logistics and distribution managertowarehouse manager
A logistics and distribution manager already meets 28% of what the warehouse manager role asks for. The move turns on 28 required skills not yet in the profile.
28%
79.3/ 100
1 Share of the warehouse manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the logistics and distribution 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 warehouse manager role treats 12 of its required skills as things a logistics and distribution manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- create a work atmosphere of continuous improvement
- give instructions to staff
- identify software for warehouse management
- manage dispatch software systems
- manage staff
- manage transport of goods from warehouse facilities
What stands in the way is 28 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 warehouse manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a logistics and distribution 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 identify software for warehouse management working with computers
- already held safety regulations for warehouses services
- already held perform cost accounting activities management skills
All 14 carried skills, including the 12 the warehouse manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 40 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.
- required, not held manage third-party logistics providers required
- required, not held ensure efficient utilisation of warehouse space required
- required, not held manage inventory required
- required, not held meet productivity targets required
- required, not held plan future capacity requirements required
- required, not held plan the dispatching of products required
- required, not held plan the stocking of products required
- required, not held improve business processes required
- required, not held manage warehouse operations required
- required, not held manage warehouse organisation required
- optional, not held evaluate employees optional
- optional, not held supervise the work of staff on different shifts optional
- required, not held provide staff training in warehouse management required
- required, not held maintain physical condition of warehouse required
- required, not held build business relationships required
- required, not held coach employees required
- required, not held create solutions to problems required
- required, not held train employees required
- optional, not held act reliably optional
- optional, not held perform services in a flexible manner optional
- optional, not held present reports optional
- required, not held monitor security procedures in warehouse operations required
- required, not held monitor storage space required
- required, not held oversee freight-related financial documentation required
- required, not held comprehend financial business terminology required
- required, not held maintain financial records required
- optional, not held carry out storage risk management optional
- optional, not held analyse work-related written reports optional
- optional, not held maintain updated professional knowledge optional
- required, not held maintain warehouse database required
- required, not held use a warehouse management system required
- optional, not held use spreadsheets software optional
- required, not held ensure stock storage safety required
- required, not held apply safety management required
- required, not held project management required
- required, not held warehousing regulations required
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a warehouse manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 manage third-party logistics providers skill · occupation specific
- 02 provide staff training in warehouse management skill · occupation specific
- 03 ensure efficient utilisation of warehouse space skill · sector 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 identify software for warehouse management 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 oversee warehouse value-added activities skill
- already held perform cost accounting activities skill
- already held safety regulations for warehouses knowledge
- already held use different communication channels skill
- already held warehouse operations knowledge
- already held work in a logistics team skill
- already held have computer literacy skill
- already held manage budgets skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- required, not held maintain stock control systems required
- optional, not held ensure safety conditions in storage rooms optional
- optional, not held statistics optional
- optional, not held fire-fighting systems optional
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held carry out storage risk management optional
- optional, not held ensure safety conditions in storage rooms optional
- optional, not held act reliably optional
- optional, not held analyse work-related written reports optional
- optional, not held evaluate employees optional
- optional, not held fire-fighting systems optional
- optional, not held maintain updated professional knowledge optional
- optional, not held perform services in a flexible manner optional
- optional, not held present reports optional
- optional, not held statistics optional
- optional, not held supervise the work of staff on different shifts optional
- optional, not held use spreadsheets software optional
32 held skills the warehouse manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role analyse business plans skill
- not needed by the target role analyse relation between supply chain improvement and profit skill
- not needed by the target role analyse supply chain strategies skill
- not needed by the target role analyse supply chain trends skill
- not needed by the target role anticipate the overhaul of the fleet skill
- not needed by the target role attend to detail in preparation for audits skill
- not needed by the target role check dangerous goods transport unit skill
- not needed by the target role communicate with shipment forwarders skill
- not needed by the target role comply with checklists skill
- not needed by the target role conduct full-scale emergency plan exercises skill
- not needed by the target role consider economic criteria in decision making skill
- not needed by the target role control reorder points skill
- not needed by the target role cooperate with colleagues skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate dock operations skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate export transportation activities skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate import transportation activities skill
- not needed by the target role develop efficiency plans for logistics operations skill
- not needed by the target role direct logistical functions skill
- not needed by the target role e-commerce systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role freight transport methods knowledge
- not needed by the target role handle stressful situations in the work place skill
- not needed by the target role improve rail service delivery skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with colleagues skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with port users skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with transportation companies skill
- not needed by the target role manage the fleet according to planned operations skill
- not needed by the target role provide operational efficiency training to employees skill
- not needed by the target role regulations for international transportation knowledge
- not needed by the target role solve operational transport problems skill
- not needed by the target role supply chain management knowledge
- not needed by the target role transportation methods knowledge
- not needed by the target role types of packaging used in industrial shipments knowledge
4 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 project management required
- required, not held warehousing regulations required
- optional, not held fire-fighting systems optional
- optional, not held statistics optional
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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.