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Warehouse managers are responsible for organising the safe and efficient receipt, storage and despatch of warehoused goods.

Typical responsibilities of the job include:

• processing orders

• operating mechanical and IT systems

• liaising with customers and other departments

• training, supervising and appraising staff

• maintaining statistical and financial records

• planning

• ensuring that quality objectives and delivery deadlines are met

• managing budgets

• administering stock control

• ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation

Qualifications and training required

You don’t need a university degree to become a warehouse manager. However, the role is not normally an entry-level position and usually requires experience of working in a warehouse and sometimes qualifications in logistics or management. Typical entry-level roles in this field include warehouse assistant and warehouse operative.

Key skills for warehouse managers

• Good teamworking skills

• Managerial skills

• Interpersonal skills

• Verbal and written communication skills

• Logical reasoning

• Numerical skills

• Technical skills

• IT skills

Typical employers of warehouse managers

• Specialist logistics, distribution and haulage companies

• Manufacturers

• The armed forces

• Major commercial organisations

• Retailers