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Logistics Specialists are business professionals who oversee the freight and distribution channels coming in (and going out) of the organisation. Their goal is to streamline the movement of inventory and products, optimise efficiencies, and ensure legal compliance and reliable customer service.
As a Logistics Specialist you could be maintaining a product database and overseeing monthly stocktake reporting, ensuring inventory sourced from oversees arrives safely and on time, preparing the outstanding project order report to submit to senior management, administering an agreement with a new supplier, forecasting the savings and benefits of changing suppliers, establishing a relationship with an overseas freight company, or meeting with the executive committee to discuss the lifecycle of a new product.
Salaries for Logistics Specialists working in Australia start at $90,000 per annum. Increase your earning capacity by obtaining a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in business administration, logistics, and supply chain management.
There are no clear employment figures for Logistics Specialists working in Australia right now. They are employed in the warehouse and logistics departments of energy and mining companies as well as industrial, manufacturing, wholesale, and retail organisations.
You can launch your career as a Logistics Specialist in Australia with VET qualifications such as the Diploma of Logistics or the Advanced Diploma of Supply Chain Management. To advance your career, consider the Bachelor of Business (Logistics and Supply Chain Management) or Master of Business Information and Logistics Management.
Source: Australian Government Labour Market Insights 2023
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Here are some potential career pathways within logistics. Click on an occupation to learn more about the role and the qualifications that can help you get started in this industry.
Logistics
Logistics Clerk
$960 weekly pay
Logistics Officer
$1,050 weekly pay
Postal Worker
Shipping Officer
Transport Coordinator
Import/Export Manager
$1,350 weekly pay
International Trade Officer
$1,250 weekly pay
Logistics Administrator
Logistics Coordinator
$1,442 weekly pay
Logistics Manager
$1,340 weekly pay
Supply Planner
Trade Manager