Where a specialised goods distribution manager can go next
5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a specialised goods distribution manager already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.
Specialised goods distribution managers plan, coordinate and manage the distribution of specialised goods to various points of sales. They oversee employees and ensure that operations run efficiently such as the storage, transportation and delivery of specialised goods.
Also known as specialized goods distribution manager.
Managers 44 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: china and glassware distribution manager, 80%
- 70% and above · short step
- 50 to 70% · real move
- Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 1 · Within reach
- china and glassware distribution manager 80% covered · difficulty 23.6
- household goods distribution manager 80% covered · difficulty 23.6
- machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft distribution manager 78% covered · difficulty 26.3
- wood and construction materials distribution manager 78% covered · difficulty 26.5
- meat and meat products distribution manager 78% covered · difficulty 26.5
Table 2 · What the job itself asks for
A specialised goods distribution manager needs 22 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.
- direct logistical functions 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
- analyse supply chain trends information skills
- develop financial statistics reports information skills
- freight transport methods services
- carry out statistical forecasts information skills
Table 3 · Jobs that lead here
The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a specialised goods distribution manager does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.
- distribution manager 82% covered · difficulty 23.5
- machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft distribution manager 70% covered · difficulty 36.7
- agricultural machinery and equipment distribution manager 66% covered · difficulty 40.4
- agricultural raw materials, seeds and animal feeds distribution manager 66% covered · difficulty 40.4
- beverages distribution manager 66% covered · difficulty 40.4
- chemical products distribution manager 66% covered · difficulty 40.4
- china and glassware distribution manager 66% covered · difficulty 40.4
- clothing and footwear distribution manager 66% covered · difficulty 40.4
- coffee, tea, cocoa and spices distribution manager 66% covered · difficulty 40.4
- computers, computer peripheral equipment and software distribution manager 66% covered · difficulty 40.4
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Specialised goods distribution manager is filed under Managers, ISCO major group 1. The full index lists all ten groups.
How these figures were compiled
Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a specialised 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.