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Career: Logisticians
Job Description
Analyze and coordinate the 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.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
100
|
Report project plans, progress, and results. |
99
|
Collaborate with other departments as necessary to meet customer requirements, to take advantage of sales opportunities or, in the case of shortages, to minimize negative impacts on a business. |
97
|
Provide project management services, including the provision and analysis of technical data. |
95
|
Develop an understanding of customers' needs and take actions to ensure that such needs are met. |
95
|
Explain proposed solutions to customers, management, or other interested parties through written proposals and oral presentations. |
94
|
Plan, organize, and execute logistics support activities such as maintenance planning, repair analysis, and test equipment recommendations. |
89
|
Stay informed of logistics technology advances and apply appropriate technology to improve logistics processes. |
88
|
Protect and control proprietary materials. |
88
|
Develop and implement technical project management tools such as plans, schedules, and responsibility and compliance matrices. |
87
|
Develop proposals that include documentation for estimates. |
87
|
Support the development of training materials and technical manuals. |
86
|
Maintain and develop positive business relationships with a customer's key personnel involved in or directly relevant to a logistics activity. |
86
|
Participate in the assessment and review of design alternatives and design change proposal impacts. |
85
|
Direct team activities, establishing task priorities, scheduling and tracking work assignments, providing guidance, and ensuring the availability of resources. |
84
|
Redesign the movement of goods to maximize value and minimize costs. |
82
|
Review logistics performance with customers against targets, benchmarks and service agreements. |
74
|
Direct availability and allocation of materials, supplies, and finished products. |
70
|
Direct and support the compilation and analysis of technical source data necessary for product development. |
64
|
Manage the logistical aspects of product life cycles, including coordination or provisioning of samples, and the minimization of obsolescence. |
64
|
Perform system life-cycle cost analysis and develop component studies. |
60
|
Manage subcontractor activities, reviewing proposals, developing performance specifications, and serving as liaisons between subcontractors and organizations. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
76
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
75
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
74
|
Getting Information
|
72
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
68
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
67
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
67
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
67
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
65
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
65
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
65
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
65
|
Thinking Creatively
|
64
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
63
|
Processing Information
|
63
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
63
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
59
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
57
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
56
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
55
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
54
|
Interacting With Computers
|
53
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
53
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
52
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
51
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
50
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
50
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
44
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
43
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
43
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
41
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
39
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
32
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
27
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
26
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
25
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
25
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
22
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
21
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
21
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
20
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|