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raw materials warehouse specialist

Raw materials warehouse specialists organise and monitor the reception and storage of raw materials in the warehouse according to the required conditions. They monitor the stock levels.

raw materials warehouse specialist raw materials warehouse specialists organise and monitor the reception and storage of raw materials in the warehouse according to the required conditions. They monitor the stock levels. The role shows moderate AI exposure (0.50 on a 0-1 scale) — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. The most in-demand skills for the role include physico-chemical properties of hides and skins, physico-chemical properties of crust leather, cost management, supply chain management, create solutions to problems.

AI exposure
5.0/10
automation risk

Pay in the UK

UK: median £29,991 a year for Stock control clerks and assistants (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)

Middle half of full-time jobs: £26,480 to £36,059 a year

UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 4133). ONS rates this estimate precise. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)

Pay in India (occupation group)

Average monthly earnings of salaried employees in the occupation group “Clerical support workers” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only raw materials warehouse specialist, and it is not US pay converted to rupees.

Urban India
₹26,514 a month
Rural India
₹20,901 a month
All India
₹24,289 a month

Source: MoSPI (Government of India), Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2025, Table 51 — average wage/salary earnings of regular wage/salaried employees, NCO-2015 division 4. Official India data gives one average per occupation group: there are no official India figures for single careers, experience levels or cities. Read the report

Top skills

physico-chemical properties of hides and skins physico-chemical properties of crust leather cost management supply chain management create solutions to problems purchase raw material supplies use spreadsheets software keep inventory of goods in production adapt to changing situations ensure gambling operational standards

Knowledge you'll build

  • Customer and Personal Service
  • English Language
  • Transportation
  • Public Safety and Security
  • Mathematics
  • Administrative
  • Education and Training
  • Computers and Electronics

What you'd actually do

  • Complete order receipts.
  • Answer customers' questions about merchandise and advise customers on merchandise selection.
  • Issue or distribute materials, products, parts, and supplies to customers or coworkers, based on information from incoming requisitions.
  • Keep records of out-going orders.
  • Stock shelves, racks, cases, bins, and tables with new or transferred merchandise.
  • Operate equipment such as forklifts.

Tools & technology you'd use

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Frequently asked questions

What does raw materials warehouse specialist do?

Raw materials warehouse specialists organise and monitor the reception and storage of raw materials in the warehouse according to the required conditions. They monitor the stock levels.

What skills does raw materials warehouse specialist need?

The most in-demand skills for this role include physico-chemical properties of hides and skins, physico-chemical properties of crust leather, cost management, supply chain management, create solutions to problems, purchase raw material supplies. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Will AI replace raw materials warehouse specialist?

Our AI-durability model gives raw materials warehouse specialist a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.

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