How do they match: Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers

  • Develop or implement plans for facility modification or expansion, such as equipment purchase or changes in space allocation or structural design.
  • 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.
  • Recommend or authorize capital expenditures for acquisition of new equipment or property to increase efficiency and services.
  • Review invoices, work orders, consumption reports, or demand forecasts to estimate peak performance periods and to issue work assignments.
  • Supervise the activities of workers engaged in receiving, storing, testing, and shipping products or materials.

  • Confer with organizational members to accomplish work activities.
  • Inspect condition or functioning of facilities or equipment.
  • Purchase materials, equipment, or other resources.