Supplies Supervisor (Traffic Signal Shop) - Street Transportation Department

About This Position

The City of Phoenix Street Transportation Department's Traffic Services Division is dedicated to ensuring the safe and efficient movement of vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians. The Traffic Signal Shop plays a critical role in this mission by constructing, remodeling, and maintaining signalized intersections citywide.

The City's Traffic Services Division is seeking to fill the role of Supplies Supervisor which will oversee all warehouse, inventory, and procurement operations that support the Traffic Signal Shop. This position manages the receipt, inspection, storage, distribution, and tracking of specialized traffic signal equipment and related materials essential to maintaining over 1,300 signalized intersections citywide. The Supplies Supervisor ensures the accuracy and reliability of the City's perpetual inventory system, oversees purchasing for specialized and technical commodities, and coordinates surplus activities and warehouse organization in support of major operational initiatives. This role provides day-to-day supervision of warehouse staff including Inventory Control Specialist, Supplies Clerks II, and other support personnel.

The incumbent will collaborate closely with Traffic Signal Maintenance, Engineering, and Administrative teams to ensure timely fulfillment of material requests, effective budget use, and compliance with purchasing procedures which requires strong organizational skills.

Responsibilities Include And Are Not Limited To

• Providing safety training.
• Monitoring inventory levels.
• Preparing operational and performance reports.
• Supervising annual and cyclical inventory counts
• Developing and implementing warehouse procedures.
• Managing high-volume technical inventory environment.
• Troubleshooting warehousing issues in a fast-paced operational setting.
  
  

This position plays a critical role in supporting field crews and ensuring uninterrupted service to the Traffic Management Center and citywide signal operations. Some after-hours or emergency response support may be required depending on operational needs and the expected work schedule will be in office Monday to Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

IDEAL CANDIDATE

Knowledge Of

• Storekeeping and warehousing methods and practices.
• Principles of personnel management and supervision.
• Purchasing methods and procedures including buying, inspections and shipping methods.
  
  

Ability To

• Perform a broad range of supervisory responsibility over others.
• Work cooperatively with other City employees, vendors and the public.
• Communicate orally in the English language with customers, employees, vendors, and the public in face-to-face, one-to-one and group settings, or by telephone and email.
• Observe, compare, or monitor data, such as excess amounts and turnover rates, to determine compliance with prescribed operating standards.
• Write reports on storeroom operations and activities with clearly organized thoughts using proper sentence construction, punctuation, and grammar.
  
  

SALARY

Pay Range: $66,185.60 to $93,121.60 annually.

Hiring Range: $66,185.60 to $88,691.20 annually.

Pay Range Explanation

• Pay range is the entire compensation range for the position classification.
• Hiring range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.
• Promotions occur when the last two digits of the pay grade increase.
• Demotions occur when the last two digits of the pay grade decrease.
• Lateral transfers occur when there is no change to the last two digits of the pay grade.
• When there is a change in the first digit of the pay grade, there may also be a change to your classification or unit.
  
  

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Benefits

A comprehensive benefits package is offered which includes:

• Traditional pension with employer and employee contributions, click here for more details: Pension Information
• 401(a) and 457 plans with employer contributions
• Choice of generous medical HMO, PPO, or HSA/HDHP plans
• Medical enrollment includes a monthly $150 City contribution to a Post-Employment Health Plan
• Wellness incentive of up to $720 annually
• Dental, vision, and life insurance options
• Employer paid long-term disability
• Free Bus/light rail pass
• Tuition reimbursement program up to $6,500 per year
• Paid time off includes 13.5 paid holidays, 12 vacation days, and 15 sick days and personal leave days
• Paid Parental Leave for eligible employees up to 480 hours (12 weeks) of paid leave for the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child during a 12-month period
• Federal Student Loan Forgiveness offered through Savi
  
  

For more details, visit: Unit 007 Benefits

Minimum Qualifications

• Five years of experience in warehousing, stores, and stores records activities.
• Including two years of supervisory experience.
• Other combinations of education and experience that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted.
• All finalists for positions are subject to a criminal background check applicable to the department or position.
• Some positions require the use of personal or City vehicles on City business. Individuals must be physically capable of operating the vehicles safely, possess a valid driver's license and have an acceptable driving record. Use of a personal vehicle for City business will be prohibited if the employee is not authorized to drive a City vehicle or if the employee does not have personal insurance coverage.
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• The City job description can be found here.
  

Working Conditions

• Moving objects weighing up to 50 pounds long distances (more than 20 feet).
• Bending or stooping repeatedly or continually, such as performing inspections and repairs.
• Working outside in a variety of environmental extremes, such as heat, cold, rain, air pollution, and dust.
• Walking or standing for prolonged periods, which may include walking over rough, uneven, or rocky surfaces.
• Flexibility and reliability in working irregular hours, second and/or third shifts, weekends, holidays, and evenings may be required.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

The minimum qualifications listed above, plus experience with/in:

• Managing warehouse employees.
• Managing vendor and service contracts.
• Using SAP/SRM within a warehouse or operations environment.
• Maintaining accurate inventory levels and conducting regular inventory counts.
• Overseeing the ordering, receiving, storing, and issuing of materials, supplies, and equipment.
• Ensuring adherence to city/department policies, audit requirements, and industry best practices.
  
  

RECRUITMENT DATES

Recruitment closes April 30, 2026. All materials must be received by 11:59 p.m. on this date.

This is a position-based recruitment and will not result in any ongoing eligibility list. This recruitment and any selection processes resulting from this recruitment may be used to fill other related vacancies within the organization now or in the near future.

How To Apply

Apply online by completing the required information and attaching, as one document, your cover letter and resume. Please include your experience as it relates to the qualifications stated above. Only the highest qualified may be posted to the eligible to hire list. The results of the resume screening process will be sent to your primary email address.

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REFERENCE

Supplies Supervisor, JC:04150, ID# 61442, 04/24/2026, USM, CR, Benefits:007

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