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