Logisticians

Also called: Client Services Administrator, Logistician, Production Planner

Career Cluster: Transportation, Distribution & Logistics
What they do:
Analyze and coordinate the ongoing logistical functions of a firm or organization. Responsible for the entire life cycle of a product, including acquisition, distribution, internal allocation, delivery, and final disposal of resources.
On the job, you would:
  • Maintain and develop positive business relationships with a customer's key personnel involved in, or directly relevant to, a logistics activity.
  • Develop an understanding of customers' needs and take actions to ensure that such needs are met.
  • Manage subcontractor activities, reviewing proposals, developing performance specifications, and serving as liaisons between subcontractors and organizations.
Knowledge icon KNOWLEDGE

Transportation
  • movement of people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road
Math and Science
  • arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
Arts and Humanities
  • English language
Business
  • management
  • customer service
Skills Image SKILLS

Basic Skills
  • thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
  • keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
People and Technology Systems
  • thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
  • figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
Problem Solving
  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Abilities Image ABILITIES

Math
  • add, subtract, multiply, or divide
  • choose the right type of math to solve a problem
Ideas and Logic
  • make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
  • notice when problems happen
Verbal
  • communicate by speaking
  • listen and understand what people say
Personality Image PERSONALITY

People interested in this work like activities that include data, detail, and regular routines.

They do well at jobs that need:
  • Achievement Orientation
  • Cooperation
  • Integrity
  • Attention to Detail
  • Dependability
  • Leadership Orientation
Technology Image TECHNOLOGY

You might use software like this on the job:

Presentation software
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
Data base user interface and query software
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • Structured query language SQL
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
  • Microsoft Dynamics
  • SAP software
Education Image EDUCATION

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Job Outlook Image JOB OUTLOOK


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New job opportunities are very likely in the future.


Salary:
High: $133,160.00
Median: $82,320.00
Low: $50,890.00
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