Freight loading supervisor vs stock manager

The differences between freight loading supervisors and stock 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 stock manager takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, a stock manager has an average salary of $120,096, which is higher than the $68,270 average annual salary of a freight loading supervisor.

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

Freight loading supervisor vs stock manager overview

	Freight Loading Supervisor	Stock Manager
Yearly salary	$68,270	$120,096
Hourly rate	$32.82	$57.74
Growth rate	6%	1%
Number of jobs	14,755	183,274
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	High School Diploma, 34%
Average age	44	43
Years of experience	4	6

Freight loading supervisor vs stock manager salary

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

	Freight Loading Supervisor	Stock Manager
Average salary	$68,270	$120,096
Salary range	Between $41,000 And $113,000	Between $87,000 And $164,000
Highest paying City	-	Belleville, NJ
Highest paying state	-	Rhode Island
Best paying company	-	Michael Kors
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between freight loading supervisor and stock manager education

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

	Freight Loading Supervisor	Stock Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	High School Diploma, 34%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	SUNY College of Technology at Delhi

Freight loading supervisor vs stock manager demographics

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

	Freight Loading Supervisor	Stock Manager
Average age	44	43
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, 8.5% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 18.0% Asian, 7.0% White, 61.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	8%	9%

Differences between freight loading supervisor and stock 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.

Stock manager example responsibilities.

Maintain department by establishing merchandising goals, managing inventory control, and maintaining department organization and cleanliness.
Ensure VIP rooms are immaculate prior to guests' arrivals.
Rotate coffee, pastries and other perishables to keep freshness daily.
Process payroll, scheduling, training, recruitment and hiring of all new employees.
Cash handling experience: POS knowledge, nightly deposits, experience with GARDA and other money handling, balancing tills.
Utilize expertise in POS system in preparation and record keeping of inventories, prices, expenditures, shipments and shortages.

Freight loading supervisor vs stock 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 stock manager skills

Sales Floor, 21%
Store Operations, 20%
Customer Service, 11%
Inventory Management, 8%
Loss Prevention, 6%
Stock Merchandise, 4%

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