Logistics and Hazmat Compliance Supervisor

Job Summary

The Logistics and Hazmat Compliance Supervisor oversees shipping, transportation operations, and hazardous materials compliance across all AMS locations. Serving as a primary internal resource, this role supervises daily logistics activities, audits client processes, resolves operational issues, provides training, and ensure adherence to shipping rules, rates, service standards, and applicable regulations. The supervisor also ensures that hazardous materials are properly identified, packaged, labeled, documented, and shipped in compliance with DOT, IATA, IMDG, and other regulatory requirements.

Work Status Requirement: This position is designated as in-person; any change to work status, including remote, hybrid, or part-time arrangements, must be reviewed and approved by Human Resources prior to implementation.

Responsibilities

• Supervise transportation operations, building auditors, and daily reporting activities.
• Monitor transportation costs, carrier performance, delivery service levels, and client-specific package expenses.
• Analyze network and shipping data to identify cist savings, service improvements, and operational risks.
• Prepare client and carrier reporting and lead business reviews with internal and external stakeholders.
• Support transportation analysis, rate card development, annual GRI planning, and cross-functional data requests.
• Oversee new client setup in ProShip, rate-shopping group implementation, invoicing audits, HTS data accuracy, and AES filings.
• Ensure shipments comply with DOT, IATA, IMDG, and other applicable hazardous materials regulations.
• Maintain current knowledge of regulatory requirements and develop, implement, and enforce hazmat SOP’s across AMS locations.
• Maintain compliance records, certifications, incident reports, SDS data, and CHEMTREC documentation.
• Coordinate with internal teams and external partners to resolve hazmat compliance issues.
• Conduct compliance audits, document findings, and implement corrective actions.
• Maintain required hazmat certifications and ensure employee certifications remain current.
• Train warehouse, packing, and shipping personnel on hazmat handling, packaging, labeling, and documentation requirements.
• Verify the use of approved packaging, material compatibility, labels, forms, shipping papers, declarations, and manifests.
• Ensure required hazmat supplies and documentation are available at applicable facilities.
• Partner with development teams to ensure ProShip and WAMS properly identify hazmat SKUs and prevent noncompliant shipments.
• Serve as the primary contact for DOT and FAA inspections, violations, and hazardous materials incidents.
• Support emergency response activities and regulatory reporting as required.

Qualifications

• Hazmat regulatory knowledge (IATA, 49 CFR, IMDG certifications required)
• Continuous improvement experience (SixSigma, Lean, Kaizen preferred)
• Working knowledge of AES data portal, UPS CampusShip, and UPS TRS System
• Proven experience with ProShip TMS and WMS systems
• Familiarity with Harmonized Tariff Schedule
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (with proven expertise in Excel)
• Financial acumen and experience with cost analysis
• Strong understanding of transportation and parcel carrier networks
• Domestic transportation or distribution experience
• Project management and planning experience with ability to prioritize multiple tasks and work under pressure
• Excellent communication, organizational, and analytical skills with a customer service focus for internal and external stakeholders

Leadership Foundation: Leaders who show genuine interest in associates as individuals build trust, strengthen commitment, and encourage reciprocity. This foundation supports stronger engagement and performance across the following six competencies:

Competencies

Drive for Results: Sets clear priorities, goals, and workflows while driving accountability, operational execution, and consistent achievement of business objectives via self-motivation, team focus, and bottom-line orientation

Developing Direct Reports and Others: Invests in associates as both individuals and organizational assets by providing coaching, feedback, development planning, support, and meaningful growth opportunities that build capability and long-term performance

Motivating Others: Creates an engaging work environment by understanding individual motivators, empowering associates, encouraging input, and using meaningful goals, recognition autonomy, learning, and development opportunities to inspire high performance

Listening: Demonstrates patience, focus, and openness by allowing others to speak fully, seeking to understand different perspectives, asking relevant questions, and ensuring individuals feel heard, respected, and engaged

Decision Quality: Makes sound decisions by combining analysis, experience, judgement, and self-awareness while evaluating risks, challenging biases, investigating uncertainty, and building trust through thoughtful and timely action

Conflict Management: Addresses conflict constructively by quickly assessing situations, managing emotions, asking open-minded questions, identifying common ground, and guiding parties toward cooperation, resolution, and shared interests

Working Conditions

This role operates within a structured warehouse production environment where adherence to established workflow sequences and output timelines is essential to maintaining production efficiency and meeting shipment deadlines. The pace requirements central to warehouse operations create a physical demand of this position; associates must be able to maintain continuous physical activity including but not limited to standing, stretching, and repetitive motion(s) for extended periods in alignment with production schedules. Additionally, associates may be exposed to variable temperature conditions and elevated noise levels consistent with standard warehouse and manufacturing operations.

According to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), employees must be able to perform the “essential job functions with or without a reasonable accommodation.

• Supervise transportation and service-related floor processes.
• Manage building auditors and daily reporting activities.
• Monitor transportation cost performance by client; ensure package costs align with estimates and minimize risk exposure.
• Lead business review meetings with external partners and internal stakeholders.
• Prepare client reporting for assigned networks and carrier groups.
• Support cross-functional teams with transportation analysis and data requests.
• Analyze network performance data to identify improvement opportunities.
• Collaborate with carrier partners to ensure on-time delivery and cost control.
• Oversee setup and launch of new clients in ProShip and rollout of rate shopping groups.
• Audit invoicing and shipping data using audit software.
• Supervise HTS system data accuracy and AES filings.
• Contribute to rate card builds and analytics for annual GRI.

• Ensure all shipments comply with DOT, IATA, IMDG, and other applicable regulations.
• Stay current with hazmat shipping laws and industry updates.
• Develop, maintain, and enforce SOPs for hazmat handling and shipping across AMS locations.
• Maintain records of certifications, incident reports, and compliance documentation.
• Coordinate discussions with external partners and internal teams on hazmat issues and solutions.
• Monitor and maintain MSDS data and CHEMTREC records.

• Maintain personal hazmat certification and ensure team certifications are current.
• Train warehouse, packing, and shipping staff on hazmat handling, packaging, and labeling requirements.

• Oversee proper use of UN-approved packaging and verify material compatibility.
• Ensure availability of hazmat labels, forms, and materials for compliance.
• Review SDS, shipping papers, declarations, and manifests for accuracy.
• Work with development teams to ensure systems (ProShip, WAMS) correctly identify hazmat SKUs and block non-compliant shipments.

• Conduct periodic audits of shipping operations for compliance gaps.
• Implement corrective actions and report findings.
• Act as primary contact for DOT/FAA inspections, violations, and emergency incident response.
• Travel to AMS facilities as needed.

• Strong understanding of transportation and parcel carrier networks.
• Hazmat regulatory knowledge (IATA, 49 CFR, IMDG certifications required).
• Excellent communication, organizational, and analytical skills.
• Financial acumen and experience with cost analysis.
• Project management and planning experience.
• Customer service focus for internal and external stakeholders.
• Continuous improvement experience (Six Sigma, Lean, Kaizen preferred).
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and work under pressure.
• Domestic transportation or distribution experience.

Technical Skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel expertise required).
• Experience with ProShip TMS and WMS systems.
• Knowledge of AES data portal, UPS CampusShip, UPS TRS System.
• Familiarity with Harmonized Tariff Schedule.

The job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. It’s not all-inclusive. There may be additional duties, responsibilities and qualifications for this job.

According to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), employees must be able to perform the “essential job functions with or without a reasonable accommodation.”

AMS Fulfillment will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements.