Logistics Manager (HFP)  (Winterthur):
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A preparatory course for the advanced diploma in logistics management is an in-service training course which lasts between 1 and 1.5 years, plus the preparation of the diploma thesis. The schools will inform you of the exact dates of the course.

Die Höhere Fachprüfung (HFP) zum diplomierten Logistikleiter / zur diplomierten Logistikleiterin umfasst neben einer schriftlichen Diplomarbeit auch deren mündliche, einstündige Prüfung, schriftlich geprüfte Fallstudien zu Logistikprozess 1 und 2, einen schriftlichen Fragekatalog von vier Stunden Dauer sowie ein ebenso langes, mündliches Gruppen-Assessment.

Certified logistics managers work in logistics management in retail, service and production companies. There they take on management and leadership tasks in inter-company and internal logistics, develop logistics concepts, introduce and implement them, are responsible for the analysis and optimization of the flow of information and goods as well as for overall or divisional logistics. They work as project managers, technical specialists, line managers and members of senior management.

In order to be admitted to the Diploma in Logistics Management examination, seven basic module examinations must be passed, six of which must have been passed within the last five years. The following SSC module examinations HFP must be passed:

• Legal knowledge
• Economics
• Supply Chain Management
• Project management
• Quality management
• Leadership
• Finance and accounting

A federal certificate of proficiency EFZ, a high school diploma or a comparable qualification with at least five years of professional experience in at least two of five company logistics areas (distribution, production, disposal, procurement, warehouse) with management, sub-project or project management experience, or a federal diploma or university degree with at least three years of professional experience in the above-mentioned areas. A federal certificate or university degree with at least three years of professional experience in the above-mentioned areas, or a diploma from a higher technical college or higher technical examination with two years of professional experience in two of the above-mentioned areas are required to take the diploma in logistics management. Project management and/or leadership experience as well as the required SSC module qualifications or certificates of equivalence are also required.