Warehouse Supervisor Wholesale

Job Title: ​ Warehouse Supervisor Wholesale – Ontario Canada

Who we are:

As one of the largest for-profit thrift operators in the United States, Canada and Australia for value priced pre-owned clothing, accessories and household goods, our mission is to champion reuse and inspire a future where secondhand is second nature. We supply our stores with gently-used, one-of-a-kind items that have been donated by the community to local nonprofit organizations. We purchase these items directly from our nonprofit partners, redirecting billions of pounds of used items away from landfills and on to our store racks and shelves for reuse, and providing our partners with valuable funding for their community-based programs and services. You'll often hear us say that we are "Thrift Proud." It's the millions of loyal customers who visit our 300+ stores and our more than 22,000 team members that make it possible. Learn more about the Savers family of thrift stores, our impact, and the #ThriftProud movement at

Our brands are Savers (in the U.S.), 2nd Ave (in the U.S.), Value Village (in the U.S. and Canada), Unique (in the U.S.), Village des Valeurs (in Quebec) and Savers Australia.

What you can expect:

• The opportunity to celebrate uniqueness. We are made up of people from many different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, all with something special to contribute.
• To work in a purpose-driven company, with a business model that people love for our impact on both the planet and local communities.
• An investment in the career path interests of our people. With our aggressive store expansion plans, we recognize the importance of the continued growth and development of our team members.

What you get:

Comprehensive onboarding and training from day one.

In-house expertise Our training department / Savers University develops and delivers robust training to every team member across our organization — from new hires to senior executives. We develop around 90% of our training internally, and partner with a variety of renowned providers to supplement our offerings.

Benefits offerings including:

• Bundled health plans such as medical, Rx, dental and vision
• Company-paid life insurance for extra protection and peace of mind
• Programs to stop smoking, diabetes management coaching, and on demand care options.
• A 401k plan with generous company matching contributions to assist you in saving for a secure financial future.
• Paid time off from work for leisure or other hobbies.
• A range of mental health services to assist you in managing daily life.

What you'll be working on:

Supports Savers vision by assisting in the daily management of team members, equipment, and associated support staff.  With the direction of the Warehouse Assistant Manager for Wholesale, this position works with warehouse staff and associated personnel to coordinate essential product supply for shipping. This position does not have direct reports.

What you have:

Essential Job Functions:

• Supervises and leads assigned department within distribution center.
• Establish working relationships with warehouse vendors and works with management when new vendors are required.
• Daily planning for TM's and if needed, bringing in temporary workers to meet staffing requirements.  
• Develop plans for efficient use of materials and machinery (conveyor, vertical balers, forklifts and tractor/trailers).
• Monitors and reviews all equipment, procedures and practices to ensure proper safety and work conditions are met according to Savers / VVS policies and applicable state and federal laws.
• Participates on and leads department or company-wide projects in support of the company goals and objectives.
• Facilitates efficient use of warehouse space to warehouse and ship seasonal product.
• Assists management in TM reviews.
• Assists management in TM disciplinary actions including documenting incidents, conflict resolution and defining solutions.
• Ability to step into each supervisor role with short notice in order to meet daily warehouse product/shipping demand.
• Certified forklift operator

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Working knowledge of Savers store operations preferred
• Working knowledge of Provincial and Savers / VVS safety regulations and requirements
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Word and Outlook
• Demonstrated skills in supervision, management and leadership
• Demonstrated skills in inventory management
• Demonstrated customer service skills
• Demonstrated organization skills
• Demonstrated knowledge of unloading shipping containers
• Ability to create reports and assign orders to appropriate locations
• Ability to interpret instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
• Ability to interact with all levels of the organization
• Ability to make and influence decisions
• Ability to identify problems and recommend solutions
• Ability to set priorities, meet deadlines and multi-task with minimal supervision
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing
• Ability to provide direction to customers
• Ability to participate on and lead projects
• Ability to demonstrate a high attention to detail, and strong verbal communication skills

Minimum Required Education, Training and Experience:

• Two to three years of supervisory experience or related experience that yields the required knowledge, skills and abilities.
• Must be able to train internally and obtain forklift certificate

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to occasionally lift up to 70 lbs
• Ability to stand for extended periods throughout the day
• Ability to express or exchange ideas by means of the spoken word.
• Ability to receive detailed information through verbal communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.
• Ability to receive detailed information visually through written communication (both physical and electronic).

FLSA: Non Exempt

Travel: No travel required

Work Type/Location: Savers Distribution Center 279 Rexdale Blvd. Toronto, Ontario M9W1P7

 Value Village is committed to fair and accessible employment practices.  Value Village will accommodate people with disabilities during the recruitment, assessment and hiring process by informing applicants that we will make reasonable accommodations available, upon request and through consultation with them, throughout the process.  Value Village will review current recruitment policies, procedures, processes and communications methods and amend as necessary to reflect required accessibility standards.