Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

logistics analysttologistics and distribution manager

A logistics analyst already meets 25% of what the logistics and distribution manager role asks for. The move turns on 25 required skills not yet in the profile.

From logistics analyst
25%
Overlap1
To logistics and distribution manager
11 Skills carried over
25 Required, not held
79.9 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

25%

Learning distance A rebuild

79.9/ 100

1 Share of the logistics and distribution manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the logistics analyst 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

Why this move works

A logistics and distribution manager role treats 9 of its required skills as things a logistics analyst already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • analyse relation between supply chain improvement and profit
  • analyse supply chain strategies
  • analyse supply chain trends
  • consider economic criteria in decision making
  • develop efficiency plans for logistics operations
  • direct logistical functions

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

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 11 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 logistics analyst background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held analyse relation between supply chain improvement and profit information skills
  • already held develop efficiency plans for logistics operations management skills
  • already held direct logistical functions management skills
  • already held work in a logistics team communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held warehouse operations business, administration and law
  • already held consider economic criteria in decision making management skills

All 11 carried skills, including the 9 the logistics and distribution manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 35 missing skills fall into 9 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 management skills 8 required, 4 supplementary
  • 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 conduct full-scale emergency plan exercises required
  • required, not held create a work atmosphere of continuous improvement required
  • required, not held handle stressful situations in the work place required
  • required, not held manage staff required
  • required, not held perform cost accounting activities required
  • optional, not held coordinate export transportation activities optional
  • optional, not held coordinate import transportation activities optional
  • optional, not held oversee warehouse value-added activities optional
  • optional, not held manage budgets optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 6 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held communicate with shipment forwarders required
  • required, not held solve operational transport problems required
  • required, not held give instructions to staff 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
03 services 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held safety regulations for warehouses required
  • required, not held types of packaging used in industrial shipments required
  • required, not held freight transport methods required
  • optional, not held transportation methods optional
04 assisting and caring 2 required
  • required, not held attend to detail in preparation for audits required
  • required, not held comply with checklists required
05 handling and moving 2 required
  • required, not held control reorder points required
  • required, not held manage transport of goods from warehouse facilities required
06 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held analyse business plans required
  • optional, not held check dangerous goods transport unit optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

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.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 11 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held analyse relation between supply chain improvement and profit skill
  • already held analyse supply chain strategies skill
  • already held analyse supply chain trends skill
  • already held consider economic criteria in decision making skill
  • already held develop efficiency plans for logistics operations skill
  • already held direct logistical functions skill
  • already held supply chain management knowledge
  • already held warehouse operations knowledge
  • already held work in a logistics team skill
  • already held have computer literacy skill
  • already held use different communication channels skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with computers 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held manage dispatch software systems required
  • optional, not held identify software for warehouse management optional
08 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held regulations for international transportation required
09 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required
  • required, not held e-commerce systems required
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • 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 oversee warehouse value-added activities optional
  • optional, not held transportation methods optional
  • optional, not held check dangerous goods transport unit optional
  • optional, not held cooperate with colleagues optional
  • optional, not held identify software for warehouse management optional
  • optional, not held manage budgets optional
54 held skills the logistics and distribution manager role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role SAP Data Services knowledge
  • not needed by the target role administer multi-modal logistics skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse logistic changes skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse logistic needs skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse transport business networks skill
  • not needed by the target role apply change management skill
  • not needed by the target role assess risk factors skill
  • not needed by the target role assist in military logistics skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate analytical insights skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate transportation skill
  • not needed by the target role create freight rate databases skill
  • not needed by the target role detect bottlenecks skill
  • not needed by the target role enhance production workflow skill
  • not needed by the target role evolution of economic forecasts knowledge
  • not needed by the target role execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
  • not needed by the target role green logistics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role handle the logistics of medicinal products skill
  • not needed by the target role identify process improvements skill
  • not needed by the target role implement efficiency plans for logistics operations skill
  • not needed by the target role implement route planning in smart mobility services skill
  • not needed by the target role international business knowledge
  • not needed by the target role international regulations for cargo handling knowledge
  • not needed by the target role lean manufacturing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role liaise with logistics management teams skill
  • not needed by the target role logistics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain logistics databases skill
  • not needed by the target role make logistical arrangements skill
  • not needed by the target role manage location logistics skill
  • not needed by the target role manage logistics skill
  • not needed by the target role manage logistics pricing systems skill
  • not needed by the target role manage military logistics skill
  • not needed by the target role manage third-party logistics providers skill
  • not needed by the target role manage warehouse inventory skill
  • not needed by the target role manage warehouse operations skill
  • not needed by the target role military logistics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mitigate waste of resources skill
  • not needed by the target role multimodal transport logistics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role negotiate logistics services skill
  • not needed by the target role online analytical processing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operational research knowledge

14 further entries not listed here

6 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held e-commerce systems required
  • required, not held regulations for international transportation required
  • required, not held safety regulations for warehouses required
  • required, not held types of packaging used in industrial shipments required
  • required, not held freight transport methods required
  • optional, not held transportation methods optional
Index

Other moves recorded from logistics analyst

Full index of moves from logistics analyst

Note

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.