£6,760
Average salary at age 20
£34,840
Average Salary
38
Average hours per week
Description
Managers and directors in storage and warehousing plan, organise, direct and co-ordinate the activities and resources necessary for the safe and efficient receipt, storage and warehousing of goods and for the maintenance of stocks at an optimal level.Main Tasks
- Liaises with production, maintenance, sales and other departments to determine the materials and other items required for current and future production schedules and sales commitments;
- Reviews, develops and implements stock control, handling and distribution policies to maximise use of space, money, labour and other resources;
- Advises purchasing department on type, quality and quantity of goods required and dates by which they must be available;
- Prepares reports on expenditure and advises on materials and parts standardisation, future stores and stock control policies;
- Decides on storage conditions for particular items, allocates warehouse space and arranges for regular stock inspections to detect deterioration or damage.
Qualifications
Candidates are recruited with a variety of academic qualifications and/or with relevant experience. Entrants to management trainee schemes offered by larger companies will require GCSEs/S grades, A levels/H grades, a degree or other equivalent qualifications. Off- and on-the-job training is provided. Professional and vocational qualifications covering a number of areas including supply chain and operations management are available at NVQ/SVQ Levels 2, 3, 4 and 5.What Managers and directors in storage and warehousing studied in higher education
| Occupation | Percentage Value |
|---|---|
| (L7) Human & social geography | 2 |
| (G1) Mathematics | 2 |
| (L3) Sociology | 1 |
| (C1) Biology | 2 |
| (H3) Mechanical engineering | 2 |
| (C8) Psychology | 3 |
| (W1) Fine art | 2 |
| (V3) History by topic | 1 |
| (H4) Aerospace engineering | 1 |
| (W3) Music | 1 |
| (F8) Physical geographical sciences | 1 |
| (W8) Imaginative writing | 1 |
| (D4) Agriculture | 1 |
| (R9) Others in European languages, literature & related subjects | 1 |
| (W6) Cinematics & photography | 1 |
| (C7) Molecular biology, biophysics & biochemistry | 3 |
| (Q3) English studies | 2 |
| (L2) Politics | 4 |
| (K1) Architecture | 1 |
| (J5) Materials technology not otherwise specified | 1 |
| (B6) Aural & oral sciences | 1 |
| (H1) General engineering | 1 |
| (H2) Civil engineering | 2 |
| (B7) Nursing | 1 |
| (R4) Spanish studies | 1 |
| (R1) French studies | 1 |
| (N5) Marketing | 3 |
| (M1) Law by area | 1 |
| (M2) Law by topic | 2 |
| (J9) Others in technology | 1 |
| (I2) Information systems | 1 |
| (N8) Hospitality, leisure, sport, tourism & transport | 2 |
| (B9) Others in subjects allied to medicine | 1 |
| (P5) Journalism | 1 |
| (H7) Production & manufacturing engineering | 1 |
| (N6) Human resource management | 1 |
| (V5) Philosophy | 1 |
| (L1) Economics | 3 |
| (Q1) Linguistics | 1 |
| (T7) American studies | 1 |
| (W9) Others in creative arts & design | 1 |
| (N1) Business studies | 19 |
| (X3) Academic studies in education | 2 |
| (R7) Russian & East European studies | 1 |
| (X1) Training teachers | 2 |
| (K4) Planning (urban, rural & regional) | 1 |
| (C6) Sport & exercise science | 3 |
| (N2) Management studies | 9 |
| (V1) History by period | 2 |
| (I1) Computer science | 2 |
UK Prospects
111900
Workforce Size
3.42%
Predicted growth 2024 - 2027
12289
Predicted Replacement 2024 - 2027
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