College Recruit – Operations Leadership Development Program

Job Description

College Recruit | DHL Supply Chain

The Tone:
This is an early career role at DHL Supply Chain, with shifts varying based on the needs of the site. DHL Supply Chain is a major organization driving innovation in the logistics industry, focusing on areas like robotics, real-time inventory tracking, and sustainability to lead the way. This position is designed to develop future leaders and expand essential supply chain knowledge and leadership skills within a goal-oriented, people-first culture, preparing recent graduates for a successful and rewarding career.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Varies by site needs
• Location: In-person, various site locations
• Pay: $50000–$80000 yearly
• Mission: Own the development of supply chain knowledge and leadership skills for recent graduates within a goal-oriented operational environment.
• Tech Stack: robotics, real-time inventory tracking

What You’ll Actually Do
• Leadership: Step up as a frontline leader, guiding and inspiring a team of hourly associates to drive performance standards and deliver outstanding results for customers.
• Recruitment and Selection: Play a pivotal role in shaping the team by identifying labor needs, mastering the company’s interviewing process, and ensuring smooth and effective onboarding.
• Managing & Rewarding Performance: Set clear, ambitious performance expectations and provide regular, constructive feedback, fostering a positive, safe environment, resolving team conflicts, and using coaching to turn underperformance into success.
• Training & Development: Be a coach and mentor, helping others master processes, tools, and standards, ensuring training requirements are met, addressing skill gaps, and supporting team members in exploring their career interests.
• Communication & Engagement: Keep the team informed and engaged by sharing crucial site, company, and customer information regularly, fostering open communication through pre-shift meetings, one-on-ones, and more.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s Degree, Entry-Level position for college students graduating with a bachelor’s degree in December or May of any given year, interested in supply chain operations.
• Experience: Recent graduate with no prior experience required.
• Skills: Frontline team leadership and guidance, interviewing and effective employee onboarding, performance expectation setting and feedback delivery, training, coaching, and mentorship techniques, and operational communication and team engagement.
• Bonus: Driven and possess a can-do attitude.