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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
- Dispatcher
- Dispatch Manager
- Delivery Manager
- Compressor Stations Superintendent
- Bulk Plant Manager
- Building Supervisor
- Ammunition Storage Superintendent
Tasks for “Distribution Center Supervisor”
- Examine invoices and shipping manifests for conformity to tariff and customs regulations.
- Issue shipping instructions and provide routing information to ensure that delivery times and locations are coordinated.
- Participate in setting transportation and service rates.
- Select modes of transportation for the distribution of goods that minimize pollution, such as carbon output or other environmental impacts.
- Advise sales and billing departments of transportation charges for customers' accounts.
- Supervise the activities of workers engaged in receiving, storing, testing, and shipping products or materials.
- Develop or implement plans for facility modification or expansion, such as equipment purchase or changes in space allocation or structural design.
- Respond to customers' or shippers' questions and complaints regarding storage and distribution services.
- Develop and document standard and emergency operating procedures for receiving, handling, storing, shipping, or salvaging products or materials.
- Prepare or direct preparation of correspondence, reports, and operations, maintenance, and safety manuals.
- Arrange for necessary shipping documentation and contact customs officials to effect release of shipments.
- 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.
- Interview, select, and train warehouse and supervisory personnel.
- Review invoices, work orders, consumption reports, or demand forecasts to estimate peak delivery periods and to issue work assignments.
- Examine products or materials to estimate quantities or weight and type of container required for storage or transport.
- Track and trace goods while they are en route to their destinations, expediting orders when necessary.
- 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.
- Inspect physical conditions of warehouses, vehicle fleets, or equipment and order testing, maintenance, repairs, or replacements.
- Confer with department heads to coordinate warehouse activities, such as production, sales, records control, or purchasing.
- Evaluate freight or inventory costs associated with transit times to ensure that costs are appropriate.
- Evaluate the environmental implications of new warehouses or distribution networks.
- Prepare and manage departmental budgets.
- Arrange for storage facilities when required.
- Negotiate with carriers, warehouse operators, or insurance company representatives for services and preferential rates.
- Plan or implement environmental training programs and activities.
- 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.
- Schedule or monitor air or surface pickup, delivery, or distribution of products or materials.
- Plan, develop, or implement warehouse safety and security programs and activities.
Related Technology & Tools
- Radio frequency identification RFID devices
- Personal computers
- Pallet jacks
- Cell phones
- Global positioning systems GPS
- Radio frequency truck-mounted terminals
- Laptop computers
- Barcode scanners
- Radio frequency handheld terminals
- Wireless communication and satellite positioning tools
- Barcoding labels
- Personal digital assistants PDA
- Desktop computers
- Forklifts
- Digital cameras
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- Cadre Technologies Cadence Warehouse Management System
- QUALCOMM ViaWeb
- Sentai Pinpoint
- Logility Voyager WarehousePRO
- Hewlett Packard HP-UX
- MRA Technologies MRATrack Warehouse Management System
- SAP
- Microsoft Dynamics GP
- Integrated Decision Support Corporation Netwise Supply Chain
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Access
- IBM Notes
- IBM Lotus Notes
- Supply chain event management software
- IBM i2 Transportation Manager
- Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition
- DSA Foxware Warehouse Management
- Aljex Inventory
- Oracle E-Business Suite Financials
- Radio Beacon WMS
- Integrated Decision Support Netwise Enterprise
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Catalyst International CatalystConnect
- Infor ERP Baan
- WorkForce Software EmpCenter Time and Attendance
- IntelliTrack Warehouse Management System
- Integrated Decision Support Netwise Frontline
- HighJump Software Warehouse Advantage
- CA Erwin Data Modeler
- Microsoft Word
- IBM Power Systems software
- Iptor Supply Chain
- Integrated Decision Support Corporation Swap Advice
- Spreadsheet software
- SSA Global Warehouse Management System WMS
- TECSYS EliteSeries
- ABOL Manifest Systems
- Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
- Microsoft Office
- Word processing software
- Infosite Technologies DM Warehousing
- QUALCOMM QTRACS
- Microsoft Outlook
- Veritas NetBackup
- Graphics software
- RedPrairie DLx Warehouse
- Scanlon Associates LogPak