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Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers

ID

work_management/transportation_storage_and_distribution_managers

Type

TASK

Children

30

Child Nodes (30)

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Supervise the activities of workers engaged in receiving, storing, testing, and shipping products or materials.

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Plan, develop, or implement warehouse safety and security programs and activities.

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Inspect physical conditions of warehouses, vehicle fleets, or equipment and order testing, maintenance, repairs, or replacements.

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Plan, organize, or manage the work of subordinate staff to ensure that the work is accomplished in a manner consistent with organizational requirements.

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Collaborate with other departments to integrate logistics with business systems or processes, such as customer sales, order management, accounting, or shipping.

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Analyze all aspects of corporate logistics to determine the most cost-effective or efficient means of transporting products or supplies.

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Resolve problems concerning transportation, logistics systems, imports or exports, or customer issues.

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Develop and document standard and emergency operating procedures for receiving, handling, storing, shipping, or salvaging products or materials.

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Monitor operations to ensure that staff members comply with administrative policies and procedures, safety rules, union contracts, environmental policies, or government regulations.

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Analyze the financial impact of proposed logistics changes, such as routing, shipping modes, product volumes or mixes, or carriers.

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Monitor inventory levels of products or materials in warehouses.

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Establish or monitor specific supply chain-based performance measurement systems.

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Prepare and manage departmental budgets.

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Monitor product import or export processes to ensure compliance with regulatory or legal requirements.

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Prepare management recommendations, such as proposed fee and tariff increases or schedule changes.

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Interview, select, and train warehouse and supervisory personnel.

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Advise sales and billing departments of transportation charges for customers' accounts.

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Analyze expenditures and other financial information to develop plans, policies, or budgets for increasing profits or improving services.

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Confer with department heads to coordinate warehouse activities, such as production, sales, records control, or purchasing.

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Implement specific customer requirements, such as internal reporting or customized transportation metrics.

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Maintain metrics, reports, process documentation, customer service logs, or training or safety records.

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Examine invoices and shipping manifests for conformity to tariff and customs regulations.

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Plan or implement energy saving changes to transportation services, such as reducing routes, optimizing capacities, employing alternate modes of transportation, or minimizing idling.

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Evaluate contractors or business partners for operational efficiency or safety or environmental performance records.

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Negotiate with carriers, warehouse operators, or insurance company representatives for services and preferential rates.

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Develop or implement plans for facility modification or expansion, such as equipment purchase or changes in space allocation or structural design.

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Direct inbound or outbound operations, such as transportation or warehouse activities, safety performance, and logistics quality management.

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Plan or implement improvements to internal or external systems or processes.

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Recommend or authorize capital expenditures for acquisition of new equipment or property to increase efficiency and services.

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Review invoices, work orders, consumption reports, or demand forecasts to estimate peak performance periods and to issue work assignments.