Occupation Atlasdistribution manager
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/632e61c8-4e4b-44c7-b213-6dd5a174b143
distribution manager
Distribution managers plan the distribution of goods to various points of sales.
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Job Zone
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- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed
Considerable preparation. Usually a bachelor's degree plus several years of work-related experience, knowledge, or training.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
ECREnterprising · Conventional · Realistic — the three strongest interests, in order
- E Enterprising6.24
- C Conventional5.25
- R Realistic3.39
- I Investigative2.46
- S Social2.04
- A Artistic1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Supply Chain Managers (11-3071.04): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its close O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (27)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- adhere to organisational guidelines
- analyse business plans
- analyse supply chain trends
- carry out inventory control accuracy
- carry out statistical forecasts
- communicate with shipment forwarders
- create solutions to problems
- develop financial statistics reports
- direct logistical functions
- ensure customs compliance
- ensure regulatory compliance concerning distribution activities
- freight transport methods
- handle carriers
- have computer literacy
- hazardous freight regulations
- implement strategic planning
- manage financial risk
- manage freight payment methods
- manage staff
- minimise shipping cost
- perform financial risk management in international trade
- perform multiple tasks at the same time
- perform risk analysis
- plan transport operations
- supply chain management
- track shipments
- track shipping sites
Optional (51)
- agricultural equipment
- agricultural raw materials, seeds and animal feed products
- beverage products
- chemical products
- clothing and footwear products
- coffee, tea, cocoa and spice products
- computer equipment
- construction products
- dairy and edible oil products
- electrical household appliances products
- electronic and telecommunication equipment
- employment law
- ensure client orientation
- fish, crustacean and mollusc products
- flower and plant products
- fruit and vegetable products
- furniture, carpet and lighting equipment products
- glassware products
- hardware, plumbing and heating equipment products
- hides, skins and leather products
- household products
- industrial tools
- international commercial transactions rules
- international import export regulations
- live animal products
- machinery products
- manufacture ingredients
- meat and meat products
- metal and metal ore products
- mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products
- monitor security procedures in warehouse operations
- monitor stock level
- oversee freight-related financial documentation
- perfume and cosmetic products
- pharmaceutical products
- present reports
- speak different languages
- sugar, chocolate and sugar confectionery products
- teamwork principles
- textile industry machinery products
- textile products, textile semi-finished products and raw materials
- think proactively
- tobacco products
- train employees
- transportation software related to an ERP system
- types of aircraft
- types of maritime vessels
- use a warehouse management system
- waste and scrap products
- watches and jewellery products
- wood products
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 27 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
agricultural machinery and equipment distribution manager
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chemical products distribution manager
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clothing and footwear distribution manager
25 shared · 1 more of its ownminimise shipping cost, manage freight payment methods, ensure regulatory compliance concerning distribution activities, track shipments
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coffee, tea, cocoa and spices distribution manager
25 shared · 1 more of its ownminimise shipping cost, manage freight payment methods, ensure regulatory compliance concerning distribution activities, track shipments
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