control, Finished Goods, or other warehouse/material-flow activities across Pelzer P1, P2, and P3.
The Warehouse Supervisor must be a hands-on leader capable of operating in a fast-paced manufacturing environment while maintaining strong standards around safety, inventory accuracy, transactional discipline, productivity, quality, and employee accountability.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide daily leadership and direction to warehouse associates across assigned warehouse functions and shifts.
- Plan and allocate manpower based on production priorities, inbound requirements, Ship Loose demand, customer shipments, and daily operational needs.
- Ensure material is received, put away, picked, staged, and delivered accurately and on time to support the production schedule.
- Maintain strong operational control of Ship Loose material, including picking, staging, consolidation, identification, packaging coordination, and readiness for shipment.
- Ensure physical material movements are supported by accurate and timely Oracle transactions.
- Maintain inventory accuracy through location control, cycle counting, transaction discipline, material reconciliation, and investigation of discrepancies.
- Ensure Finished Goods and Ship Loose material are appropriately controlled and aligned to the correct production and customer shipment requirements.
- Support WON closure and shipment readiness by ensuring required warehouse activities and material transactions are completed accurately.
- Coordinate daily material priorities and escalations with Production, Planning, Materials, Quality, Logistics, and other supporting functions.
- Identify material shortages, missing parts, incorrect quantities, inventory discrepancies, and other constraints and drive timely resolution.
- Establish daily work priorities through Tier meetings, shift-start meetings, and direct floor leadership.
- Monitor warehouse productivity and ensure labor resources are appropriately aligned with operational demand.
- Manage employee attendance, performance, training, development, and adherence to established policies and standard work.
- Cross-train employees to increase flexibility and ensure appropriate operational coverage.
- Maintain a visible leadership presence on the warehouse floor and hold employees accountable for safety, quality, productivity, and process compliance.
- Enforce all EHS requirements, including forklift safety, pedestrian safety, dock operations, PPE, housekeeping, and safe material handling.
- Support incident investigations and implementation of corrective actions.
- Support cycle counts, inventory audits, annual Physical Inventory, and inventory reconciliation activities.
- Drive 5S, warehouse organization, space utilization, and continuous improvement activities.
- Monitor operational performance and escalate risks that could impact production, inventory accuracy, shipment execution, or customer commitments.
- Support overtime, weekend, and alternative shift requirements based on production and business needs.
- Perform additional responsibilities as required by Warehouse and Materials leadership.
Leadership Expectations
The Warehouse Supervisor is expected to be a visible, hands-on frontline leader, not simply an administrator of warehouse activity.
The Supervisor must establish clear expectations, actively manage execution on the floor, and hold the team accountable for following established processes.
The role requires the ability to:
- Lead by example and promote a strong safety culture.
- Create accountability across warehouse teams.
- Maintain control of inventory and material movement.
- Escalate issues early before they impact production or shipments.
- Drive problems through resolution rather than transferring ownership between departments.
- Develop employees and build a flexible, cross-trained workforce.
- Work collaboratively across P1, P2, and P3 as one Pelzer Materials and Warehouse organization.
- Adapt quickly as production priorities and customer requirements change.
Required Qualifications
- 3+ years of warehouse, materials, logistics, distribution, or manufacturing experience.
- Previous Supervisor, Team Lead, or frontline leadership experience preferred.
- Experience within a manufacturing or production-support warehouse environment strongly preferred.
- Knowledge of receiving, inventory control, production picking, material staging, shipping, and warehouse operations.
- ERP/WMS experience required; Oracle experience preferred.
- Understanding of inventory transactions and the relationship between physical material movement and system inventory.
- Strong organizational, communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Ability to lead and develop hourly employees across multiple warehouse functions.
- Basic Microsoft Office skills, including Excel, Outlook, and Teams.
- Ability to work flexible shifts, overtime, and weekends when required.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience within a high-volume or rapidly growing manufacturing environment.
- Experience supporting multiple production lines or manufacturing facilities.
- Oracle ERP inventory and warehouse transaction experience.
- Experience managing Ship Loose, production picking, Finished Goods, or customer-specific material staging.
- Experience with cycle counting, Physical Inventory, inventory reconciliation, and root-cause investigation.
- Lean Manufacturing, 5S, Continuous Improvement, or similar operational excellence experience.
- Forklift/material-handling equipment knowledge and experience.
Key Performance Areas
Performance will be measured across areas including:
- Safety performance
- Inventory accuracy
- Production picking performance
- Ship Loose execution
- On-time material delivery
- Receiving and put-away performance
- Transaction accuracy
- Cycle count performance
- Shipment readiness and completeness
- Employee productivity and accountability
- Warehouse organization and 5S
- Standard-work compliance
- Operational escalation and resolution
- Continuous improvementare not eligible for hire.
The successful candidate will embrace Vertiv’s Core Principals & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.
OUR CORE PRINCIPALS: Safety. Integrity. Respect. Teamwork. Inclusion.
OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
• High-Performance Culture• Customer Focus
• Operational Excellence
• Innovation
• Financial Strength
VERTIV BEHAVIORS
- Own it
- Act with urgency
- Foster a customer-first mindset
- Think big and execute
- Lead by example
- Drive continuous improvement
- Learn and seek out development
- Promote transparent & open communication
About Vertiv
Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) brings together hardware, software, analytics and ongoing services to enable its customers’ vital applications to run continuously perform optimally and grow with their business needs. Vertiv solves the most important challenges facing today’s data centers, communication networks and commercial and industrial facilities with a portfolio of power, cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extend from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered in Westerville, Ohio, USA, Vertiv employs around 34,000 people and does business in more than 130 countries. Visit Vertiv.com to learn more.
Work Authorization
No calls or agencies please. Vertiv will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Vertiv is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We promote equal opportunities for all with respect to hiring, terms of employment, mobility, training, compensation, and occupational health, without discrimination as to age, race, color, religion, creed, sex, pregnancy status (including childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression (including transgender status or sexual stereotypes), genetic information, citizenship status, national origin, protected veteran status, political affiliation, or disability. If you have a disability and are having difficulty accessing or using this website to apply for a position, you can request help by sending an email to help.join@vertiv.com.
The Warehouse Supervisor is responsible for the day-to-day leadership, safety, inventory control, and operational execution of warehouse activities supporting the Pelzer manufacturing campus.