A professional who directs and coordinates activities of wholesaler's distribution warehouse. Responsibilities include:

• Reviews bills of lading for incoming merchandise and customer orders in order to plan work activities.
• Assigns workers to specific duties, such as verifying amounts of and storing incoming merchandise and assembling customer orders for delivery.
• Establishes operational procedures for verification of incoming and outgoing shipments, handling and disposition of merchandise, and keeping of warehouse inventory.
• Coordinates activities of distribution warehouse with activities of sales, record control, and purchasing departments to ensure availability of merchandise.
• Directs reclamation of damaged merchandise.