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Where a logistics analyst can go next

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

Logistics analysts streamline product manufacturing, transportation, storage and distribution. They assess production and supply chain problems to determine economically efficient solutions. They assists company managers in decision-making processes and direct programs designed to provide subcontractors, managers and customers with logistic technology.

Also known as supply chain analyst, distribution and logistics consultant, logistics consultant, logistics and distribution analyst, logistics and supply chain analyst, logistician, distribution consultant, distribution analyst, supply chain consultant, analyst of logistics, distribution and logistics analyst.

Professionals 65 skills on file 2 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: logistics engineer, 42%

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

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

The 2 nearest destinations from logistics analyst, 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 logistics analyst already covers. All 2 are listed in the tables below.

Table 1

Table 1 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step. Only 2 moves are listed. Few other occupations share enough of this job's skills for a fair comparison, and jobs that share almost all of them are left out as the same work under another name.

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A logistics analyst needs 33 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

create freight rate databases working with computers
manage logistics pricing systems information skills
perform system analysis information skills
theory of constraints business, administration and law
liaise with logistics management teams communication, collaboration and creativity
maintain logistics databases information skills
manage third-party logistics providers management skills
respond to requests for logistics services from all over the world assisting and caring
analyse transport business networks information skills
detect bottlenecks information skills

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Logistics analyst is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. 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 logistics analyst’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.