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agricultural raw materials, seeds and animal feeds distribution manager

Agricultural raw materials, seeds and animal feeds distribution managers plan the distribution of agricultural raw materials, seeds and animal feeds to various points of sales.

agricultural raw materials, seeds and animal feeds distribution manager agricultural raw materials, seeds and animal feeds distribution managers plan the distribution of agricultural raw materials, seeds and animal feeds to various points of sales. The role shows low AI exposure (0.37 on a 0-1 scale) — the role's core work resists automation. The most in-demand skills for the role include agricultural raw materials, seeds and animal feed products, freight transport methods, hazardous freight regulations, supply chain management, create solutions to problems.

AI exposure
3.7/10
automation risk

Pay in the UK

UK: median £47,504 a year for Managers in transport and distribution (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)

Middle half of full-time jobs: £38,009 to £63,027 a year

UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 1241). ONS rates this estimate reasonably 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 “Managers” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only agricultural raw materials, seeds and animal feeds distribution manager, and it is not US pay converted to rupees.

Urban India
₹55,360 a month
Rural India
₹31,701 a month
All India
₹50,408 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 1. 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

agricultural raw materials, seeds and animal feed products freight transport methods hazardous freight regulations supply chain management create solutions to problems manage freight payment methods perform multiple tasks at the same time minimise shipping cost perform risk analysis manage staff

Knowledge you'll build

  • Transportation
  • Administration and Management
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • English Language
  • Mathematics
  • Personnel and Human Resources
  • Public Safety and Security
  • Economics and Accounting

What you'd actually do

  • Supervise the activities of workers engaged in receiving, storing, testing, and shipping products or materials.
  • Plan, develop, or implement warehouse safety and security programs and activities.
  • Inspect physical conditions of warehouses, vehicle fleets, or equipment and order testing, maintenance, repairs, or replacements.
  • Plan, organize, or manage the work of subordinate staff to ensure that the work is accomplished in a manner consistent with organizational requirements.
  • Collaborate with other departments to integrate logistics with business systems or processes, such as customer sales, order management, accounting, or shipping.
  • Analyze all aspects of corporate logistics to determine the most cost-effective or efficient means of transporting products or supplies.

Tools & technology you'd use

Microsoft Excel hot Microsoft Office software hot Microsoft Outlook hot Microsoft PowerPoint hot Warehouse management system WMS Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D hot Bentley MicroStation hot Microsoft Access hot Microsoft Dynamics hot Microsoft Project hot Microsoft SQL Server hot Microsoft Visio hot

Frequently asked questions

What does agricultural raw materials, seeds and animal feeds distribution manager do?

Agricultural raw materials, seeds and animal feeds distribution managers plan the distribution of agricultural raw materials, seeds and animal feeds to various points of sales.

What skills does agricultural raw materials, seeds and animal feeds distribution manager need?

The most in-demand skills for this role include agricultural raw materials, seeds and animal feed products, freight transport methods, hazardous freight regulations, supply chain management, create solutions to problems, manage freight payment methods. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Will AI replace agricultural raw materials, seeds and animal feeds distribution manager?

Our AI-durability model gives agricultural raw materials, seeds and animal feeds distribution manager a score of 0.37 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at low AI exposure — the role's core work resists current-generation automation. It's a comparatively AI-durable choice within its field.

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