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

  • Advise sales and billing departments of transportation charges for customers' accounts.
  • Analyze expenditures and other financial information to develop plans, policies, or budgets for increasing profits or improving services.
  • Analyze the financial impact of proposed logistics changes, such as routing, shipping modes, product volumes or mixes, or carriers.
  • Collaborate with other departments to integrate logistics with business systems or processes, such as customer sales, order management, accounting, or shipping.
  • Confer with department heads to coordinate warehouse activities, such as production, sales, records control, or purchasing.
  • Negotiate with carriers, warehouse operators, or insurance company representatives for services and preferential rates.

  • Analyze financial records to improve budgeting or planning.
  • Analyze financial records to improve efficiency.
  • Examine financial records to ensure compliance with policies or regulations.