Meaning & use
stock manager
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Meanings
nouncountablebusiness
A person responsible for keeping track of goods a business holds and for ordering more when needed.
Grammar: A normal countable noun: the stock manager, two stock managers.
Patterns
- stock manager at somewhere
- work as a stock manager
The stock manager checked the shelves before the sale began.
She works as a stock manager for a furniture chain.
Ask the stock manager whether the blue model is available.
nouncountablespecialist
A person in charge of the livestock on a farm or ranch.
Grammar: Less common than the retail sense; usually found in farming contexts.
Patterns
- stock manager on a farm
The stock manager moved the cattle to the lower field.
A farm stock manager needs to know about animal health.
He trained as a stock manager on a large sheep station.
Word forms
| plural | stock managers |
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Common combinations
- hire a stock manager
- The shop plans to hire a stock manager this spring.
- warehouse stock manager
- The warehouse stock manager keeps detailed records.
- assistant stock manager
- He started as an assistant stock manager.
- report to the stock manager
- New staff report to the stock manager.
- stock manager role
- The stock manager role involves counting and ordering.
Synonyms and how they differ
- inventory manager
- Inventory manager is the usual American equivalent and is common in larger companies.
- storekeeper
- Storekeeper often handles a single store room, while a stock manager oversees the whole system.
- warehouse manager
- Warehouse manager focuses on the building and workers, not just the goods.
- stockist
- A stockist is a business that sells certain brands, not a person who manages stock.
Word family
Commonly confused: stock manager or stockbroker?
stock manager vs stockbroker
A stockbroker buys and sells company shares; a stock manager looks after goods in a business.
Practice
The shop's ___ noticed that the winter coats were almost sold out and ordered more.
Choose one answer.
A stock manager tracks and orders goods. A stockbroker and stockholder deal with shares, and the stock market is not a person.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “stock manager”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.