Transportation / Distribution Manager

Plan, direct, or coordinate transportation, storage, or distribution activities in accordance with organizational policies and applicable government laws or regulations. Includes logistics managers.

O*NET reports this occupation under titles such as: Distribution Center Manager; Distribution Manager; Fleet Manager; Global Transportation Manager; Logistics Director; Logistics Operations Manager; Shipping Manager; Supply Chain Logistics Manager; Transportation Manager; Warehouse Supervisor

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.
• Inspect physical conditions of warehouses, vehicle fleets, or equipment and order testing, maintenance, repairs, or replacements.
• Plan, organize, or manage the work of subordinate staff to ensure that the work is accomplished in a manner consistent with organizational requirements.
• Collaborate with other departments to integrate logistics with business systems or processes, such as customer sales, order management, accounting, or shipping.
• Analyze all aspects of corporate logistics to determine the most cost-effective or efficient means of transporting products or supplies.
• Resolve problems concerning transportation, logistics systems, imports or exports, or customer issues.
• Develop and document standard and emergency operating procedures for receiving, handling, storing, shipping, or salvaging products or materials.
• Monitor operations to ensure that staff members comply with administrative policies and procedures, safety rules, union contracts, environmental policies, or government regulations.
• Analyze the financial impact of proposed logistics changes, such as routing, shipping modes, product volumes or mixes, or carriers.
• Monitor inventory levels of products or materials in warehouses.
• Establish or monitor specific supply chain-based performance measurement systems.
• Prepare and manage departmental budgets.
• Monitor product import or export processes to ensure compliance with regulatory or legal requirements.
• Prepare management recommendations, such as proposed fee and tariff increases or schedule changes.

Knowledge

• Transportation
• Administration and Management
• Customer and Personal Service
• English Language
• Mathematics
• Personnel and Human Resources
• Public Safety and Security
• Economics and Accounting
• Production and Processing
• Computers and Electronics
• Administrative
• Education and Training
• Law and Government

Skills

• Reading Comprehension
• Active Listening
• Monitoring
• Writing
• Speaking
• Critical Thinking
• Active Learning
• Learning Strategies

Abilities

• Oral Comprehension
• Written Comprehension
• Written Expression
• Problem Sensitivity
• Deductive Reasoning
• Inductive Reasoning
• Oral Expression
• Information Ordering
• Category Flexibility
• Near Vision
• Speech Recognition
• Speech Clarity
• Fluency of Ideas
• Originality
• Flexibility of Closure
• Far Vision