logistics and distribution manager
Logistics and distribution managers take decisions on logistic services, operations and provisions. They take internal and external variables into consideration for effective and successful organisational logistic services. They give appropriate support to all the activities of the supply chain from the beginning to the end. These professionals organise the storage and distribution of goods and ensure that the right products are delivered to the right location on time and at a good cost.
Also called: logistics manager, manager of logistics and distribution, logistics coordinator, planning and logistics manager, director of logistics and distribution, distribution and logistics manager, distribution coordinator, distribution logistics manager
- 34
- essential skills
- 12
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- warehouse manager9 skills in common
- logistics analyst8 skills in common
- distribution manager7 skills in common
- specialised goods distribution manager6 skills in common
- electronic and telecommunications equipment and parts distribution manager5 skills in common
- hides, skins and leather products distribution manager5 skills in common
- metals and metal ores distribution manager5 skills in common
- waste and scrap distribution manager5 skills in common
Essential skills
34- analyse business plans
- analyse relation between supply chain improvement and profit
- analyse supply chain strategies
- analyse supply chain trends
- anticipate the overhaul of the fleet
- attend to detail in preparation for audits
- communicate with shipment forwarders
- comply with checklists
- conduct full-scale emergency plan exercises
- consider economic criteria in decision making
- control reorder points
- coordinate dock operations
- create a work atmosphere of continuous improvement
- develop efficiency plans for logistics operations
- direct logistical functions
- e-commerce systems
- freight transport methods
- give instructions to staff
- handle stressful situations in the work place
- liaise with colleagues
- liaise with transportation companies
- manage dispatch software systems
- manage staff
- manage the fleet according to planned operations
- manage transport of goods from warehouse facilities
- perform cost accounting activities
- provide operational efficiency training to employees
- regulations for international transportation
- safety regulations for warehouses
- solve operational transport problems
- supply chain management
- types of packaging used in industrial shipments
- warehouse operations
- work in a logistics team
Optional skills
12- check dangerous goods transport unit
- cooperate with colleagues
- coordinate export transportation activities
- coordinate import transportation activities
- have computer literacy
- identify software for warehouse management
- improve rail service delivery
- liaise with port users
- manage budgets
- oversee warehouse value-added activities
- transportation methods
- use different communication channels
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