An electrical warehouse manager keeps material flowing from supply houses to job sites for a residential electrical contractor. They receive and store wire, breakers and equipment, stage rough-in and trim kits for builder houses, keep service vans stocked, and run a safe floor around heavy reels, pallets and powered equipment.
By the HireBus team · Updated · Pay data: BLS, May 2025
Median pay, electrical contractors · BLS, May 2025
Oversee and manage the efficient operation of the electrical warehouse, ensuring accurate parts and tool distribution, inventory organization, and seamless logistical support for the company’s field operations.
2. Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Manage and track inventory levels for electrical parts and tools.
Oversee parts and tool distribution to support service teams in a timely manner.
Organize and maintain a well-structured warehouse layout to improve operational efficiency.
Collaborate with procurement and maintenance teams to forecast inventory needs and address discrepancies.
3. Key Tasks / Daily Activities
Conduct daily inventory checks and update stock records.
Coordinate with service technicians to ensure correct and timely parts delivery.
Verify incoming shipments and inspect items for quality and accuracy.
Maintain a clean and organized warehouse environment to meet safety standards.
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Logistics, or a related field.
Minimum of 3 years’ experience in warehouse management or inventory control, preferably in the electrical industry.
Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
Proficiency in warehouse management systems and basic computer skills.
6. Preferred Experience
Experience working in the home services, electrical, or industrial sectors.
Background in managing parts and tool distribution in a high-volume warehouse setting.
Familiarity with lean inventory management and continuous improvement methodologies.
7. Physical Requirements
Ability to lift and move items up to 50 lbs.
Frequent standing, walking, and bending during shifts.
Work in an environment with temperature variations and occasional confined spaces.
Occasional need to operate pallet jacks and other warehouse equipment.
8. Work Environment and Schedule
Standard work hours of 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday.
Occasional overtime during peak operational periods.
Minimal travel required between warehouse and field locations.
Occasional on-call duties to manage urgent warehouse issues.
9. Compensation and Benefits
Base salary range: $55,000 - $70,000 USD per year.
Performance-based bonus structure.
Health, Dental, and Vision insurance.
401k plan with company match.
Additional fringe benefits such as paid time off and professional development opportunities.
10. Company Culture and Overview
We foster a collaborative environment that values innovation and continuous improvement.
Our culture emphasizes open communication and a commitment to employee development.
We celebrate a diverse and inclusive workplace where every team member is empowered to succeed.
Join us to make a tangible impact in a growth-oriented company where customer satisfaction drives our mission.
11. How to Apply
If you meet the above criteria and want to be part of a growth-oriented company focused on customer satisfaction, please send your resume to [INSERT EMAIL HERE] or apply online at [INSERT WEBSITE LINK HERE].
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This stockroom serves builder houses and service calls side by side, stores heavy reels and palletized generators, and handles small parts that protect a home from fire.
Buy breakers from sources you trust
Fake breakers have been sold through the same channels contractors buy from. In 2010, CPSC announced a recall of about 43,600 counterfeit breakers labeled Square D, sold through electrical distributors and wholesalers, that could fail to trip when overloaded. The warehouse manager buys breakers through the maker's authorized distributors, looks hard at odd packaging on receipt, and pulls anything suspect off the shelf. Source: U.S. CPSC: Miami Breaker recalls counterfeit Square D circuit breakers (2010).
Builder houses ship in two kits
A new home needs rough-in material first: boxes, cable, staples and nail plates. Weeks later it needs trim: devices, cover plates and fixtures. The warehouse builds both kits from each builder's plan and the buyer's options, labels them by lot, and stages them the day before. A missing box of devices can send a trim crew home early.
Reels and pallets need stable storage
Wire reels are heavy and round, and generators arrive on pallets. OSHA's materials rule says storage can't create a hazard. Anything stored in tiers has to be stacked, blocked and limited in height so it is stable and can't slide or collapse. Where forklifts or pallet jacks run, aisles must stay clear. The warehouse manager sets up reel racks and pallet spots that way and checks them on every walk. Source: OSHA: Handling materials, general (29 CFR 1910.176).
Powered trucks need trained drivers
OSHA's powered industrial truck rule reaches past forklifts to motorized hand trucks, and OSHA's own guide lists electric walkie pallet trucks among them. Before anyone drives one on their own, the employer must train them on that type of truck and evaluate them, with a fresh evaluation no more than three years after the last. The warehouse manager keeps each driver's training certification and decides who may drive which machine. Source: OSHA: Powered industrial trucks (29 CFR 1910.178).
Scrap copper and returns are money
Service upgrades and remodels bring old panels, breakers and wire back to the shop. Copper scrap sells, so the manager keeps a locked scrap bin and logs each sale. Unused material comes back from jobs too. It goes back on the shelf, or back to the supply house before the return window closes, and the job gets the credit.
How much electrical warehouse managers make
The closest BLS group for electrical warehouse managers is transportation, storage, and distribution managers. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers who work for electrical contractors earned a median of $79,720 a year ($38.33 an hour) in May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That’s below the $107,230 median for transportation, storage, and distribution managers in all industries. About 1,140 of the 221,180 transportation, storage, and distribution managers in that survey work for electrical contractors.
Salaried in the template, often with a bonus on top for on-time staging, safety or accurate counts.
Electrical contractors
$79,720$79,720 median Middle half $62,440–$103,200 10th–90th $55,160–$139,930
All industries
$107,230$107,230 median Middle half $82,440–$146,770 10th–90th $65,120–$194,900
$25k$50k$75k$100k$125k$150k$175k$200k$225k
10th–90th percentileMiddle halfMedianAnnual pay, May 2025. Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.
Annual pay by percentile
Group
10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
Electrical contractors
$55,160
$62,440
$79,720
$103,200
$139,930
All industries
$65,120
$82,440
$107,230
$146,770
$194,900
BLS reports residential and commercial electrical contractors together. Post a real range for your market in the ad.
The pay line in the template above is an example from our Role Blueprint. Set yours from these figures and what local companies pay.
Skills to hire for, and what you can teach
Hire for these
Traces a count that's off back to the pull, receipt or return that caused it
Reads builders' start schedules and stages kits days ahead
Checks catalog numbers against the order before a kit is loaded
Has kits loaded and vans restocked before crews roll out in the morning
Keeps the floor safe around heavy reels, pallets and powered equipment
Teach these on the job
Breaker lines, wire types and electrical catalog numbers
Your builders' plans and kit lists
How your vans get restocked, and the software that tracks it
Your supply houses, return rules and scrap buyers
Safe pallet jack and forklift driving, taught and checked on your floor
Expect a warehouse system or the stock module of your service software, plus barcode scanners, reel racks and a station for measuring and cutting wire. Job postings should note whether the role also buys material, delivers to job sites or drives a delivery truck.
Electrical warehouse manager interview questions
They have their own page: 6 questions that test this job, what strong and weak answers sound like, and a work exercise to run with your finalists.
Track these monthly, and watch them hardest when several builders start houses at once. Use your own counts to set the targets the template only sketches.
Inventory Accuracy Rate
Each month, check the shelves and every van against what the system says is there. Track how many part numbers are off and what they're worth, with breakers and reels split out.
Order Fulfillment Time
Hours from a material request, builder kit order or van restock list to the order being ready, from your system's time stamps. Report builder kits staged late on a separate line.
Warehouse Space Utilization
On your monthly walk, estimate how full the racks, shelves and floor spots are against what you have. Note overflow areas, blocked aisles and reels left on the floor.
Incident Reduction Rate
Count reported injuries, near misses and safety-walk findings each month, and set the total beside that month a year earlier. Record every fix and when it was finished.
Career path
Warehouse associate or delivery driverPulls kits, loads vans and drops material at job sites.
What should an electrical warehouse do when a breaker or device it stocks is recalled?
Read the notice for the affected catalog numbers and date codes. Pull matching stock from the shelves and every van, tag it so nobody reloads it, and hold it for return. Then use job records to find the homes where it went in, and follow the remedy the notice gives. CPSC posts product recalls on its website.
How much does an electrical warehouse manager make?
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers who work for electrical contractors earned a median of $79,720 a year ($38.33 an hour) in May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The middle half earned between $62,440 and $103,200 a year. Pay also depends on your local market, experience and bonus terms.
Should an electrical warehouse deliver material to job sites?
For builder work, often yes. A driver who drops rough-in and trim kits at the lot keeps electricians wiring instead of driving. Service vans usually restock at the warehouse instead. If you deliver, add a driver to the team, set an order cutoff, and stage every kit the day before.
How do you stop wire and copper theft?
Keep reels in a locked cage or fenced area after hours, and lock the scrap bin. Put cameras on the loading door and the scrap area. Count the costly items, such as generators, EV chargers and full reels, more often than small parts, so a loss shows up in days instead of months.
Does an electrical warehouse manager need to know electrical work?
They don't need a license, but they need to know the parts. A manager who can tell a QO breaker from a Homeline breaker, or 12-gauge cable from 14-gauge, catches mistakes before a van leaves. Branch managers and counter staff from electrical supply houses often bring exactly that knowledge.
