Distribution Center Supervisor

Job Details

Goodwill is one of the leading non-profit brands in the world and one of the largest non-profits in Southern California. We are a rapidly evolving organization and yet we have never been more focused on our Mission, on our people, and on our future.It’s always a GOOD day in SoCal!

The Supervisor at Goodwill's Riverside Distribution Center, oversees new merchandise and corporate donations. This role supervises the daily operations of the purchased product distribution center team, ensuring accurate receiving and shipping records. The Supervisor monitors productivity and inventory levels to control expenses, minimize losses, and maximize revenue and collaborates closely with distribution supervisors and leads team to maintain a safe and efficient facility.


Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Oversee daily receiving, sorting, storage, picking and packing of purchased product and corporate donations, ensuring efficient output for product demand.
• Establish and monitor daily department and individual goals for purchased products and corporate donations, ensuring targets are consistently met.
• Continuously identify and share ideas for process improvements with the Buyer/Planner to enhance overall efficiency and effectiveness

• Maintain accurate inventory levels through regular physical counts, reconciling discrepancies with the Buyer/Planner.
• Ensure all pricing labels on purchased products are accurate and up to date before distribution to store locations.
• Monitor department supplies and inform Buyer/Planner when replenishments are needed.
• Inspect inbound purchased product/corporate donations shipments for accuracy and product defects, reporting findings to the Buyer/Planner.
• Enforce safety standards, maintaining a safe, clean, and organized area that adheres to standard operational procedures.
• Lead by example, ensuring procedures and best practices are consistently followed to optimize operations and reduce errors.
• Lead department activities, including palletizing, wrapping, and routine cycle counting. (current distribution supervisors do not have “participates”)
• Drive a motivated and efficient team by providing effective coaching, feedback, and encouragement.
• Maintain open communication with center supervisors and leads to ensure company programs and initiatives are supported and concerns communicated in a collaborative way.
• Local travel (25%); maintain a valid driver’s license and state-required auto insurance, with driving records that meet the company’s insurance standards.

Education & Experience

• 5+ years of warehouse experience.
• 2 - 3 years of supervisory experience in a warehouse or distribution center environment preferred.
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required.
• Experience with inventory control, inventory reconciliation, and cycle counting and familiar with a variety of the distribution concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Experience operating manual and electric pallet jacks, and walkie, standard and high reach forklifts.
• Strong, data driven decision making and proactive approach to problem-solving and creating solutions.
• Strong communication, interpersonal skill, leadership, and conflict resolution.
• Strong knowledge of modern warehousing practices and methods.
• Demonstrated ability to motivate a team, plan & accomplish goals
• Ability to stand, swoop, bend, and lift up to 50 lbs.
• Bi-lingual in Spanish preferred.
• High degree of ethics and integrity.
• Background, Drug Screen, MVR required.

Goodwill Industries in Southern California is an equal opportunity employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. If you'd like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please click here:

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Goodwill gives preferential consideration to persons with barriers to employment. Persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Goodwill is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity for applicants and employees.
Employment decisions will comply with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination in employment including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Immigration and Nationality Act, and any other characteristic protected by federal or state law.

Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disabilities

In furtherance of our commitment to end discrimination against qualified disabled individuals, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and all regulations properly issued thereunder to protect the rights of qualified disabled persons, it is Goodwill's policy that no program or activity administered by it shall exclude from participation, deny benefits to or subject to discrimination any individual solely by reason of his or her disability. Equal employment opportunity will be extended to qualified disabled persons in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including recruitment, hiring, upgrading, training, promotion, transfer, discipline, layoff, recall and termination. We further affirm that we will provide reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified disabled employee or applicant.

It is the policy of Goodwill to provide reasonable accommodations for qualified persons with disabilities who are employees or applicants for employment. If you need assistance for accommodations to interview because of a disability, please notify the Human Resources Department.
Employment opportunities will not be denied to anyone because of the need to make reasonable accommodations for a disability.