Logistics Analysts
Career Cluster
Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics
Focuses on the movement of people, materials, and goods. In this field, you will plan and manage transportation systems involving road, pipeline, air, rail, and water. This field includes careers in logistics services and maintenance.
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Expected pay range
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About logistics analysts
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.
Other titles
Global Logistics Analyst, Logistics Analyst, Logistics Management Analyst, Material Supply Planner, Supply Chain Analyst, Transportation Analyst
Skills they need
- Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
- Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
- Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Systems Analysis - Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
- Systems Evaluation - Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
- Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
- Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
- Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Licenses and Certifications they may hold
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Certifications
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In demand
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- APICS (external link opens new tab)
- Council of Logistics Engineering Professionals (external link opens new tab)
- Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (external link opens new tab)
- Georgia Tech Supply Chain & Logistics Institute (external link opens new tab)
- Institute for Supply Management (external link opens new tab)
- Occupational Outlook Handbook: Logisticians (external link opens new tab)
- Project Management Institute (external link opens new tab)
- SOLE - The International Society of Logistics (external link opens new tab)