Which activities appear in logistics specialist job advertisements and how often? What is required?

Advertisements for logistics specialist jobs contain all the requirements that a company places on new employees for the vacancy. Jobseekers will find all the important information about the position they are looking for in job advertisements, such as

  • the activities
  • the requirements (previous education, professional experience, personal skills and characteristics)
  • Further employer information

This information on the logistics specialist job varies from company to company. We have collected the information from relevant job advertisements on various job platforms and compiled it for you*:

 

Different job titles:

  • Logistics specialist
  • Logistician
  • Logistics employee
  • Logistics employee
  • Logistics specialist
  • Warehouse employee
  • Logistics Coordinator
  • Materials Manager
  • Key User Logistics
  • Key User Logistics Solutions
  • Warehouse management specialist
  • Associate On Site
  • Logistics Team Member

 

Distribution of the individual tasks in a logistics specialist job:

Management and planning of warehouse stocks, inventory work approx. 40% of the time
Incoming and outgoing goods, control and documentation approx. 20% of the time
Other tasks: Goods procurement, goods inspection, goods rotation, order picking, disposal, transportation coordination and monitoring approx. 40% of the time

Requirements mentioned in job advertisements for a logistics specialist job

Professional requirements
  • Completed apprenticeship
  • Very often a completed further training as a logistics specialist with a federal certificate is required
  • Professional experience in logistics
Specialist knowledge for a logistics specialist job
  • Industry knowledge
  • Very good knowledge of German and English
  • Good knowledge of MS Office
  • PC skills
  • adept at using logistics software and / or an ERP system
Personal characteristics
  • Independent working style and communicative
  • Organizational skills
  • Analytical and technical skills
  • Communication skills and team player
  • Resilience and flexibility
  • Partial forklift license or driver's license
Other for Logistics specialist job / Logistics specialist job Detail orientation, i.e. a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail is important to avoid errors and ensure that logistics processes run smoothly

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*The information listed here comes from an ad hoc study to give you a unique insight into the job market concerned. So that you know what is currently required in a logistics specialist job.

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