Logisticians at My Next Move for Veterans

Logisticians

Also called: Integrated Logistics Support Manager (ILS Manager), Logistician, Logistics Team Lead, Production Planner

In the military: see titles from the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, or Navy.

What they do:

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.

On the job, you would:

Maintain and develop positive business relationships with a customer's key personnel involved in or directly relevant to a logistics activity.
Develop an understanding of customers' needs and take actions to ensure that such needs are met.
Direct availability and allocation of materials, supplies, and finished products.

Arts and Humanities

English language

Business

customer service
management

Engineering and Technology

computers and electronics

Transportation

movement of people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road

Basic Skills

thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions

Problem Solving

noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

People and Technology Systems

figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one

Ideas and Logic