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Job Description
Plan, direct, or coordinate the storage or distribution operations within an organization or the activities of organizations that are engaged in storing or distributing materials or products.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 11-3071.02
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Storage and Distribution Managers”.
Also Known As…
- Storage and Distribution Managers
- Warehouse Manager
- Stores Supervisor
- Shipping Supervisor
- Shipping Manager
- Load Out Supervisor
- Distribution Operation Manager
- Distribution Manager
- Distribution Center Manager
- Customer Service Manager
- Cold Storage Supervisor
- Waterworks Supervisor
- Water and Sewer Systems Superintendent
- Warehouser
- Warehouse/Distribution Manager
- Warehouse Supervisor
- Warehouse Operations Manager
- Warehouse Foreman
- Telegraph Office Manager
- Supply Requirements Officer
- Supply Officer
- Supply Controller
- Substation Manager
- Storage Manager
- Station Manager
- Shipping Receiving Manager
- Shipping Coordinator
- Sewer System Supervisor
- Service Delivery Manager
- Receiving Manager
- Print Traffic Manager
- Pipelines Superintendent
- Parking Lot Manager
- Parking Garage Manager
- Operations Manager
- Measurement Superintendent
- Marine Oil Terminal Superintendent
- Logistics Supply Officer
- Logistics Manager
- Locker Operator
- International Trade Specialist
- Importer Exporter
- Import-Export Agent
- Import Manager
- Import Export Manager
- Import Coordinator
- Head of Physical Distribution and Logistics
- Head of Import Coordination and Production
- Distribution Superintendent
- Distribution Coordinator
- Distribution Center Supervisor
- Dispatch Manager
- Delivery Manager
- Compressor Stations Superintendent
- Bulk Plant Manager
- Building Supervisor
- Ammunition Storage Superintendent
Tasks for “Dispatcher”
- Advise sales and billing departments of transportation charges for customers' accounts.
- Evaluate locations for new warehouses or distribution networks to determine their potential usefulness.
- Develop or implement plans for storage and distribution activities that emphasize technological solutions for sustainability, such as investment in smart or eco-friendly containers, dynamic distribution networks, warehouse renovations, or fuel efficient fleets.
- Schedule or monitor air or surface pickup, delivery, or distribution of products or materials.
- Prepare or direct preparation of correspondence, reports, and operations, maintenance, and safety manuals.
- Plan, develop, or implement warehouse safety and security programs and activities.
- Prepare and manage departmental budgets.
- Arrange for storage facilities when required.
- Develop or implement plans for facility modification or expansion, such as equipment purchase or changes in space allocation or structural design.
- Examine products or materials to estimate quantities or weight and type of container required for storage or transport.
- Negotiate with carriers, warehouse operators, or insurance company representatives for services and preferential rates.
- Develop storage and distribution models that include factors such as warehouse locations, customer locations, or available transportation modes to maximize operational efficiency or sustainability.
- Evaluate contractors or business partners for operational efficiency or safety or environmental performance records.
- Develop and document standard and emergency operating procedures for receiving, handling, storing, shipping, or salvaging products or materials.
- Inspect physical conditions of warehouses, vehicle fleets, or equipment and order testing, maintenance, repairs, or replacements.
- Evaluate the environmental implications of new warehouses or distribution networks.
- Respond to customers' or shippers' questions and complaints regarding storage and distribution services.
- Examine invoices and shipping manifests for conformity to tariff and customs regulations.
- Plan or implement environmental training programs and activities.
- Evaluate freight or inventory costs associated with transit times to ensure that costs are appropriate.
- Select modes of transportation for the distribution of goods that minimize pollution, such as carbon output or other environmental impacts.
- Issue shipping instructions and provide routing information to ensure that delivery times and locations are coordinated.
- Identify and implement carbon minimization activities to offset carbon emissions, such as by planting trees, purchasing carbon credits, or purchasing green technologies, such as air filtration or alternative energy vehicles or power.
- Participate in setting transportation and service rates.
- Confer with department heads to coordinate warehouse activities, such as production, sales, records control, or purchasing.
- Supervise the activities of workers engaged in receiving, storing, testing, and shipping products or materials.
- Review invoices, work orders, consumption reports, or demand forecasts to estimate peak delivery periods and to issue work assignments.
- Track and trace goods while they are en route to their destinations, expediting orders when necessary.
- Interview, select, and train warehouse and supervisory personnel.
- Arrange for necessary shipping documentation and contact customs officials to effect release of shipments.
Related Technology & Tools
- Wireless communication and satellite positioning tools
- Barcode scanners
- Barcoding labels
- Cell phones
- Radio frequency truck-mounted terminals
- Digital cameras
- Personal digital assistants PDA
- Pallet jacks
- Personal computers
- Radio frequency identification RFID devices
- Laptop computers
- Desktop computers
- Forklifts
- Radio frequency handheld terminals
- Global positioning systems GPS
- Aljex Inventory
- Catalyst International CatalystConnect
- Cadre Technologies Cadence Warehouse Management System
- Logility Voyager WarehousePRO
- Word processing software
- Integrated Decision Support Corporation Netwise Supply Chain
- RedPrairie DLx Warehouse
- TECSYS PointForce Enterprise
- Microsoft Excel
- WorkForce Software EmpCenter Time and Attendance
- Integrated Decision Support Netwise Enterprise
- Oracle E-Business Suite Financials
- Microsoft Word
- Sentai Pinpoint
- Scanlon Associates LogPak
- Integrated Decision Support Netwise Frontline
- DSA Foxware Warehouse Management
- QUALCOMM QTRACS
- Spreadsheet software
- ABOL Manifest Systems
- Radio Beacon WMS
- CA Erwin Data Modeler
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Veritas NetBackup
- Microsoft Dynamics GP
- Hewlett Packard HP-UX
- Integrated Decision Support Corporation Swap Advice
- Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition
- IBM Notes
- SAP
- IntelliTrack Warehouse Management System
- Infor ERP Baan
- IBM i2 Transportation Manager
- Supply chain event management software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Access
- Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
- Microsoft Office
- TECSYS EliteSeries
- IBM Lotus Notes
- MRA Technologies MRATrack Warehouse Management System
- SSA Global Warehouse Management System WMS
- IBM Power Systems software
- HighJump Software Warehouse Advantage
- QUALCOMM ViaWeb
- Iptor Supply Chain
- Graphics software
- Infosite Technologies DM Warehousing