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