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