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Where a forwarding manager can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a forwarding manager already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Forwarding managers plan and organise cargo shipments within national and international areas. They communicate with carriers and negotiate the best way to send the cargo to its destination which can be a single customer or a point of distribution. Forwarding managers act as experts in supply chain management. They know and apply the rules and regulations for each specific type of cargo and communicate the conditions and costs to the clients.

Also known as export manager, forwarding supervisor, logistics line manager, freight forwarding agent, head of freight forwarding, freight forwarding manager.

Technicians and associate professionals 48 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: international forwarding operations coordinator, 61%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1

70% and above · short step
50 to 70% · real move
Below 50% · substantial retraining

The 5 nearest destinations from forwarding manager, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a forwarding manager already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.

Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A forwarding manager needs 24 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area

inspect carrier documents assisting and caring
non vessel operating common carrier regulations assisting and caring
assess carriers management skills
develop transportation cost metrics information skills
foster relationships with various types of carrier communication, collaboration and creativity
manage carriers management skills
oversee cargo storage requirements management skills
book cargo communication, collaboration and creativity
implement short term objectives communication, collaboration and creativity
make bids in forward auctions communication, collaboration and creativity

Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a forwarding manager does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

Index

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Forwarding manager is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a forwarding manager’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.