Specialist logistics recruiter BiS Henderson is well placed to help good staff to develop their logistics career. There has never been any shortage of opportunities for hardworking people to build a career in logistics.
In parts of the Midlands, especially along the M1 between Milton Keynes and Leicester, moving from one job to another is both straightforward and quite common, since there is a high density of distribution centres in that part of the UK. On this motorway corridor, moving jobs can often be done without relocating. However, regardless of location, extra training and further qualifications will make it easier to develop a career.
There are also opportunities to be had as many retailers and other businesses start to develop their presence in emerging markets, such as those in central and eastern Europe, Russia and across Asia. Supporting expansion strategies in these areas presents all sorts of logistical challenges which need new thinking, new skills and new people.
The starting point in a logistics career will often involve distributing physical consignments of goods or stock,
possibly within a single location or for a single contract. Rising through the grades will span account management, larger areas of responsibility or greater specialisation, as well as management.
Increasingly senior posts will bring with them business development or resource management responsibilities, such as data, budgeting, facility management or organising part of the workforce. Logistics requires financial
skills, the ability to build good working relationships and real world IT knowledge.
This growing spread of work skills is starting to be reflected in what is taught on MBA courses, which are viewed as a building block for management careers. The more a candidate can offer, either in a niche specialisation or in all-round versatility, the better the chances of overseas travel and long haul placements. In fact, the nature of the business means that travel is often part of the job from early on, across large swathes of the sector.
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