What are the warehouse manager duties and responsibilities?

The warehouse is a central hub in the supply chain, where inventory is received from vendors and stored until its eventual distribution to consumers.
Warehouse personnel work long and often odd hours to ensure that each product is properly shelved and organized.
Warehouse managers direct team members to stock shelves, transfer inventory properly and maintain accurate inventory levels.
WAREHOUSE MANAGER GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES Supervise the operation of a storeroom and all facets including ordering, receiving, processing, recording and distri buting supplies and materials; preparing and maintaining detailed records and files.
Supervision is exercised over storekeepers and delivery persons.
ESSENTIAL TASKS (These are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work performed.
The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.) • Manage, oversee, supervise and pa rticipate in storeroom operations.
• Approve requisitions, analyzes work orders, etc.
• Operate forklift.
• Supervise computer operations.
• Brief staff on materials to be loaded or on assembly of items to be delivered.
• Check with staff for changes that could affect delivery schedule; make schedule adjustments as needed.
• Review paperwork from deliveries to dete rmine if additional work requirements will occur.
• Check documents for thoroughness and co mpleteness and prepare additional documentation when necessary.
• Initiate all requests for replenishment of stock.
• Oversee the receipt and dispersal of mate rials entering or leav ing warehouse; help storekeepers with this task when required.
• Take periodic inventories and participate in monthly inventory program.
• Perform related tasks as required.

Before I list down the duties and responsibilities of warehouse manager, I would like to say that there are lot of changes of this position now than before.
Warehouse manager is not just responsible in looking after their warehouse but now they are part of a bigger scope in the organization.
They are now optimizing the size of their warehouse, focus on the productivity of his personnel/asset, primary source on how to minimize the waste of their inventories, consistent in maintaning the quality of the products within the area, collaborates with various departments within the supply chain and many more.
I always believe that the warehouse department is the most honest people in the company because they are responsible in taking care of the one of the most valuable in asset of the company which is their inventories.
Here are some of the duties and responsibilites of the warehouse manager: Warehouse managers oversee the safe receipt, storage, retrieval and timely dispatch of goods.
They ensure workplace health and safety requirements are met and take responsibility for the security of the building and stock.
They plan the arrangement of goods within the warehouse and organize special requirements for certain stock, such as chilled goods or fragile products.
They ensure productivity targets are met and maintain computerized administration and automated storage and retrieval systems.
They manage teams of workers and deal with personnel issues such as the recruitment, training and discipline of staff.
Some managers also oversee picking, packing and distribution activity.
Typical work activities include: • motivating, organizing and encouraging teamwork within the workforce to ensure set productivity targets are met; • training staff and monitoring their performance and progress; • communicating with other departments, staff groups and customers; • overseeing stock control and processing orders; • ensuring quality, delivery and budget objectives are met; • delivering and fulfilling objectives and directions from the operation's headquarters; • carrying out responsibilities for the use of automated and computerized systems; • responding to and dealing with customer communication by email, fax and telephone; • keeping stock control systems up to date and planning future capacity requirements; • producing regular reports and statistics on a daily, weekly and monthly basis; • briefing team leaders on the issues for that particular day; • visiting customers to monitor the quality of service they are receiving;

·         Monitoring the articles as per quality standard of organization.
·         To manage & supervise Warehouse & Sales Centre operations under territory.
·         Efficient Inventory Management of Finished Goods/Articles at ware house and sales centre.
·         To coordinate with Procurement department for receiving of goods items from suppliers as per Purchase Order specifications.
·         To support Operation department in timely issuance of goods/items on regular basis.
-_ ·         Coordinating and supporting Warehouse Managers for stock transfer activity of Finished Goods/Articles.
·         To support Corporate Supply Chain in achieving business targets.
·         Efficiently managing Warehouse operations to ensure timely loading / un-loading of Sales Direct / Indirect vehicles.
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·         Efficiently managing Warehouse store operations to ensure timely un-loading of supplier vehicles.
·         To effectively control product losses/damages (wastages) as per set standards during product Storage/handling.
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·         To ensure stocking and loading of products according to FIFO rules.
·         To ensure an effective and efficient Fork Lift operations with in Warehouse operations.
·         An efficient management of Transportation to ensure smooth & timely supply of products across the locations in coordination with Warehouse Managers.
·         Planning and managing the shift operations for Warehouse function and sales centre in order to ensure the effective usage of resources as and when required.
·         Managing and controlling the budgets of Warehouse department for respective territory.
·         Must play key role in development of System/Procedures, reporting & effective use of Software ·         To implement standards and best practices in Logistics function in coordination with inventory officer.
·         To optimize financial performance.
Assurance of adequate risk management so as to meet Key Performance targets.
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·         Create opportunities and resources to answer development needs and training necessities of his staff.
·         Responsible for monitoring and reporting progress & conduct Warehouse performance analysis & collation and Analysis of Benchmarking data.
  ·         Maintains receiving, warehousing, and distribution operations by initiating, coordinating, and enforcing program, operational, and personnel policies and procedures.
·         Complies with federal, state, and local warehousing, material handling, and shipping requirements by studying existing and new legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions.
·         Safeguards warehouse operations and contents by establishing and monitoring security procedures and protocols.
·         Controls inventory levels by conducting physical counts; reconciling with data storage system.
·         Maintains physical condition of warehouse by planning and implementing new design layouts; inspecting equipment; issuing work orders for repair and requisitions for replacement.
·         Achieves financial objectives by preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.
·         Completes warehouse operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees; following up on work results.
·         Maintains warehouse staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees.
·         Maintains warehouse staff job results by coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results.
·         Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
·         Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
o   Ensure that the warehouse is kept clean at all times.
·         Ensure that the damaged and suspected commodities are segregated from good ones and reported upon detection.
·         Ensure that the broken containers are immediately reconstituted, weighed and re-bagged properly.
·         Conduct daily inspections of the condition of the warehouse and surrounding security features.
Request and ensure immediate repair of any defects detected during the daily inspection.
·         Ensure that commodity dispatches are based on pre-approved dispatch authorization memos from the Program Manager.
·         Maintain up to date assets stock ledger in which all daily inventories and transactions are accurately recorded.
·         Maintain proper filing system and prepare full handover report when leaving the warehouse.
·         Ensure that security guards assigned to his/her warehouse report to duty on the established routine schedules and remain vigilant while on duty ·         Ensure that warehouse assistant are trained in proper warehouse practices and conform to SC asset management policies and procedure ·         Ensure that ports/laborers handle commodities carefully to minimize losses.
·         Prepare and submit to the main office all necessary reports as per field office policies and procedures   ·         Supervise the Store Keeper, including verification of stock cards, cross checking between way bills and stock cards, managing supply requests, checking in/out of stock, checking of the maintenance of the property (i.e.
tents e.g.
weather proof and organized).
·         Ensuring timely and cost effective transportation and NFI distribution.
·         Supervise the Drivers, including making sure there are cars available when required (Travel board, weekly planning/booking of transport requirements), completing log books (mileage, petrol purchases, and consumption).
·         Arrange for vehicle maintenance when required, and ensure cars are road worthy on a daily basis.
·         Identify suitable mechanic for vehicle maintenance.
·         Discrepancies verification and resolution.
·         Overall management of warehouse.
Act as liaison between customer service manager and warehouse.
·         Analyzing and advising on monthly movement report for slow / fast moving lines for the Concept.
Answer all customer inquires in accordance with the Customer Service Policy standards.
·         Make sure all instructions are followed by the warehouse staff and our carriers ·         Apply packing slips and labels to appropriate systems.
·         Assist Inventory manager with all customer return requests.
·         Assures efficient and effective, overall warehouse operations by maintaining communication with internal departments..
·         Clear damages in stores and warehouse periodically with the respective reason codes.
·         Collection of weekly damage summary reports and consolidation.
·         Communicate with and ensure release of the freight from ocean/air carriers.
Use data and logical thinking to develop a daily and weekly labor plan to meet customer volume expectations.
Effectively deal with fast / slow lines, new ranges and take corrective action.
·         Maintain carrier contracts and rate calculators.
·         Issue shipment handling instructions to Document Processing staff.
Keep track of non moving stock and inform the management for further action.
·         Liaison for the deliveries of all items and monitoring the records for perusal.
·         Maintaining the store's warehouse in a neat and orderly manner.
·         Overall management of warehouse.
Ensure that delivery schedule is followed.
·         Ensuring products classified into correct departments and subgroups.
Quality inspection of stock received from source of supply (France and Italy).
·         Maintaining computerized records of incoming & outgoing materials.
·         Managing computerized record on Retail pro software for all transaction being made from warehouse.
·         Scanning of goods being received from France and Italy.
distribution of goods  after scanning and patching stickers to Bunjul Arab, Atlantis Hotel, Marina mall , Burj Khalifa and32 other outlets’ ·         Make sure all instructions are followed by the warehouse staff and our carriers.
·         Supervise the Store Keeper.
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Patching and labeling stickers on each individual item to make it ready for sale.
·         Ensuring timely and cost effective transportation and distribution.
·         Discrepancies verification and resolution.
·         Clear damage in stores and warehouse periodically with the respective reason codes Direct personnel to achieve desired results per day.
·         Document distribution for import shipments.
·         Dues out from maintenance, stock replenishment.
    ·         Inspect product that is pulled for delivery.
·         Maintain a clean and organized work area.
·         Receive and track P.O.s from Importers/customer service group for pending shipments.
·         Recommending modification to existing processes and methodologies with constant focus on continuous improvement.
·         Reports managements and Stock reviews.
·         Research best rates for shipments.
·         Researches root causes of inventory discrepancies and coordinates a standardized solution for the region.
·         Responsible for completing an open-box inspection on all orders which require pre-inspection.
·         Shortages and damages received, to be recorded in24hrs and documentation completed within48hours.
·         Develop inventory policies and procedures.
·         To keep close liaison with civil and hired contractors and firms for purchasing of different maintenance parts and mechanical transports of the Base.
·         To utilize on-hand freight data and industry standards to analyze efficiency of logistics and spend.
·         Track and monitor inventory status, supply usage, costs, and trends to ensure inventory levels are maintained at established levels.
·         Track late or lost outbound shipments and communicate updates and revised delivery dates to customers and sales reps, maintain problem Transportation of all equipment through railway and by air to the related Bases and field units ·         Pull product for next day deliveries.
Storage of chemical, rubberized, textile, paint, dopes, electrical, timber, aircrafts tire tube, photographic material, gas and cylinders.
·         Weapon system account segregation and Repairable tracking.
·         Stock relives ling, turn in, shipment and issue.
·         Costumer support and clearance.
·         Turn in, shipment, Issue receipt and Calibration..
·         Work with sales reps and customers to get delivery date extensions for POs, as needed.
·         Working with customs brokers to ensure the lowest cost of all customs and freight services   ·         Maintaining computerized records of incoming & outgoing materials.
·         Supervise the Store Keeper, including verification of stock records, cross checking between way bills and stock records, managing supply requests, checking in/out of stock, checking of the maintenance of the property.
·         Manage the supply chain from Procurement to delivery of supplies in the field.
·         Ensuring timely and cost effective transportation and distribution.
·         Supervise the Drivers, including making sure there are cars available when required (Travel board, weekly planning/booking of transport requirements), completing log books (mileage, petrol purchases, and consumption).
·         Arrange for vehicle maintenance when required, and ensure cars are road worthy on a daily basis.
·         Discrepancies verification and resolution.
·         Patching and labeling stickers on each individual item to make it ready for sale..
·         Procure and maintain inventory pertaining to Radar and Electronics Equipment, tools and testers.
                                                                                                                                                                                                             

I'm totally agree for all mentioned her but  I think that the main concern and main responsibility for the warehouse manager is minimizing and Rationalizing the cost of the warehousing  operation & stock controlling process  without affecting on the goods quality , availability , safety or affects badly on the production process   ,  and here are some responsibilities from my point of view :   1. 
    Preparing the warehouse (indoor, outdoor and special condition stores) according to the specification of the materials and achieve a safe working condition for warehouse employees.
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    Planning and controlling of material which includes receiving, storing, issuing, stocktaking and disposal of material.
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    Receiving the purchase items with its several types and following its technical checking with the specialist.
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    If the checking is accepted; materials to record at the warehouse document and to be directed at the specified location.
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    Keeping and saving the stock items which means prepare the good condition for storage against accidents, fire, rain, heat and any other cause may causes the damage of these materials.
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    Issuing the needed items against the delivery voucher and record the issuing operation at the specified documents.
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    Facilitating fast locating materials while issuance and according to the usage levels.
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    Ensure the availability of the requirements and checking the required items and follow the procedures while issuing materials.
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    Controlling all the warehouse transaction and its records and data entering with reporting with the needed reports to the management.
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           Organizing the warehouse with a way guarantees a good handling, receiving, issuing and to save it from damage 11. 
           Stock controlling and its all linked activities which guarantees the stability of the warehouse operations and stock levels.
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           Following up and pursuing materials of placed purchase orders with vendors and / or freight forwarder.
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           Giving assistance during the process of technical evaluation of vendor quotations 14. 
           Forecasting of material availability and arranging of replacement for shortage damaged materials.
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           Carrying out materials status report demonstrating delivery status in view of information obtained from vendors and freight forwarder.
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           Calculate and set up the stock levels (Min-Max, Reordering levels, safety stock levels) 17. 
           Calculate the and prepare the Economic Orders Quantity for the stock materials 18. 
            Re-evaluate the minimum and maximum raw material levels as per quarterly consumption 19. 
           Ensure that workplace’s health and safety requirements are met and take responsibility for the security of the building and stock.
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           Determining the surplus and the obsolete items to be segregated away from the life items and informs the right authorities for disposing it from the warehouse by the suitable way.
   

Smooth and efficient managment of stocks in and out.
Proper utilization of avaialable space.
Ineventory and stock checks.
This can be consiedered as the assense of of all what is said in the other answres

Im NOt a Manager as of now but I will Try to the best I can: 1) To supervise the whole operations of the warehouse.
in term of documentation 2) Approving all the works related to the warehouse as well as Checking/filtering/signing of documents.
3) Training and enhancing all his subordinates for the better & simplier work with the better outcome on the flow of operation.
4) Always monitoring of all the stock in terms of overstock, expirations, minimun stock as per the settled target of the warehouse in terms of deiveries, stocks level, overall cost expences for the whole warehouse.
5) Thinking how to minimize the warehouse expenses with the highest productivity.
6) MAintaining the warehouse orderliness & cleanliness and safe from incidents as well as all the equipment they are using in the warehouse.
7) Coordinating reporting to the Owner/superior about the daily, weekly, monthly, yearly report in term of Work Progress/profit and the recent stand of the company/warehouse.
8) Coordinating, visiting and responding to all costumer for all the querries thru email & Telephone.
9) Enforcing the rules and regulations of the warehouse to follow by all concerned employees.
10) Evaluating all his subordinates and giving recomendation for promotion.
 

from my experiences in warehousing field I can summarize these duties as folowing:

1- supervise the warehouse team and the daily activities.

2- monitoring and maintain the accuray of the inventory system

3- maintain the equipment and materials stored, tools and the staff SAFETY.

4- motivates and evaluates the staff as a manager.

5- reporting any loss/damage, unserviceable equipment, surpluse, shortage, shiping, receiving, customer services,reinforcement and all inventory requirments and take the right decisions

Compile all data of “Warehouse Management software” and get all kinds of reports by WMS on daily basis as per requirement of client.
Work with our Director for Inventory in duties such as the analysis of monthly inventory results.
Development of Management reports.
Unloading of Cargo Storage, Inventory (Delivery Order & Tally Receipt Report), Verification of Physical Quantity, Marks & Numbers, Verification of Purchase Order Number, etc as per Invoice, Segregation, Stuffing in Containers, and no Damage in Custody, Strict Safety and Security Arrangements.
To look after day-to-day Import operational activities and keeping track record of shipments being received & responsible for check daily inventory.

As my own undersanding as w.house officer'

To brief staff on materials to be loaded in warehouse

To take periodic inventory and participate in monthly inventory program.

Report any loss /Damage unserviceable.

Operate forkclift and and hand use.

The primary duty of warehouse manager. Is to oversee the activities of a warehouse staff in other to minimize lost and damages. To train member staff. To sign receipt and invoice. To write query. To attend management meeting. To receive goods. To inform the quality control about.expire product.

To manage all aspects of warehouse & logistics. Planning, monitoring, implementing & follow-up including transportation, store keeping, inventory & delivery functions. Utilize the resources available in these functions effectively & efficiently. Plan, coordinate, manage, control & execution of all activities related to the receiving, storage, inventory movement. Develop & ensure implementation of warehousing policies and procedures. Ensure safe storage of goods, and safe disposal of expired goods. Eliminate returns due to shipment errors or damage in transit through proper documentation processing, investigating returns and taking corrective action. Implement control measures to enhance on time and problem-free shipments. Manage transportation to assure goods arrive at customer warehouses on time with cost-effective transportation techniques. Customer satisfaction and efficient logistics operational objectives are being accomplished. Developing and implementing strategic plans to continually drive costs out of Logistics network. Coordinate with purchasing & sales on stock safety levels & informing purchasing when re-purchase level is reached in stores Monitor daily progress of work orders to ensure that workflow is continuous and stays on plan including ensure proper stock rotation (FIFO).