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.

Logisticians spend a lot of their time Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates. They are naturally good at Deductive Reasoning, Oral Comprehension, Near Vision, and Inductive Reasoning. Logisticians are typically characterized as being Enterprising and Conventional. They are usually very knowledgable about Customer and Personal Service, Computers and Electronics, and Administration and Management and are skilled at Monitoring and Coordination.

Work Activities

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
  
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
  
Getting Information
  
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
  
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
  
Scheduling Work and Activities
  
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
  
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
  
Thinking Creatively
  
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
  
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
  
Analyzing Data or Information
  
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
  
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
  
Processing Information
  
Coaching and Developing Others
  
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
  
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
  
Training and Teaching Others
  
Assisting and Caring for Others
  
Interacting With Computers
  
Performing Administrative Activities
  
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
  
Documenting/Recording Information
  
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
  
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
  
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
  
Developing Objectives and Strategies
  
Selling or Influencing Others
  
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
  
Developing and Building Teams
  
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
  
Performing General Physical Activities
  
Controlling Machines and Processes
  
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
  
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
  
Staffing Organizational Units
  

Abilities

Deductive Reasoning
  
Oral Comprehension
  
Near Vision
  
Inductive Reasoning
  
Oral Expression
  
Originality
  
Written Comprehension
  
Problem Sensitivity
  
Fluency of Ideas
  
Written Expression
  
Speech Recognition
  
Far Vision
  
Speech Clarity
  
Mathematical Reasoning
  
Information Ordering
  
Visualization
  
Category Flexibility
  
Number Facility
  
Perceptual Speed
  
Flexibility of Closure
  
Memorization
  
Finger Dexterity
  
Speed of Closure
  
Selective Attention
  
Time Sharing
  
Visual Color Discrimination
  
Auditory Attention
  
Hearing Sensitivity
  

Interests

Enterprising
  
Conventional
  
Social
  
Realistic
  
Investigative
  
Artistic
  

Knowledge

Customer and Personal Service
  
Computers and Electronics
  
Administration and Management
  
Education and Training
  
English Language
  
Mathematics
  
Public Safety and Security
  
Clerical
  
Law and Government
  
Production and Processing
  
Geography
  
Telecommunications
  
Economics and Accounting
  
Transportation
  
Personnel and Human Resources
  
Engineering and Technology
  
Sales and Marketing
  
Communications and Media
  
Chemistry
  
Foreign Language
  
Mechanical
  
Design
  
Psychology
  
Medicine and Dentistry
  
Therapy and Counseling
  
Building and Construction
  
Physics
  
Sociology and Anthropology
  
Food Production
  
Biology
  
History and Archeology
  

Wages

District of Columbia
$91,310  
 
Maryland
$84,850  
 
Alabama
$80,280  
 
New Jersey
$78,020  
 
Washington
$76,980  
 
Massachusetts
$76,520  
 
California
$76,340  
 
Delaware
$75,370  
 
Michigan
$75,350  
 
Virginia
$74,600  
 
New Mexico
$73,630  
 
Pennsylvania
$73,350  
 
New Hampshire
$72,810  
 
Colorado
$70,480  
 
Hawaii
$70,310  
 
Alaska
$69,760  
 
Connecticut
$69,650  
 
Minnesota
$69,550  
 
Illinois
$68,910  
 
Georgia
$68,820  
 
Utah
$68,820  
 
Oklahoma
$68,820  
 
Texas
$68,810  
 
Arizona
$68,710  
 
Ohio
$68,630  
 
Nebraska
$67,720  
 
Kansas
$66,480  
 
North Carolina
$66,410  
 
Rhode Island
$65,940  
 
Missouri
$65,680  
 
Indiana
$65,410  
 
South Dakota
$64,790  
 
Vermont
$63,240  
 
Wyoming
$63,140  
 
Maine
$63,140  
 
Idaho
$63,130  
 
New York
$63,130  
 
Oregon
$63,030  
 
Florida
$61,680  
 
Kentucky
$61,650  
 
Louisiana
$60,100  
 
Mississippi
$60,000  
 
West Virginia
$59,410  
 
South Carolina
$59,280  
 
Nevada
$59,250  
 
Wisconsin
$58,140  
 
Iowa
$57,750  
 
North Dakota
$57,560  
 
Montana
$56,950  
 
Tennessee
$54,890  
 
Arkansas
$54,700  
 
Puerto Rico
$48,370  
 

Skills

Monitoring
  
Coordination
  
Critical Thinking
  
Reading Comprehension
  
Operations Analysis
  
Management of Personnel Resources
  
Complex Problem Solving
  
Service Orientation
  
Speaking
  
Writing
  
Active Listening
  
Persuasion
  
Time Management
  
Systems Analysis
  
Judgment and Decision Making
  
Social Perceptiveness
  
Negotiation
  
Systems Evaluation
  
Instructing
  
Active Learning
  
Mathematics
  
Learning Strategies
  
Quality Control Analysis
  
Management of Material Resources
  
Management of Financial Resources
  
Operation Monitoring
  
Programming
  
Science
  
Technology Design
  

Work Values

Independence
  
Achievement
  
Recognition
  
Relationships
  
Working Conditions
  
Support
  

Work Styles

Integrity
  
Dependability
  
Analytical Thinking
  
Cooperation
  
Attention to Detail
  
Persistence
  
Self Control
  
Initiative
  
Stress Tolerance
  
Adaptability/Flexibility
  
Leadership
  
Achievement/Effort
  
Innovation
  
Concern for Others
  
Independence
  
Social Orientation
  

Related University Degree Programs

Work Context

Freedom to Make Decisions
  
Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Telephone
  
Electronic Mail
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Contact With Others
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Letters and Memos
  
Level of Competition
  
Time Pressure
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Physical Proximity
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Public Speaking
  
Duration of Typical Work Week
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Degree of Automation
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Consequence of Error
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Work Schedules
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  

-40 hours-

Duration of Typical Work Week
  

-A lot of freedom-

Freedom to Make Decisions
  
Structured versus Unstructured Work
  

-About half the time-

Spend Time Standing
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  

-Completely automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Constant contact with others-

Contact With Others
  

-Contact with others about half the time-

Contact With Others
  

-Contact with others most of the time-

Contact With Others
  

-Continually or almost continually-

Spend Time Sitting
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  

-Every day-

Electronic Mail
  
Telephone
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Letters and Memos
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Public Speaking
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Time Pressure
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  

-Extremely competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-Extremely important-

Work With Work Group or Team
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  

-Extremely serious-

Consequence of Error
  

-Fairly important-

Deal With External Customers
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  

-Fairly serious-

Consequence of Error
  

-High responsibility-

Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  

-Highly automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Highly competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-I don't work near other people (beyond 100 ft.)-

Physical Proximity
  

-I work with others but not closely (e.g., private office)-

Physical Proximity
  

-Important-

Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  

-Important results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Irregular (changes with weather conditions, production demands, or contract duration)-

Work Schedules
  

-Less than 40 hours-

Duration of Typical Work Week
  

-Less than half the time-

Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Spend Time Sitting
  

-Limited freedom-

Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Freedom to Make Decisions
  

-Limited responsibility-

Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  

-Minor results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Moderate responsibility-

Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  

-Moderate results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Moderately automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Moderately close (at arm's length)-

Physical Proximity
  

-Moderately competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-More than 40 hours-

Duration of Typical Work Week
  

-More than half the time-

Spend Time Sitting
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  

-Never-

Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance
  
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Spend Time Walking and Running
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Spend Time Standing
  
Public Speaking
  
Letters and Memos
  
Telephone
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Electronic Mail
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Spend Time Sitting
  
Time Pressure
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  

-No contact with others-

Contact With Others
  

-No freedom-

Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Freedom to Make Decisions
  

-No responsibility-

Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  

-No results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Not at all automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Not at all competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-Not important at all-

Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Work With Work Group or Team
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  

-Not serious at all-

Consequence of Error
  

-Occasional contact with others-

Contact With Others
  

-Once a month or more but not every week-

Public Speaking
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Time Pressure
  
Letters and Memos
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Electronic Mail
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Telephone
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  

-Once a week or more but not every day-

Time Pressure
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Letters and Memos
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Telephone
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Public Speaking
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Electronic Mail
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Exposed to Radiation
  

-Once a year or more but not every month-

Exposed to Hazardous Conditions
  
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
  
Time Pressure
  
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
  
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
  
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  
Exposed to Contaminants
  
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  
Exposed to Disease or Infections
  
Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
  
Exposed to High Places
  
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  
Deal With Physically Aggressive People
  
Exposed to Radiation
  
Letters and Memos
  
In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment
  
Frequency of Decision Making
  
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
  
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
  
Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  
Outdoors, Under Cover
  
Public Speaking
  
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled
  
In an Open Vehicle or Equipment
  
Frequency of Conflict Situations
  
Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection
  
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
  
Face-to-Face Discussions
  
Electronic Mail
  
Telephone
  

-Regular (established routine, set schedule)-

Work Schedules
  

-Seasonal (only during certain times of the year)-

Work Schedules
  

-Serious-

Consequence of Error
  

-Slightly automated-

Degree of Automation
  

-Slightly close (e.g., shared office)-

Physical Proximity
  

-Slightly competitive-

Level of Competition
  

-Some freedom-

Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Freedom to Make Decisions
  

-Very close (near touching)-

Physical Proximity
  

-Very high responsibility-

Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
  
Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
  

-Very important-

Work With Work Group or Team
  
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  
Coordinate or Lead Others
  
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
  
Deal With External Customers
  
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
  

-Very important results-

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
  

-Very little freedom-

Structured versus Unstructured Work
  
Freedom to Make Decisions
  

-Very serious-

Consequence of Error
  

Task Ratings

- Importance Core-

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.
  
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.
  
Protect and control proprietary materials.
  
Review logistics performance with customers against targets, benchmarks and service agreements.
  
Develop and implement technical project management tools such as plans, schedules, and responsibility and compliance matrices.
  
Direct team activities, establishing task priorities, scheduling and tracking work assignments, providing guidance, and ensuring the availability of resources.
  
Report project plans, progress, and results.
  
Direct and support the compilation and analysis of technical source data necessary for product development.
  
Explain proposed solutions to customers, management, or other interested parties through written proposals and oral presentations.
  
Develop proposals that include documentation for estimates.
  
Plan, organize, and execute logistics support activities such as maintenance planning, repair analysis, and test equipment recommendations.
  
Provide project management services, including the provision and analysis of technical data.
  
Participate in the assessment and review of design alternatives and design change proposal impacts.
  
Support the development of training materials and technical manuals.
  
Stay informed of logistics technology advances and apply appropriate technology to improve logistics processes.
  
Redesign the movement of goods to maximize value and minimize costs.
  

- Importance Supplemental-

Manage subcontractor activities, reviewing proposals, developing performance specifications, and serving as liaisons between subcontractors and organizations.
  
Manage the logistical aspects of product life cycles, including coordination or provisioning of samples, and the minimization of obsolescence.
  
Perform system life-cycle cost analysis and develop component studies.
  

- Relevance of Task Core-

Report project plans, progress, and results.
  
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.
  
Provide project management services, including the provision and analysis of technical data.
  
Explain proposed solutions to customers, management, or other interested parties through written proposals and oral presentations.
  
Develop an understanding of customers' needs and take actions to ensure that such needs are met.
  
Plan, organize, and execute logistics support activities such as maintenance planning, repair analysis, and test equipment recommendations.
  
Stay informed of logistics technology advances and apply appropriate technology to improve logistics processes.
  
Protect and control proprietary materials.
  
Develop and implement technical project management tools such as plans, schedules, and responsibility and compliance matrices.
  
Develop proposals that include documentation for estimates.
  
Support the development of training materials and technical manuals.
  
Maintain and develop positive business relationships with a customer's key personnel involved in or directly relevant to a logistics activity.
  
Participate in the assessment and review of design alternatives and design change proposal impacts.
  
Direct team activities, establishing task priorities, scheduling and tracking work assignments, providing guidance, and ensuring the availability of resources.
  
Redesign the movement of goods to maximize value and minimize costs.
  
Review logistics performance with customers against targets, benchmarks and service agreements.
  
Direct availability and allocation of materials, supplies, and finished products.
  
Direct and support the compilation and analysis of technical source data necessary for product development.
  

- Relevance of Task Supplemental-

Perform system life-cycle cost analysis and develop component studies.
  
Manage the logistical aspects of product life cycles, including coordination or provisioning of samples, and the minimization of obsolescence.
  
Manage subcontractor activities, reviewing proposals, developing performance specifications, and serving as liaisons between subcontractors and organizations.
  

-Daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Protect and control proprietary materials.
  
Direct team activities, establishing task priorities, scheduling and tracking work assignments, providing guidance, and ensuring the availability of resources.
  
Develop an understanding of customers' needs and take actions to ensure that such needs are met.
  
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.
  
Maintain and develop positive business relationships with a customer's key personnel involved in or directly relevant to a logistics activity.
  
Direct availability and allocation of materials, supplies, and finished products.
  
Explain proposed solutions to customers, management, or other interested parties through written proposals and oral presentations.
  
Plan, organize, and execute logistics support activities such as maintenance planning, repair analysis, and test equipment recommendations.
  
Direct and support the compilation and analysis of technical source data necessary for product development.
  
Develop proposals that include documentation for estimates.
  
Report project plans, progress, and results.
  
Redesign the movement of goods to maximize value and minimize costs.
  
Develop and implement technical project management tools such as plans, schedules, and responsibility and compliance matrices.
  
Participate in the assessment and review of design alternatives and design change proposal impacts.
  
Provide project management services, including the provision and analysis of technical data.
  
Stay informed of logistics technology advances and apply appropriate technology to improve logistics processes.
  
Review logistics performance with customers against targets, benchmarks and service agreements.
  
Support the development of training materials and technical manuals.
  

-Daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Manage the logistical aspects of product life cycles, including coordination or provisioning of samples, and the minimization of obsolescence.
  
Manage subcontractor activities, reviewing proposals, developing performance specifications, and serving as liaisons between subcontractors and organizations.
  
Perform system life-cycle cost analysis and develop component studies.
  

-Hourly or more Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Direct team activities, establishing task priorities, scheduling and tracking work assignments, providing guidance, and ensuring the availability of resources.
  
Protect and control proprietary materials.
  
Support the development of training materials and technical manuals.
  
Direct and support the compilation and analysis of technical source data necessary for product development.
  
Develop an understanding of customers' needs and take actions to ensure that such needs are met.
  
Stay informed of logistics technology advances and apply appropriate technology to improve logistics processes.
  
Redesign the movement of goods to maximize value and minimize costs.
  
Develop and implement technical project management tools such as plans, schedules, and responsibility and compliance matrices.
  
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.
  
Direct availability and allocation of materials, supplies, and finished products.
  
Explain proposed solutions to customers, management, or other interested parties through written proposals and oral presentations.
  
Plan, organize, and execute logistics support activities such as maintenance planning, repair analysis, and test equipment recommendations.
  
Provide project management services, including the provision and analysis of technical data.
  
Develop proposals that include documentation for estimates.
  
Maintain and develop positive business relationships with a customer's key personnel involved in or directly relevant to a logistics activity.
  
Participate in the assessment and review of design alternatives and design change proposal impacts.
  
Report project plans, progress, and results.
  
Review logistics performance with customers against targets, benchmarks and service agreements.
  

-Hourly or more Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Manage subcontractor activities, reviewing proposals, developing performance specifications, and serving as liaisons between subcontractors and organizations.
  
Manage the logistical aspects of product life cycles, including coordination or provisioning of samples, and the minimization of obsolescence.
  
Perform system life-cycle cost analysis and develop component studies.
  

-More than monthly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Review logistics performance with customers against targets, benchmarks and service agreements.
  
Support the development of training materials and technical manuals.
  
Direct and support the compilation and analysis of technical source data necessary for product development.
  
Maintain and develop positive business relationships with a customer's key personnel involved in or directly relevant to a logistics activity.
  
Report project plans, progress, and results.
  
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.
  
Provide project management services, including the provision and analysis of technical data.
  
Develop and implement technical project management tools such as plans, schedules, and responsibility and compliance matrices.
  
Stay informed of logistics technology advances and apply appropriate technology to improve logistics processes.
  
Develop an understanding of customers' needs and take actions to ensure that such needs are met.
  
Develop proposals that include documentation for estimates.
  
Redesign the movement of goods to maximize value and minimize costs.
  
Participate in the assessment and review of design alternatives and design change proposal impacts.
  
Plan, organize, and execute logistics support activities such as maintenance planning, repair analysis, and test equipment recommendations.
  
Explain proposed solutions to customers, management, or other interested parties through written proposals and oral presentations.
  
Direct availability and allocation of materials, supplies, and finished products.
  
Direct team activities, establishing task priorities, scheduling and tracking work assignments, providing guidance, and ensuring the availability of resources.
  
Protect and control proprietary materials.
  

-More than monthly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Perform system life-cycle cost analysis and develop component studies.
  
Manage the logistical aspects of product life cycles, including coordination or provisioning of samples, and the minimization of obsolescence.
  
Manage subcontractor activities, reviewing proposals, developing performance specifications, and serving as liaisons between subcontractors and organizations.
  

-More than weekly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Plan, organize, and execute logistics support activities such as maintenance planning, repair analysis, and test equipment recommendations.
  
Direct team activities, establishing task priorities, scheduling and tracking work assignments, providing guidance, and ensuring the availability of resources.
  
Report project plans, progress, and results.
  
Review logistics performance with customers against targets, benchmarks and service agreements.
  
Develop an understanding of customers' needs and take actions to ensure that such needs are met.
  
Develop proposals that include documentation for estimates.
  
Support the development of training materials and technical manuals.
  
Protect and control proprietary materials.
  
Provide project management services, including the provision and analysis of technical data.
  
Explain proposed solutions to customers, management, or other interested parties through written proposals and oral presentations.
  
Redesign the movement of goods to maximize value and minimize costs.
  
Develop and implement technical project management tools such as plans, schedules, and responsibility and compliance matrices.
  
Participate in the assessment and review of design alternatives and design change proposal impacts.
  
Maintain and develop positive business relationships with a customer's key personnel involved in or directly relevant to a logistics activity.
  
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.
  
Stay informed of logistics technology advances and apply appropriate technology to improve logistics processes.
  
Direct and support the compilation and analysis of technical source data necessary for product development.
  
Direct availability and allocation of materials, supplies, and finished products.
  

-More than weekly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Manage the logistical aspects of product life cycles, including coordination or provisioning of samples, and the minimization of obsolescence.
  
Manage subcontractor activities, reviewing proposals, developing performance specifications, and serving as liaisons between subcontractors and organizations.
  
Perform system life-cycle cost analysis and develop component studies.
  

-More than yearly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Explain proposed solutions to customers, management, or other interested parties through written proposals and oral presentations.
  
Redesign the movement of goods to maximize value and minimize costs.
  
Review logistics performance with customers against targets, benchmarks and service agreements.
  
Develop and implement technical project management tools such as plans, schedules, and responsibility and compliance matrices.
  
Stay informed of logistics technology advances and apply appropriate technology to improve logistics processes.
  
Develop proposals that include documentation for estimates.
  
Provide project management services, including the provision and analysis of technical data.
  
Direct availability and allocation of materials, supplies, and finished products.
  
Direct and support the compilation and analysis of technical source data necessary for product development.
  
Participate in the assessment and review of design alternatives and design change proposal impacts.
  
Report project plans, progress, and results.
  
Protect and control proprietary materials.
  
Maintain and develop positive business relationships with a customer's key personnel involved in or directly relevant to a logistics activity.
  
Support the development of training materials and technical manuals.
  
Develop an understanding of customers' needs and take actions to ensure that such needs are met.
  
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.
  
Plan, organize, and execute logistics support activities such as maintenance planning, repair analysis, and test equipment recommendations.
  
Direct team activities, establishing task priorities, scheduling and tracking work assignments, providing guidance, and ensuring the availability of resources.
  

-More than yearly Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Manage subcontractor activities, reviewing proposals, developing performance specifications, and serving as liaisons between subcontractors and organizations.
  
Perform system life-cycle cost analysis and develop component studies.
  
Manage the logistical aspects of product life cycles, including coordination or provisioning of samples, and the minimization of obsolescence.
  

-Several times daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Participate in the assessment and review of design alternatives and design change proposal impacts.
  
Stay informed of logistics technology advances and apply appropriate technology to improve logistics processes.
  
Plan, organize, and execute logistics support activities such as maintenance planning, repair analysis, and test equipment recommendations.
  
Provide project management services, including the provision and analysis of technical data.
  
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.
  
Maintain and develop positive business relationships with a customer's key personnel involved in or directly relevant to a logistics activity.
  
Develop and implement technical project management tools such as plans, schedules, and responsibility and compliance matrices.
  
Support the development of training materials and technical manuals.
  
Direct team activities, establishing task priorities, scheduling and tracking work assignments, providing guidance, and ensuring the availability of resources.
  
Develop an understanding of customers' needs and take actions to ensure that such needs are met.
  
Protect and control proprietary materials.
  
Redesign the movement of goods to maximize value and minimize costs.
  
Develop proposals that include documentation for estimates.
  
Report project plans, progress, and results.
  
Direct and support the compilation and analysis of technical source data necessary for product development.
  
Explain proposed solutions to customers, management, or other interested parties through written proposals and oral presentations.
  
Review logistics performance with customers against targets, benchmarks and service agreements.
  

-Several times daily Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Manage subcontractor activities, reviewing proposals, developing performance specifications, and serving as liaisons between subcontractors and organizations.
  
Manage the logistical aspects of product life cycles, including coordination or provisioning of samples, and the minimization of obsolescence.
  
Perform system life-cycle cost analysis and develop component studies.
  

-Yearly or less Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Core-

Participate in the assessment and review of design alternatives and design change proposal impacts.
  
Support the development of training materials and technical manuals.
  
Protect and control proprietary materials.
  
Develop proposals that include documentation for estimates.
  
Direct and support the compilation and analysis of technical source data necessary for product development.
  
Direct availability and allocation of materials, supplies, and finished products.
  
Stay informed of logistics technology advances and apply appropriate technology to improve logistics processes.
  
Develop and implement technical project management tools such as plans, schedules, and responsibility and compliance matrices.
  
Report project plans, progress, and results.
  
Redesign the movement of goods to maximize value and minimize costs.
  
Plan, organize, and execute logistics support activities such as maintenance planning, repair analysis, and test equipment recommendations.
  
Provide project management services, including the provision and analysis of technical data.
  
Review logistics performance with customers against targets, benchmarks and service agreements.
  
Explain proposed solutions to customers, management, or other interested parties through written proposals and oral presentations.
  
Direct team activities, establishing task priorities, scheduling and tracking work assignments, providing guidance, and ensuring the availability of resources.
  
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.
  
Develop an understanding of customers' needs and take actions to ensure that such needs are met.
  
Maintain and develop positive business relationships with a customer's key personnel involved in or directly relevant to a logistics activity.
  

-Yearly or less Frequency of Task (Categories 1-7) Supplemental-

Manage subcontractor activities, reviewing proposals, developing performance specifications, and serving as liaisons between subcontractors and organizations.
  
Perform system life-cycle cost analysis and develop component studies.
  
Manage the logistical aspects of product life cycles, including coordination or provisioning of samples, and the minimization of obsolescence.
  

Education Training Experience

-On-Site or In-Plant Training-

None
  
Up to and including 1 month
  
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months
  
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months
  
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
  
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
  
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
  
Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years
  

-On-the-Job Training-

Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month
  
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months
  
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months
  
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
  
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
  
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
  

-Related Work Experience-

Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
  
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
  
Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years
  
Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years
  
Over 8 years, up to and including 10 years
  
Over 10 years
  

-Required Level of Education-

Some College Courses
  
Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)
  
Bachelor's Degree
  
Master's Degree
  
First Professional Degree - awarded for completion of a program that: requires at least 2 years of college work before entrance into the program, includes a total of at least 6 academic years of work to complete, and provides all remaining academic requirements to begin practice in a profession