With more than $1B in revenue, Tennant Company is a globally recognized leader in the cleaning equipment industry. For the past 150 years, we have been passionate about developing and manufacturing innovative and sustainable solutions for our customers. At Tennant Company, we are committed to stewardship and creating a cleaner, safer and healthier world. With manufacturing, operations and sales, service, and support functions across the globe, your journey at Tennant can take you places you never expected.

The Louisville Disribution Center is looking for a supervisor to manage the day to day operations of it's LTL Department. As an experience supervisor we are looking for:

Skills Required

• Experience in decision making and exercisesound judgement to plan and accomplish goals.
• Effective communication skills with staff and peers from up and downstream processes.
• Experience Identifying and eliminatinglogistics obstacles to ensure timely movement of large international orders.
• Experience in assisting teams with escalatingissues involving ports/terminals and steamship or cargo lines.
• Manage capacity constraints within the transportation of goods.
• Assist in administration of efficient and economical movement of goods in compliance with relevant local, country, and international customs laws and processes.
• Establish and maintain excellent vendor relationships.
• Problem solve within the international supply chain.
• Collaborate with other transportation departments, business, and functional teams (domestic and abroad) to improve overall supply chain movement.
• Identify continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ability to motivate engagement of a diverse group of employees and drive changes.
• Coach and mentor direct reports.
• Clear understanding of problem-solving process and methods.
• Identify obstacles within department that may keep employees from being effective; takes action to address issues as they arise.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, organize and accurately prioritize work, be detail oriented, understand when urgency is required and use good judgment in various situations.
• Ability to use sound judgment and discretion in dealing with highly confidential information.
• Ability to successfully handle and manage change.
• Ability to build and maintain positive relationships, both internally and externally, and collaborating well cross-functionally.
• Ability to work within Microsoft Office Suite.
• Plans and holds the team accountable to daily tasks and departmental strategic goals.
• Appropriately receive constructive feedback from team members and leadership to continuously improve professionally.
• Effective time management.

Responsibilities

• Make sure internationail orders ship on time and complete.
• Operate power-industrial equipment.
• Provide the necessary leadership to manage, coach and direct assigned teams to meet safety, quality, delivery, and cost metrics.
• Manage Timecards and time off requests.
• Manage the team's performance through evaluations, development, training, and promotions.
• Interview and select new talent.
• Hold team accountable through coaching and discipline.
• Motivate and reinforce good behavior through timely recognition.
• Communicate and administer company and department policies, work practices and procedures in an effective manner.
• Identify, troubleshoot, and remove barriers to success by using a data driven problem solving approach to make fact-based decisions.
• Support, implement, and sustain continuous improvement initiatives.

Education/Experience

• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• 8+ years of applicable job experience in Shipping, LTL, and Warehousing Required(ex.distribution, logistics).
• More than 5 years inleadership/supervision experience Required.
• Experience with Lean System practices across multiple processes.
• Track record of insuring equipment is properly maintained, and preventative maintenance is performed in a timely manner.
• SAP knowledge preferred.

• Competitive salary and performance bonuses.
• Comprehensive health benefits package startingn on day one.
• Generous vacation and paid time off policy.
• Opportunities for career growth and development.
• Positive and collaborative work environment.

Physical Demands

• Must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or moved up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move 40 pounds.

Schedule

• You will work Monday to Friday 7am-5:30pm and occasionallyon Saturdays when needed

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Equal Opportunity Employer

Tennant Company is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made on the basis of individual skill, ability, reliability, productivity, and other factors important to performance. We do not discriminate on the basis of r ace, color, creed, r eligion, s ex, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, veteran status, pregnancy, s exual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, or any other basis protected by state or federal law or local ordinance.