Supply & Distribution Managers

This occupation may include associated occupations with varying tasks.

• determining implementing and monitoring purchasing storage and distribution strategies policies and plans
• preparing and implementing plans to maintain required stock levels at minimum cost
• negotiating contracts with suppliers to meet quality cost and delivery requirements
• monitoring and reviewing storage and inventory systems to meet supply requirements and control stock levels
• operating recording systems to track all movements of supplies and finished goods and ensuring re-ordering and re-stocking at optimal times
• liaising with other departments and customers concerning requirements for outward goods and associated forwarding transportation
• overseeing the recording of purchase storage and distribution transactions
• directing staff activities and monitoring their performance

If you’re interested in air, road, maritime, rail or land transport, then the Transport, Postal and Warehousing industry could be for you.The Transport, Postal and Warehousing industry is responsible for the safe and prompt delivery of people and goods via a variety of channels, including scenic and sightseeing transport, and for the storage and sorting or ‘warehousing’ of freight before delivery. The sector encompasses logistics (managing & organising the transport), infrastructure, (such as roads, air and rail), and numerous support roles such as customs officers, couriers, tugboat operators and forklift drivers.If you choose this vocational pathway you could work in road transport as a bus, train or taxi driver; in construction as a mobile crane operator; or even in coastal or ocean-going marine operations as a deckhand, engine driver or cook. There are many possibilities, so check out the list of qualifications below!

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