Storage and Distribution Managers Go Back to List 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.

Tasks
	Supervise the activities of workers engaged in receiving, storing, testing, and shipping products or materials.
	Plan, develop, or implement warehouse safety and security programs and activities.
	Review invoices, work orders, consumption reports, or demand forecasts to estimate peak delivery periods and to issue work assignments.
	Schedule or monitor air or surface pickup, delivery, or distribution of products or materials.
	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.
	Inspect physical conditions of warehouses, vehicle fleets, or equipment and order testing, maintenance, repairs, or replacements.
	Develop and document standard and emergency operating procedures for receiving, handling, storing, shipping, or salvaging products or materials.
	Examine products or materials to estimate quantities or weight and type of container required for storage or transport.

Skills
	Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
	Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
	Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
	Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
	Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
	Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
	Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
	Management of Personnel Resources - Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
	Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
	Systems Analysis - Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.

Knowledge
	Transportation - Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
	Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
	Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
	English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
	Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
	Personnel and Human Resources - Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
	Computers and Electronics - Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
	Clerical - Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
	Public Safety and Security - Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
	Economics and Accounting - Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data.

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Wage Information
	Region Average Entry Level  Mid-Range  Annual  Hourly  Statewide $127,563.00 $61.33  $34.80  $41.80 - $79.83  Bridgeport/Stamford $137,874.00 $66.28  $37.79  $47.84 - $81.54  Danbury $121,159.00 $58.24  $31.24  $36.49 - $79.75  Hartford $124,055.00 $59.64  $33.18  $38.83 - $76.84  New Haven $125,983.00 $60.57  $36.81  $42.12 - $79.19  New London/Norwich $116,865.00 $56.18  $31.98  $36.77 - $66.56  Waterbury $121,454.00 $58.39  $31.95  $37.97 - $78.14

Occupation Outlook ( 2016 - 2026 ) Average Annual Job Openings:   120   Employment in this occupation is expected to grow faster than average, but the number of annual openings will offer good or favorable job opportunities.

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