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