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Career: Storage and Distribution Managers
Job Description
Plan, direct, and coordinate the storage and distribution operations within an organization or the activities of organizations that are engaged in storing and distributing materials and products.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
100
|
Supervise the activities of workers engaged in receiving, storing, testing, and shipping products or materials. |
100
|
Interview, select, and train warehouse and supervisory personnel. |
100
|
Respond to customers' or shippers' questions and complaints regarding storage and distribution services. |
100
|
Develop and document standard and emergency operating procedures for receiving, handling, storing, shipping, or salvaging products or materials. |
96
|
Prepare and manage departmental budgets. |
96
|
Prepare or direct preparation of correspondence, reports, and operations, maintenance, and safety manuals. |
92
|
Plan, develop, and implement warehouse safety and security programs and activities. |
92
|
Inspect physical conditions of warehouses, vehicle fleets and equipment, and order testing, maintenance, repair, or replacement as necessary. |
92
|
Develop and implement plans for facility modification or expansion, such as equipment purchase or changes in space allocation or structural design. |
88
|
Issue shipping instructions and provide routing information to ensure that delivery times and locations are coordinated. |
88
|
Confer with department heads to coordinate warehouse activities, such as production, sales, records control, and purchasing. |
88
|
Review invoices, work orders, consumption reports, and demand forecasts to estimate peak delivery periods and to issue work assignments. |
88
|
Arrange for storage facilities when required. |
79
|
Schedule and monitor air or surface pickup, delivery, or distribution of products or materials. |
75
|
Track and trace goods while they are en route to their destinations, expediting orders when necessary. |
71
|
Examine products or materials to estimate quantities or weight and type of container required for storage or transport. |
67
|
Evaluate freight costs and the inventory costs associated with transit times to ensure that costs are appropriate. |
67
|
Participate in setting transportation and service rates. |
63
|
Negotiate with carriers, warehouse operators and insurance company representatives for services and preferential rates. |
63
|
Evaluate locations for new warehouses and distribution networks to determine their potential usefulness. |
58
|
Arrange for necessary shipping documentation, and contact customs officials to effect release of shipments. |
54
|
Examine invoices and shipping manifests for conformity to tariff and customs regulations. |
50
|
Advise sales and billing departments of transportation charges for customers' accounts. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
70
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
70
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
69
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
66
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
65
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
64
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
64
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
62
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
61
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
60
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
58
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
58
|
Getting Information
|
55
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
54
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
52
|
Processing Information
|
52
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
51
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
50
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
50
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
49
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
49
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
49
|
Thinking Creatively
|
49
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
48
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
47
|
Interacting With Computers
|
46
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
45
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
44
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
42
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
39
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
37
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
36
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
35
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
33
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
32
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
28
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
27
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
20
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
19
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
13
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
10
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|