Skip navigation

Managers in Storage and Warehousing

Managers in storage and warehousing plan, organise, 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.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£21,473
£34,211
£56,780

New workers start around £21,473. Normal pay is £34,211 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £56,780.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 97,690 vacancies for this type of job

3.11%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Decides on storage conditions for particular items, allocates warehouse space and arranges for regular stock inspections to detect deterioration or damage.

  • Prepares reports on expenditure and advises on materials and parts standardisation, future stores and stock control policies.

  • Advises purchasing department on type, quality and quantity of goods required and dates by which they must be available.

  • Reviews, develops and implements stock control, handling and distribution policies to maximise use of space, money, labour and other resources.

  • 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.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Warehousing

  • Stock Control

  • Forklift Truck

  • Warehouse Operations

  • Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

  • Warehouse Management Systems

  • Continuous Improvement Process

  • Loading And Unloading

  • Inventory Management

  • Auditing

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Communication

  • Operations

  • Detail Oriented

  • Management

  • Leadership

  • Customer Service

  • Problem Solving

  • Organizational Skills

  • Planning

  • Microsoft Excel

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.

Routes to this career

See all

Related careers

Related industry guides

See all