Where a logistics and distribution manager can go next
12 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a logistics and distribution manager already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.
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.
Managers 46 skills on file 12 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: warehouse manager, 28%
- 70% and above · short step
- 50 to 70% · real move
- Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 2 · A bigger jump
Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.
- warehouse manager 28% covered · difficulty 79.3
- machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft distribution manager 23% covered · difficulty 76.9
- electronic and telecommunications equipment and parts distribution manager 23% covered · difficulty 76.2
- electrical household appliances distribution manager 23% covered · difficulty 76.2
- sugar, chocolate and sugar confectionery distribution manager 23% covered · difficulty 76.2
- hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies distribution manager 23% covered · difficulty 76.2
- dairy products and edible oils distribution manager 23% covered · difficulty 76.2
- furniture carpets and lighting equipment distribution manager 23% covered · difficulty 76.2
- perfume and cosmetics distribution manager 23% covered · difficulty 76.2
- waste and scrap distribution manager 23% covered · difficulty 76.2
- chemical products distribution manager 23% covered · difficulty 76.2
- hides, skins and leather products distribution manager 23% covered · difficulty 76.2
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logistics and distribution manager is filed under Managers, ISCO major group 1. The full index lists all ten groups.
How these figures were compiled
Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a logistics and distribution manager already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. 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.