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

  • Customer Logistics Manager
  • Service Delivery Manager
  • Automotive Services Manager
  • Cargo and Ramp Services Manager

  • 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.
  • Collaborate with other departments to integrate logistics with business systems or processes, such as customer sales, order management, accounting, or shipping.
  • Examine invoices and shipping manifests for conformity to tariff and customs regulations.
  • Implement specific customer requirements, such as internal reporting or customized transportation metrics.
  • Maintain metrics, reports, process documentation, customer service logs, or training or safety records.
  • Negotiate with carriers, warehouse operators, or insurance company representatives for services and preferential rates.
  • Plan or implement energy saving changes to transportation services, such as reducing routes, optimizing capacities, employing alternate modes of transportation, or minimizing idling.
  • Recommend or authorize capital expenditures for acquisition of new equipment or property to increase efficiency and services.
  • Resolve problems concerning transportation, logistics systems, imports or exports, or customer issues.

  • Direct organizational operations, projects, or services.
  • Interview employees, customers, or others to collect information.
  • Negotiate contracts for transportation, distribution, or logistics services.
  • Resolve customer complaints or problems.