Freight loading supervisor vs receiving manager

The differences between freight loading supervisors and receiving managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a freight loading supervisor, becoming a receiving manager takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, a freight loading supervisor has an average salary of $68,270, which is higher than the $34,854 average annual salary of a receiving manager.

The top three skills for a freight loading supervisor include sales floor, back stock and POS. The most important skills for a receiving manager are customer service, purchase orders, and UPC.

Freight loading supervisor vs receiving manager overview

	Freight Loading Supervisor	Receiving Manager
Yearly salary	$68,270	$34,854
Hourly rate	$32.82	$16.76
Growth rate	6%	-3%
Number of jobs	14,755	31,036
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Average age	44	45
Years of experience	4	6

Freight loading supervisor vs receiving manager salary

Freight loading supervisors and receiving managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Freight Loading Supervisor	Receiving Manager
Average salary	$68,270	$34,854
Salary range	Between $41,000 And $113,000	Between $27,000 And $44,000
Highest paying City	-	San Jose, CA
Highest paying state	-	Nevada
Best paying company	-	BD
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between freight loading supervisor and receiving manager education

There are a few differences between a freight loading supervisor and a receiving manager in terms of educational background:

	Freight Loading Supervisor	Receiving Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Freight loading supervisor vs receiving manager demographics

Here are the differences between freight loading supervisors' and receiving managers' demographics:

	Freight Loading Supervisor	Receiving Manager
Average age	44	45
Gender ratio	Male, 75.3% Female, 24.7%	Male, 73.5% Female, 26.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.3% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 20.6% Asian, 6.3% White, 56.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 11.3% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.7% Asian, 6.1% White, 59.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	8%	5%

Differences between freight loading supervisor and receiving manager duties and responsibilities

Freight loading supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage productivity reports for all employees and ensure accurate inventory levels through WMS computer warehousing systems and maintain all receiving billing.
Manage productivity reports for all employees and ensure accurate inventory levels through WMS computer warehousing systems and maintain all receiving billing.
Contribute the reduction in shrink by following company guidelines with EAS tags.
Unload, process, and properly secure any merchandise needing EAS tags from all incoming freight.

Receiving manager example responsibilities.

Manage receiving and inventory of all incoming materials physically in warehouse and in an ERP system.
Manage efficient receipt of all import containers and LTL deliveries per shift as well as small parcel.
Receive new freight, tag merchandise, stock sales floor, & enter all new UPC's into system.
Loaded/Unload trucks utilizing RF scanners and computers to track, locate inventory, pull customer orders of various weights and sizes.
Train and mentore receiving associates on proper policies, procedures and logistics relate to shipment receiving and inventory management.
Receive ups, fed ex, flat beds with pipe, freight trucks.

Freight loading supervisor vs receiving manager skills

Common freight loading supervisor skills

Sales Floor, 39%
Back Stock, 11%
POS, 9%
Shipping Receiving, 7%
Sales Associates, 7%
Stock Room, 5%

Common receiving manager skills

Customer Service, 27%
Purchase Orders, 16%
UPC, 11%
Sales Floor, 5%
Safety Standards, 4%
POS, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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