distribution manager
Distribution managers plan the distribution of goods to various points of sales.
Also called: trainee distribution manager, graduate logistics manager, assistant traffic office manager, assistant supply chain manager, assistant distribution planner, graduate traffic office manager, graduate distribution manager, trainee logistics manager
- 27
- essential skills
- 51
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
- 1324
- ISCO-08 group
Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- agricultural machinery and equipment distribution manager25 skills in common
- dairy products and edible oils distribution manager25 skills in common
- fish, crustaceans and molluscs distribution manager25 skills in common
- flowers and plants distribution manager25 skills in common
- meat and meat products distribution manager25 skills in common
- metals and metal ores distribution manager25 skills in common
- textiles, textile semi-finished and raw materials distribution manager25 skills in common
- wood and construction materials distribution manager25 skills in common
Essential skills
27- adhere to organisational guidelines
- analyse business plans
- analyse supply chain trends
- carry out inventory control accuracy
- carry out statistical forecasts
- communicate with shipment forwarders
- create solutions to problems
- develop financial statistics reports
- direct logistical functions
- ensure customs compliance
- ensure regulatory compliance concerning distribution activities
- freight transport methods
- handle carriers
- have computer literacy
- hazardous freight regulations
- implement strategic planning
- manage financial risk
- manage freight payment methods
- manage staff
- minimise shipping cost
- perform financial risk management in international trade
- perform multiple tasks at the same time
- perform risk analysis
- plan transport operations
- supply chain management
- track shipments
- track shipping sites
Optional skills
51- agricultural equipment
- agricultural raw materials, seeds and animal feed products
- beverage products
- chemical products
- clothing and footwear products
- coffee, tea, cocoa and spice products
- computer equipment
- construction products
- dairy and edible oil products
- electrical household appliances products
- electronic and telecommunication equipment
- employment law
- ensure client orientation
- fish, crustacean and mollusc products
- flower and plant products
- fruit and vegetable products
- furniture, carpet and lighting equipment products
- glassware products
- hardware, plumbing and heating equipment products
- hides, skins and leather products
- household products
- industrial tools
- international commercial transactions rules
- international import export regulations
- live animal products
- machinery products
- manufacture ingredients
- meat and meat products
- metal and metal ore products
- mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products
- monitor security procedures in warehouse operations
- monitor stock level
- oversee freight-related financial documentation
- perfume and cosmetic products
- pharmaceutical products
- present reports
- speak different languages
- sugar, chocolate and sugar confectionery products
- teamwork principles
- textile industry machinery products
- textile products, textile semi-finished products and raw materials
- think proactively
- tobacco products
- train employees
- transportation software related to an ERP system
- types of aircraft
- types of maritime vessels
- use a warehouse management system
- waste and scrap products
- watches and jewellery products
- wood products
Definition and skills from ESCO, published by the European Commission. Source concept
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