Education

• Educational requirements include a bachelor's degree in logistics, supply chain management or a related discipline.
  
  

Qualifications

• Most employers require at least seven years of previous experience handling large-scale logistics operations, as well as warehouse and distribution coordination methods.
  
  

Responsiblities

• Coordinating all logistical functions includes analyzing and coordinating product acquisition, distribution, allocation, delivery and final disposal. Using logistics techniques, these professionals predict maintenance and provisioning levels, as well as associated costs for products and materials.
  
  

Additional Insight

• Most of these professionals maintain the full life cycle of millions of dollars worth of goods, and may travel extensively to ensure proper allocation, distribution and delivery of the products they oversee.
  
  

Average Salary

• As of May 2009, the Bureau of Labor Statistics lists an average national salary of $68,600 per year for these occupations.