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Sector Outlook
Logistics is the movements of good and services and often the sector works
in par tnership with companies providing storage facilities. The industry
offers a variety of career oppor tunities in management, sales, driving and
warehousing. Typical job roles include warehouse operative, driver, shift
supervisor and supply chain manager. In recent years the industry has grown
and employment oppor tunities are predicted to rise until 2020.
The majority of employees work on a full-time basis operating through the
day, evenings and nights. Entry requirements for the sector vary depending
on career choice. Some roles require no formal qualifications whereas
others involve apprenticeship training, higher education or a professional
qualification. Senior members of staff tend to have worked their way up
through the organisation. Almost all jobs will require a basic qualification in
literacy and numeracy.
A career within transpor t and logistics may see you working in the same place
everyday but equally you could be traveling around Europe and even fur ther
afield. To help get your job search star ted you could visit specialist websites
such as Careers in Logistics
(www.careersinlogistics.co.uk). You can search
for vacancies linked to air freight, analysis, courier work, customs brokerage,
distribution, driving, fleet management, freight forwarding, loss prevention,
procurement, production planning, rail freight, sales and warehousing. Look
out for oppor tunities companies such as DHL, Morrisons, the Unipar t Group,
FirstGroup, Easy Jet, Kuehne and Nagel, Wincanton, Norber t Dentressangle,
Royal Mail, Boughey Distribution and Seafield Logistics.
Employers are looking candidates who can plan and organise work as well
as demonstrate a level of practical and technical skill. If you have a logical
approach and enjoy helping to keep things running smoothly then a career
in transpor t and logistics could be wor th considering.
Transpor t and Logistics