Inventory control supervisor vs front line supervisor

The differences between inventory control supervisors and front line supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both an inventory control supervisor and a front line supervisor. Additionally, an inventory control supervisor has an average salary of $43,925, which is higher than the $41,708 average annual salary of a front line supervisor.

The top three skills for an inventory control supervisor include customer service, RF and pallets. The most important skills for a front line supervisor are front line, customer service, and safety procedures.

Inventory control supervisor vs front line supervisor overview

	Inventory Control Supervisor	Front Line Supervisor
Yearly salary	$43,925	$41,708
Hourly rate	$21.12	$20.05
Growth rate	-3%	6%
Number of jobs	62,015	104,517
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	6	6

Inventory control supervisor vs front line supervisor salary

Inventory control supervisors and front line supervisors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Inventory Control Supervisor	Front Line Supervisor
Average salary	$43,925	$41,708
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $58,000	Between $22,000 And $76,000
Highest paying City	Washington, DC	-
Highest paying state	New Jersey	-
Best paying company	Elbit Systems of America	-
Best paying industry	Automotive	-

Differences between inventory control supervisor and front line supervisor education

There are a few differences between an inventory control supervisor and a front line supervisor in terms of educational background:

	Inventory Control Supervisor	Front Line Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	California State University - Bakersfield	California State University - Bakersfield

Inventory control supervisor vs front line supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between inventory control supervisors' and front line supervisors' demographics:

	Inventory Control Supervisor	Front Line Supervisor
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 70.8% Female, 29.2%	Male, 52.8% Female, 47.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.9% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 18.8% Asian, 5.2% White, 60.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 9.8% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.5% Asian, 6.3% White, 61.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between inventory control supervisor and front line supervisor duties and responsibilities

Inventory control supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage and implement KPI s to analyze and improve departmental and personal performance.
Manage control measures to ensure mistakes, inaccuracies and discrepancies are highlight, addressed and resolve.
Conduct inventory moves and consolidations in various areas as required using WMS RF gun.
Maintain inventory accuracy, balancing inventory variances, inventory placement, product setup in WMS in over 22,000 bin locations.
Collaborate on process improvement and train-the-trainer programs to implement a WMS.
Make sure all load moves for raw materials are done and done correctly in AS400 system.

Front line supervisor example responsibilities.

Assist customers with reservation and hotel procedures, consistently manage PBX and hotel operations and customer relations
support for technical issues relate to telecommunication, network, and POS systems.
Streamline effective operations when acting as swing manager, coordinating personnel scheduling and developments with guest reservations and large-scale bookings.
Avert a multimillion-dollar retrofit exposure through diligent and extensive negotiations with a major key customer and internal technology group.

Inventory control supervisor vs front line supervisor skills

Common inventory control supervisor skills

Customer Service, 11%
RF, 7%
Pallets, 7%
Logistics, 6%
Purchase Orders, 6%
Continuous Improvement, 5%

Common front line supervisor skills

Front Line, 27%
Customer Service, 12%
Safety Procedures, 10%
Lean Manufacturing, 7%
Process Improvement, 6%
PowerPoint, 5%

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