Logistics Analysts
Also called:
Logistics Analyst, Supply Chain Analyst, Global Logistics Analyst
What they do:
Analyze product delivery or supply chain processes to identify or recommend changes. May manage route activity including invoicing, electronic bills, and shipment tracing.
On the job, you would:
- Maintain databases of logistics information.
- Interpret data on logistics elements, such as availability, maintainability, reliability, supply chain management, strategic sourcing or distribution, supplier management, or transportation.
- Provide ongoing analyses in areas such as transportation costs, parts procurement, back orders, or delivery processes.
Arts and Humanities
Business
- management
- customer service
Math and Science
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
Transportation
- movement of people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road
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Basic Skills
- reading work related information
- thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
People and Technology Systems
- figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
- measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it
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Verbal
- read and understand what is written
- listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
Math
- choose the right type of math to solve a problem
- add, subtract, multiply, or divide
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People interested in this work like activities that include data, detail, and regular routines.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Attention to Detail
- Integrity
- Dependability
- Analytical Thinking
- Initiative
- Adaptability/Flexibility
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You might use software like this on the job:
Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
- Four Soft 4S VisiLog
- Oracle E-Business Suite Logistics
Analytical or scientific software
- Minitab software
- Optimization software
Spreadsheet software
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bachelor's degree or
master's degree
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
$72,780
per year, on average
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