# Tasks & work activities — move manager

Source: O*NET 30.3, occupation 11-3071.00 (Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers) — manual nearest-occupation mapping via ISCO group 1324; the official ESCO crosswalk has no entry for this ESCO occupation.

## Task statements

- **[Core]** Supervise the activities of workers engaged in receiving, storing, testing, and shipping products or materials.
- **[Core]** Plan, develop, or implement warehouse safety and security programs and activities.
- **[Core]** Inspect physical conditions of warehouses, vehicle fleets, or equipment and order testing, maintenance, repairs, or replacements.
- **[Core]** Plan, organize, or manage the work of subordinate staff to ensure that the work is accomplished in a manner consistent with organizational requirements.
- **[Core]** Collaborate with other departments to integrate logistics with business systems or processes, such as customer sales, order management, accounting, or shipping.
- **[Core]** Analyze all aspects of corporate logistics to determine the most cost-effective or efficient means of transporting products or supplies.
- **[Core]** Resolve problems concerning transportation, logistics systems, imports or exports, or customer issues.
- **[Core]** Develop and document standard and emergency operating procedures for receiving, handling, storing, shipping, or salvaging products or materials.
- **[Core]** Monitor operations to ensure that staff members comply with administrative policies and procedures, safety rules, union contracts, environmental policies, or government regulations.
- **[Core]** Analyze the financial impact of proposed logistics changes, such as routing, shipping modes, product volumes or mixes, or carriers.
- **[Core]** Monitor inventory levels of products or materials in warehouses.
- **[Core]** Establish or monitor specific supply chain-based performance measurement systems.
- **[Core]** Prepare and manage departmental budgets.
- **[Core]** Monitor product import or export processes to ensure compliance with regulatory or legal requirements.
- **[Core]** Prepare management recommendations, such as proposed fee and tariff increases or schedule changes.
- **[Core]** Interview, select, and train warehouse and supervisory personnel.
- **[Core]** Advise sales and billing departments of transportation charges for customers' accounts.
- **[Core]** Analyze expenditures and other financial information to develop plans, policies, or budgets for increasing profits or improving services.
- **[Core]** Confer with department heads to coordinate warehouse activities, such as production, sales, records control, or purchasing.
- **[Core]** Implement specific customer requirements, such as internal reporting or customized transportation metrics.
- **[Core]** Maintain metrics, reports, process documentation, customer service logs, or training or safety records.
- **[Core]** Examine invoices and shipping manifests for conformity to tariff and customs regulations.
- **[Core]** Plan or implement energy saving changes to transportation services, such as reducing routes, optimizing capacities, employing alternate modes of transportation, or minimizing idling.
- **[Core]** Evaluate contractors or business partners for operational efficiency or safety or environmental performance records.
- **[Core]** Negotiate with carriers, warehouse operators, or insurance company representatives for services and preferential rates.
- **[Core]** Develop or implement plans for facility modification or expansion, such as equipment purchase or changes in space allocation or structural design.
- **[nan]** Direct inbound or outbound operations, such as transportation or warehouse activities, safety performance, and logistics quality management.
- **[nan]** Plan or implement improvements to internal or external systems or processes.
- **[nan]** Recommend or authorize capital expenditures for acquisition of new equipment or property to increase efficiency and services.
- **[nan]** Review invoices, work orders, consumption reports, or demand forecasts to estimate peak performance periods and to issue work assignments.

## Detailed work activities

- Advise others on business or operational matters.
- Analyze data to inform operational decisions or activities.
- Analyze financial records to improve budgeting or planning.
- Analyze financial records to improve efficiency.
- Analyze forecasting data to improve business decisions.
- Approve expenditures.
- Conduct employee training programs.
- Confer with organizational members to accomplish work activities.
- Develop emergency response plans or procedures.
- Develop operating strategies, plans, or procedures for green or sustainable operations.
- Develop operating strategies, plans, or procedures.
- Develop safety standards, policies, or procedures.
- Direct organizational operations, projects, or services.
- Document organizational or operational procedures.
- Examine financial records to ensure compliance with policies or regulations.
- Hire personnel.
- Implement organizational process or policy changes.
- Implement transportation changes to reduce environmental impact.
- Inspect condition or functioning of facilities or equipment.
- Interview employees, customers, or others to collect information.
- Maintain operational records.
- Monitor activities of individuals to ensure safety or compliance with rules.
- Monitor inventories of products or materials.
- Monitor organizational compliance with regulations.
- Monitor organizational procedures to ensure proper functioning.
- Monitor performance of organizational members or partners.
- Negotiate contracts for transportation, distribution, or logistics services.
- Plan facility layouts or designs.
- Prepare operational budgets.
- Purchase materials, equipment, or other resources.
- Resolve customer complaints or problems.
- Supervise employees.