How to become a supply and distribution or Logistics or Warehousing manager

Official title: Supply and distribution/Logistics/Warehousing manager

Also called: Inventory management manager, Logistics manager, Logistics project manager, Logistics solutions manager, Regional supply chain director, Supply and distribution manager, Supply chain director, Supply chain manager, Warehousing department manager, Warehousing manager, Logistics Contracts Manager, Planning Manager

Supply and distribution/Logistics/Warehousing manager plans, directs, or coordinates transportation, storage, or distribution activities in accordance with organisational policies and applicable government laws or regulations.

Main tasks

• Determining, implementing and monitoring purchasing, storage and distribution strategies, policies and plans
• Preparing and implementing plans to maintain required stock levels at minimum cost
• Negotiating contracts with suppliers to meet quality, cost and delivery requirements
• Monitoring and reviewing storage and inventory systems to meet supply requirements and control stock levels
• Operating recording systems to track all movements of goods and ensuring re-ordering and re-stocking at optimal times
• Liaising with other departments and customers concerning requirements for outward goods and associated forwarding transportation
• Establishing and directing operational and administrative procedures

Ways in

• University: Business & Commerce degrees, Offered by 6 universities in Singapore

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Median pay: $79,800 a year. The middle half earn $60,600 to $118,584 a year.
• Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Related jobs

• Procurement/Purchasing manager
• Transport/Technical operations manager (excluding port and shipping operations)
• Postal service manager
• Port/Shipping operations manager

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Questions people ask

How do I become a supply and distribution or Logistics or Warehousing manager?

Ways in include: Business & Commerce degrees.

How much does a supply and distribution or Logistics or Warehousing manager earn in Singapore?

Median full-time pay is $79,800 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $60,600 to $118,584.

Will AI change the work of a supply and distribution or Logistics or Warehousing manager?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

• Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
• International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026