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Where a pharmaceutical goods distribution manager can go next

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

Pharmaceutical goods distribution managers plan the distribution of pharmaceutical gooods to various points of sales.

Also known as pharmaceutical goods supply chain planner, pharmaceutical goods logistics manager, assistant pharmaceutical goods distribution manager, pharmaceutical goods logistics planner, senior pharmaceutical goods distribution manager, pharmaceutical goods supply chain manager, pharmaceutical goods distribution planner, graduate pharmaceutical goods distribution manager, trainee pharmaceutical goods distribution manager.

Managers 26 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: specialised goods distribution manager, 66%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
specialised goods distributio… 66% covered distribution manager 56% covered import export specialist in o… 29% covered import export specialist in w… 29% covered import export specialist in o… 29% covered pharmaceutical goods dist… You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from pharmaceutical goods distribution 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 pharmaceutical goods distribution 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 pharmaceutical goods distribution manager needs 26 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
  • pharmaceutical products health and welfare
  • minimise shipping cost management skills
  • manage freight payment methods management skills
  • ensure regulatory compliance concerning distribution activities assisting and caring
  • track shipments information skills
  • track shipping sites management skills
  • carry out inventory control accuracy information skills
  • hazardous freight regulations services
  • analyse supply chain trends information skills
  • develop financial statistics reports information skills
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Pharmaceutical goods distribution manager is filed under Managers, ISCO major group 1. 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 pharmaceutical goods distribution 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.