Occupation information for

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.

Currently Employed: 423

Yearly Projected Openings: 10

Typical Hourly Wage: $48.52 - $71.39

Typical Annual Salary: $100,900 - $148,500

• Prepare and manage departmental budgets.
• Supervise the activities of workers engaged in receiving, storing, testing, and shipping products or materials.
• Interview, select, and train warehouse and supervisory personnel.
• Plan, develop, or implement warehouse safety and security programs and activities.
• Prepare or direct preparation of correspondence, reports, and operations, maintenance, and safety manuals.
• Issue shipping instructions and provide routing information to ensure that delivery times and locations are coordinated.
• Review invoices, work orders, consumption reports, or demand forecasts to estimate peak delivery periods and to issue work assignments.
• Confer with department heads to coordinate warehouse activities, such as production, sales, records control, or purchasing.
• 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.

• Forklifts
• Mobile phones
• Pallet trucks
• Radio frequency data communication equipment
• Vehicular global positioning systems

• Analytical or scientific software
• Enterprise resource planning ERP software
• Inventory management software
• Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
• Project management software