warehouse managertologistics and distribution manager
A warehouse manager already meets 28% of what the logistics and distribution manager role asks for. The move turns on 25 required skills not yet in the profile.
28%
78.1/ 100
1 Share of the logistics and distribution manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the warehouse manager profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.
Why this move works
A logistics and distribution manager role treats 9 of its required skills as things a warehouse manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- create a work atmosphere of continuous improvement
- give instructions to staff
- manage dispatch software systems
- manage staff
- manage transport of goods from warehouse facilities
- perform cost accounting activities
What stands in the way is 25 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A logistics and distribution manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a warehouse manager background worth leading with.
- already held oversee warehouse value-added activities management skills
- already held manage transport of goods from warehouse facilities handling and moving
- already held manage dispatch software systems working with computers
- already held safety regulations for warehouses services
- already held identify software for warehouse management working with computers
- already held perform cost accounting activities management skills
All 14 carried skills, including the 9 the logistics and distribution manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 32 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.
- required, not held anticipate the overhaul of the fleet required
- required, not held manage the fleet according to planned operations required
- required, not held coordinate dock operations required
- required, not held develop efficiency plans for logistics operations required
- required, not held direct logistical functions required
- required, not held conduct full-scale emergency plan exercises required
- required, not held consider economic criteria in decision making required
- required, not held handle stressful situations in the work place required
- optional, not held coordinate export transportation activities optional
- optional, not held coordinate import transportation activities optional
- required, not held communicate with shipment forwarders required
- required, not held solve operational transport problems required
- required, not held liaise with colleagues required
- required, not held liaise with transportation companies required
- required, not held provide operational efficiency training to employees required
- optional, not held improve rail service delivery optional
- optional, not held liaise with port users optional
- optional, not held cooperate with colleagues optional
- required, not held analyse relation between supply chain improvement and profit required
- required, not held analyse supply chain trends required
- required, not held analyse business plans required
- required, not held analyse supply chain strategies required
- optional, not held check dangerous goods transport unit optional
- required, not held types of packaging used in industrial shipments required
- required, not held freight transport methods required
- optional, not held transportation methods optional
- required, not held attend to detail in preparation for audits required
- required, not held comply with checklists required
- required, not held regulations for international transportation required
- required, not held supply chain management required
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a logistics and distribution manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 anticipate the overhaul of the fleet skill · occupation specific
- 02 control reorder points skill · occupation specific
- 03 manage the fleet according to planned operations skill · occupation specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 14 skills that carry over
- already held create a work atmosphere of continuous improvement skill
- already held give instructions to staff skill
- already held manage dispatch software systems skill
- already held manage staff skill
- already held manage transport of goods from warehouse facilities skill
- already held perform cost accounting activities skill
- already held safety regulations for warehouses knowledge
- already held warehouse operations knowledge
- already held work in a logistics team skill
- already held have computer literacy skill
- already held identify software for warehouse management skill
- already held manage budgets skill
- already held oversee warehouse value-added activities skill
- already held use different communication channels skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- required, not held control reorder points required
- required, not held e-commerce systems required
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held coordinate export transportation activities optional
- optional, not held coordinate import transportation activities optional
- optional, not held improve rail service delivery optional
- optional, not held liaise with port users optional
- optional, not held transportation methods optional
- optional, not held check dangerous goods transport unit optional
- optional, not held cooperate with colleagues optional
40 held skills the logistics and distribution manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role act reliably skill
- not needed by the target role analyse work-related written reports skill
- not needed by the target role apply safety management skill
- not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
- not needed by the target role carry out storage risk management skill
- not needed by the target role coach employees skill
- not needed by the target role comprehend financial business terminology skill
- not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
- not needed by the target role ensure efficient utilisation of warehouse space skill
- not needed by the target role ensure safety conditions in storage rooms skill
- not needed by the target role ensure stock storage safety skill
- not needed by the target role evaluate employees skill
- not needed by the target role fire-fighting systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role improve business processes skill
- not needed by the target role maintain financial records skill
- not needed by the target role maintain physical condition of warehouse skill
- not needed by the target role maintain stock control systems skill
- not needed by the target role maintain updated professional knowledge skill
- not needed by the target role maintain warehouse database skill
- not needed by the target role manage inventory skill
- not needed by the target role manage third-party logistics providers skill
- not needed by the target role manage warehouse operations skill
- not needed by the target role manage warehouse organisation skill
- not needed by the target role meet productivity targets skill
- not needed by the target role monitor security procedures in warehouse operations skill
- not needed by the target role monitor storage space skill
- not needed by the target role oversee freight-related financial documentation skill
- not needed by the target role perform services in a flexible manner skill
- not needed by the target role plan future capacity requirements skill
- not needed by the target role plan the dispatching of products skill
- not needed by the target role plan the stocking of products skill
- not needed by the target role present reports skill
- not needed by the target role project management knowledge
- not needed by the target role provide staff training in warehouse management skill
- not needed by the target role statistics knowledge
- not needed by the target role supervise the work of staff on different shifts skill
- not needed by the target role train employees skill
- not needed by the target role use a warehouse management system skill
- not needed by the target role use spreadsheets software skill
- not needed by the target role warehousing regulations knowledge
6 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held e-commerce systems required
- required, not held regulations for international transportation required
- required, not held types of packaging used in industrial shipments required
- required, not held freight transport methods required
- required, not held supply chain management required
- optional, not held transportation methods optional
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.