Warehouse Supervisor resume examples for 2025

Warehouse Supervisor resume format and sections

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   1. Add contact information to your warehouse supervisor resume

   Your name should be the biggest text on the page and be at or near the top of the document. Your address doesn't need to include your street name or house number - listing your city and state works just fine. Your email address should be professional, but not your current work email address. It's not a good look to use your work email for personal projects (job-searching). Your social media can be included if you have a fully-fledged LinkedIn page or another social media page that showcases your relevant skill set.

   Warehouse Supervisor Resume Contact Information Example #1

   Hank Rutherford Hill

   St. Arlen, Texas | 333-111-2222 | hank.hill@gmail.com

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   2. Add relevant education to your warehouse supervisor resume

   Your resume's education section should include:

   • The name of your school
   • The date you graduated (Month, Year or Year are both appropriate)
   • The name of your degree

   If you graduated more than 15 years ago, you should consider dropping your graduation date to avoid age discrimination.

   Optional subsections for your education section include:

   • Academic awards (Dean's List, Latin honors, etc. )
   • GPA (if you're a recent graduate and your GPA was 3.5+)
   • Extra certifications
   • Academic projects (thesis, dissertation, etc. )

   Other tips to consider when writing your education section include:

   • If you're a recent graduate, you might opt to place your education section above your experience section
   • The more work experience you get, the shorter your education section should be
   • List your education in reverse chronological order, with your most recent and high-ranking degrees first
   • If you haven't graduated yet, you can include "Expected graduation date" to the entry for that school

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   Majors

   Business

   40.4%

   General Studies

   8.0%

   Criminal Justice

   5.9%

   Management

   5.6%

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   Warehouse Supervisor Resume Relevant Education Example #1

   High School Diploma 2010 - 2012

   Warehouse Supervisor Resume Relevant Education Example #2

   High School Diploma 2012 - 2014

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   3. Next, create a warehouse supervisor skills section on your resume

   Your resume's skills section should include the most important keywords from the job description, as long as you actually have those skills. If you haven't started your job search yet, you can look over resumes to get an idea of what skills are the most important.

   Here are some tips to keep in mind when writing your resume's skills section:

   • Include 6-12 skills, in bullet point form
   • List mostly hard skills; soft skills are hard to test
   • Emphasize the skills that are most important for the job

   Hard skills are generally more important to hiring managers because they relate to on-the-job knowledge and specific experience with a certain technology or process.

   Soft skills are also valuable, as they're highly transferable and make you a great person to work alongside, but they're impossible to prove on a resume.

   Example of skills to include on an warehouse supervisor resume

   • Logistics Skills.
      

     Logistics is a complete organization and implementation of a problem. Logistics are often considered in a complex business operation, as some works need detailed plannings. Logistics are also used in military action.

   • Safety Procedures Skills.
      

     Safety procedures are a set of standardized procedures, that ensures minimal to no risk to people, resources, and the work environment. A company follows the step-by-step safety procedures as it they not only keep the customers and the employees safe, but also help in avoiding legal claims.

   • Data Entry Skills.
      

     Data entry means entering data into a company's system with the help of a keyboard. A person responsible for entering data may also be asked to verify the authenticity of the data being entered. A person doing data entry must pay great attention to tiny details.

   • WMS Skills.
      

     A WMS, warehouse management system, is an application software solution tool utilized to coordinate, control, automate and manage a company's warehouse operations and processes. WMS optimizes the supply chain process by maximizing warehouse efficiency, thereby eliminating errors.

   • Quality Standards Skills.
      

     Quality standards are a specific level of standards of products that are set by the companies for the customers that have to be met and maintained throughout the process until the time of delivery. Quality standards are information that includes the customer's requirements, guidelines, and characteristics for the needed final product or service.

   Top Skills for a Warehouse Supervisor

   Logistics, 9.6%
   Shipping Receiving, 7.6%
   OSHA, 7.4%
   Safety Procedures, 5.2%
   Other Skills, 70.2%
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   4. List your warehouse supervisor experience

   The most important part of any resume for a warehouse supervisor is the experience section. Recruiters and hiring managers expect to see your experience listed in reverse chronological order, meaning that you should begin with your most recent experience and then work backwards.

   Don't just list your job duties below each job entry. Instead, make sure most of your bullet points discuss impressive achievements from your past positions. Whenever you can, use numbers to contextualize your accomplishments for the hiring manager reading your resume.

   It's okay if you can't include exact percentages or dollar figures. There's a big difference even between saying "Managed a team of warehouse supervisors" and "Managed a team of 6 warehouse supervisors over a 9-month project. "

   Most importantly, make sure that the experience you include is relevant to the job you're applying for. Use the job description to ensure that each bullet point on your resume is appropriate and helpful.

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   Work History Example # 1

   Warehouseman (Part-Time)

   FedEx

   • Used pallet jack and Forklifts for box removal.
   • Transport freight, stack pallets and carry to proper destination utilizing various forklifts.
   • Completed all deliveries, and pickups required, and documented, returned to station for next day deliveries.
   • Participated in sorting of mail freight on input assembly lines.
   • Unload incoming packages from FedEx trucks.

   Work History Example # 2

   Consultant

   Verizon

   • Designed and upgraded vSphere environment from 5.x to 6.0U2.
   • Reconciled data for transformation from SQL 2000 to SQL 2005 using SSIS.
   • Coded and updated several JCLs and PROCs.
   • Key Activities: Responsible for the overall architecture of the systems.
   • Designed and led development of FiOS Internet application (FiOS for Home) for ordering fiber internet products from Verizon.

   Work History Example # 3

   Warehouse Supervisor

   C&S Wholesale Grocers

   • Warehouse Operations Supervisor; Main areas of responsibility over receiving and returns departments.
   • Performed audits on forklifts and receiving daily.
   • Packed Line Wrapper, FedEx Production Puller, LTL Production Puller.
   • Schedule delivery of goods in coordination w/ logistics department.
   • Trained: new hires on shipping process and HazMat shippers on UPS and LTL process.

   Work History Example # 4

   Forklift Operator

   Integrity Staffing Solutions

   • Sorted and labeled inbound merchandise at the Amazon Fulfillment Center.
   • Operated pallet jacks and forklifts safely, with a 0% incident rate.
   • Warehouse Worked for a company called Amazon Input data into the computer and sort/scan two hundred and fifty items per hr.
   • Sorted & counted merchandise Prepared Inventory for outgoing trucks Cleaned the Warehouse for next shift
   • Organize trucks for consumers - Packing supplies in boxes to be shipped Communicating with staff effectively - Sorting items for shipment

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   5. Highlight warehouse supervisor certifications on your resume

   Specific warehouse supervisor certifications can be a powerful tool to show employers you've developed the appropriate skills.

   If you have any of these certifications, make sure to put them on your warehouse supervisor resume:

   1. Commercial Driver License (CDL)
   2. Forklift Safety and Inspector
   3. OSHA Safety Certificate
   4. Certified Management Accountant (CMA)
   5. EPA Amusement Operators Safety Certification (EPA)
   6. Certified Logistics Associate (CLA)
   7. Operator Certification
   8. Certification in Transportation and Logistics (CLT)
   9. Certified Personal Trainer
   10. Computer Service Technician (CST)

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   6. Finally, add an warehouse supervisor resume summary or objective statement

   A resume summary statement consists of 1-3 sentences at the top of your warehouse supervisor resume that quickly summarizes who you are and what you have to offer. The summary statement should include your job title, years of experience (if it's 3+), and an impressive accomplishment, if you have space for it.

   Remember to emphasize skills and experiences that feature in the job description.

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