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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
Also Known As…
- 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
- 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 and Distribution Managers”
- Evaluate the environmental implications of new warehouses or distribution networks.
- Issue shipping instructions and provide routing information to ensure that delivery times and locations are coordinated.
- Arrange for storage facilities when required.
- 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.
- Plan or implement environmental training programs and activities.
- 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.
- 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.
- Supervise the activities of workers engaged in receiving, storing, testing, and shipping products or materials.
- Arrange for necessary shipping documentation and contact customs officials to effect release of shipments.
- Examine products or materials to estimate quantities or weight and type of container required for storage or transport.
- Evaluate contractors or business partners for operational efficiency or safety or environmental performance records.
- Develop storage and distribution models that include factors such as warehouse locations, customer locations, or available transportation modes to maximize operational efficiency or sustainability.
- 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.
- Schedule or monitor air or surface pickup, delivery, or distribution of products or materials.
- Examine invoices and shipping manifests for conformity to tariff and customs regulations.
- Evaluate locations for new warehouses or distribution networks to determine their potential usefulness.
- Prepare and manage departmental budgets.
- Develop or implement plans for facility modification or expansion, such as equipment purchase or changes in space allocation or structural design.
- 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.
- 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.
- Advise sales and billing departments of transportation charges for customers' accounts.
- Participate in setting transportation and service rates.
- 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.
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- Desktop computers
- Radio frequency identification RFID devices
- Forklifts
- Global positioning systems GPS
- Radio frequency handheld terminals
- Wireless communication and satellite positioning tools
- Barcode scanners
- Cell phones
- Pallet jacks
- Personal digital assistants PDA
- Laptop computers
- Barcoding labels
- Radio frequency truck-mounted terminals
- Digital cameras
- Personal computers
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- Infosite Technologies DM Warehousing
- Graphics software
- Hewlett Packard HP-UX
- IntelliTrack Warehouse Management System
- Catalyst International CatalystConnect
- Integrated Decision Support Netwise Enterprise
- Microsoft Access
- IBM Power Systems software
- Word processing software
- Scanlon Associates LogPak
- IBM Notes
- HighJump Software Warehouse Advantage
- Infor ERP Baan
- WorkForce Software EmpCenter Time and Attendance
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- ABOL Manifest Systems
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- Spreadsheet software
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- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Cadre Technologies Cadence Warehouse Management System
- Microsoft Outlook
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- SAP
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