) Review or update supply chain practices in accordance with new or changing

environmental policies, standards, regulations, or laws.

2) Select transportation routes to maximize economy by combining shipments or
consolidating warehousing and distribution.
3) Diagram supply chain models to help facilitate discussions with customers.
4) Develop material costs forecasts or standard cost lists.
5) Assess appropriate material handling equipment needs and staffing levels to load,
unload, move, or store materials.
6) Appraise vendor manufacturing ability through on-site visits and measurements.

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7) Negotiate prices and terms with suppliers, vendors, or freight forwarders.

8) Monitor supplier performance to assess ability to meet quality and delivery
requirements.

9) Monitor forecasts and quotas to identify changes or to determine their effect on supply
chain activities.

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10) Meet with suppliers to discuss performance metrics, to provide performance
feedback, or to discuss production forecasts or changes.
11) Implement new or improved supply chain processes.
12) Collaborate with other departments, such as procurement, engineering, and quality
assurance, to identify or qualify new suppliers.
13) Develop or implement procedures or systems to evaluate or select suppliers.
14) Analyze information about supplier performance or procurement program success.
15) Design or implement supply chains that support environmental policies.
16) Document physical supply chain processes, such as workflows, cycle times, position
responsibilities, or system flows.
17) Design or implement plant warehousing strategies for production materials or
finished products.
18) Confer with supply chain planners to forecast demand or create supply plans that
ensure availability of materials or products.
19) Define performance metrics for measurement, comparison, or evaluation of supply
chain factors, such as product cost or quality.
20) Analyze inventories to determine how to increase inventory turns, reduce waste, or
optimize customer service.
21) Participate in the coordination of engineering changes, product line extensions, or
new product launches to ensure orderly and timely transitions in material or production
flow.
22) Manage activities related to strategic or tactical purchasing, material requirements
planning, inventory control, warehousing, or receiving.
23) Develop procedures for coordination of supply chain management with other

functional areas, such as sales, marketing, finance, production, or quality assurance.

24) Design or implement supply chains that support business strategies adapted to
changing market conditions, new business opportunities, or cost reduction strategies.
25) Conduct or oversee the conduct of life cycle analyses to determine the
environmental impacts of products, processes, or systems.
26) Design, implement, or oversee product take back or reverse logistics programs to
ensure products are recycled, reused, or responsibly disposed.
27) Evaluate and select information or other technology solutions to improve tracking
and reporting of materials or products distribution, storage, or inventory.
28) Identify opportunities to reuse or recycle materials to minimize consumption of new
materials, minimize waste, or to convert wastes to by-products.
29) Investigate or review the carbon footprints and environmental performance records
of current or potential storage and distribution service providers.
30) Locate or select biodegradable, non-toxic, or other environmentally friendly raw
materials for manufacturing processes.

Dispatcher Job Duties:

Organizes item orders by editing for price, promotions, weight compliance.

Arranges shipments by checking stock to determine inventory levels; anticipating

delivery requirements; placing and expediting orders.

Ships items by examining items, destination, route, rate, delivery time; ordering
carriers.

Verifies items shipped by matching bills of lading; reconciling quantities; noting

discrepancies.

Keeps customers informed by forwarding notice of item availability, shipment

date and method, and current status; answering questions.

Replaces damaged items, shortages, and misshipments by determining optimal

response of replacement or credit.

Protects organization reputation by keeping pricing, promotion, purchase order,

and credit-limit information confidential.

Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities.

Accomplishes organization goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new

and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job
accomplishments.