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