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