How to hire a storage manager

How to hire a storage manager, step by step

Here's a step-by-step storage manager hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a storage manager job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new storage manager
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you post your storage manager job, you should take the time to determine what type of worker your business needs. While certain jobs definitely require a full-time employee, it's sometimes better to find a storage manager for hire on a part-time basis or as a contractor.

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   A storage manager's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, storage managers from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   This list presents storage manager salaries for various positions.

   Type of Storage Manager	Description	Hourly rate
   Storage Manager		$5-33
   Distribution Supervisor	A distribution supervisor is in charge of overseeing all distribution processes in a warehouse or similar setting, ensuring accuracy and smooth workflow. Their responsibilities typically revolve around coordinating deliveries and shipment, managing schedules, delegating tasks, assessing the performance of the workforce, and maintaining records of all transactions... Show more	$19-46
   Director Of Distribution	A distribution director spearheads and oversees an organization's distribution procedures, ensuring efficiency and smooth workflow. It is their duty to coordinate with different departments to identify and understand the distribution needs, set goals and guidelines, manage budgets and schedules, delegate tasks among managers, develop strategies to optimize operations, and present reports to the executives and shareholders... Show more	$42-86

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Customer Service
   • Phone Calls
   • Bank Deposits
   • Storage Facility
   • Linux
   • TSM
   • SQL
   • NAS
   • Disaster Recovery
   • Windows Server
   • VMware
   • ITIL
   • Collection Calls
   • Retail Sales

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   Responsibilities:

   • Develop capacity planning strategy to manage business as usual growth that would occur during the migration windows.
   • Plan project and manage SAN integration into existing server environment (production, test, and development).
   • Manage storage and filesystems using LVM tools, and use AIX tools and utilities for routine system administration and maintenance tasks.
   • Engage in managing SnapMirror performance management, fine-tuning.
   • Configure NetApp CIFS, NFS, FC and ISCSI.
   • Used EMC RecoverPoint from VNX storage systems to provide continuous data protection and remote replication for recovery.

   More storage manager duties

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your storage manager job description helps attract top candidates to the position. A storage manager salary can be affected by several factors, such as geography, experience, seniority, certifications, and the prestige of the hiring company.

   For example, the average salary for a storage manager in Oklahoma may be lower than in New York, and an entry-level storage manager usually earns less than a senior-level storage manager. Additionally, a storage manager with certifications may command a higher salary, and working for a well-known company or start-up may also impact an employee's pay.

   Average storage manager salary

   $14.48hourly

   $30,122 yearly

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   Entry-level storage manager salary

   $12,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 16, 2025

   Average storage manager salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	New York	$66,924	$32
   2	Massachusetts	$61,769	$30
   3	Connecticut	$61,735	$30
   4	New Hampshire	$54,523	$26
   5	Maryland	$49,820	$24
   6	Minnesota	$36,655	$18
   7	North Carolina	$36,066	$17
   8	California	$35,788	$17
   9	Washington	$34,525	$17
   10	Ohio	$32,863	$16
   11	Nevada	$31,823	$15
   12	Oregon	$29,683	$14
   13	Colorado	$29,127	$14
   14	Arizona	$28,251	$14
   15	South Carolina	$27,806	$13
   16	New Mexico	$27,336	$13
   17	Texas	$25,986	$12
   18	Florida	$25,916	$12
   19	Georgia	$25,102	$12

   Average storage manager salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	NVIDIA	$134,482	$64.65	5
   2	BNY Mellon	$121,050	$58.20
   3	CDI	$80,301	$38.61
   4	Gannett Fleming	$72,570	$34.89
   5	ICF	$66,344	$31.90
   6	Dotdash	$65,914	$31.69
   7	Philips	$63,418	$30.49	2
   8	Fluor Corporation	$62,400	$30.00	1
   9	Microland Electronics	$41,979	$20.18
   10	LAUNCH Technical Workforce Solutions	$36,105	$17.36
   11	Osprey Resources	$32,159	$15.46
   12	Universal Storage Group	$31,377	$15.09	1
   13	Colorado Boxed Beef Company	$30,539	$14.68
   14	Stanley	$29,595	$14.23
   15	The Friedkin Group	$28,146	$13.53
   16	U-Haul	$25,036	$12.04	10
   17	NW Services Corporation	$24,517	$11.79
   18	Public Storage	$24,383	$11.72	806
   19	Perdue Farms	$23,929	$11.50	2

4. Writing a storage manager job description

   A good storage manager job description should include a few things:

   • Summary of the role
   • List of responsibilities
   • Required skills and experience

   Including a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager is also appreciated by candidates. Here's an example of a storage manager job description:

   Storage manager job description example

   • Greeting everyone at your facility with a smile and a handshake
   • Helping your customers determine the best size unit before each rental
   • Completing all paperwork correctly for each rental
   • Completing scheduled facility Walk Thru and Lock checks
   • Posting all payments made the day of receipt
   • Tracking and following up on past due accounts
   • Record keeping of all customer records; including but not limited to, payments and notes
   • Making DAILY bank deposits and posting receipts as instructed
   • Monthly Marketing such as Calls, Visits, Emails, Social Media Postings, and Events
   • Maintaining merchandise for customer purchase
   • Cleaning vacant units to rentable condition.
   • Ensuring grounds, office, and bathrooms are clean and presentable at all times
   • Preparing auction units according to procedure and lien laws as needed
   • And more……

   Our stores are retail and open Monday – Saturday 8:30am - 5:30pm.

   Physical Demands –

   The physical demands described here are representative of these that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

   • Employees must be able to regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds with assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include Distance vision, Peripheral vision, Depth perception, and Ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and reach with hands and arms. Employees are frequently required to climb or balance; bend; kneel; crouch; or squat, and talk or hear. Employees are occasionally required to sit for periods of time.

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5. Post your job

   There are a few common ways to find storage managers for your business:

   • Promoting internally or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to meet candidates with the right educational background.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to recruit passive job-seekers.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your storage manager job on Zippia to find and recruit storage manager candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Recruiting storage managers requires you to bring your A-game to the interview process. The first interview should introduce the company and the role to the candidate as much as they present their background experience and reasons for applying for the job. During later interviews, you can go into more detail about the technical details of the job and ask behavioral questions to gauge how they'd fit into your current company culture.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match your ideal candidate profile. If you think a candidate is good enough for the next step, you can move on to the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new storage manager

   Once you've found the storage manager candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   You should also follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that you've filled the position.

   To prepare for the new storage manager first day, you should share an onboarding schedule with them that covers their first period on the job. You should also quickly complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Finally, Human Resources must ensure a new employee file is created for internal record keeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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