Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Career In Logistics And SCM

With trade transcending international boundaries like never before, the scope and challenges for International Logistics services providers has increased by leaps and bounds. The scaling up of their level of operations to meet these increased demands of international delivery of cargo has created a lot of job opportunities and career prospects in logistics distribution and supply chain management. 

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International-Logistics-Services-DTDC

International courier services and international Parcel delivery services play an important role in meeting the logistics and delivery demands of the small, medium and large players in manufacturing and retail sector. For example, it is more beneficial for a US based manufacturing company, having operations in both India and Europe, to engage the services of a courier from USA to India or a courier to Europe from USA or a Parcel to India from USA to meet their Logistics Distribution demands so that they can concentrate on their core business. 

Career Prospects In Logistics And SCM:

For offering end to end solutions to manufactures and retailers, the international delivery courier companies establish fulfilment warehouses to help store inventory, offer packaging services and to coordinate with governmental agencies regarding custom clearances, international shipping prices and trade issues. These warehouses employ highly skilled inventory and replenishment specialists to monitor inventory movements, which is an important part of supply chain management, and is a lucrative career opportunity in the International Logistics services sector. 

For those with adequate qualifications in the international delivery field, there are roles like warehouse operations manager, facilities manager, accounting specialists, ERP specialists, logistics analysts, supply chain systems manager, transportation and fleet managers etc which are interesting and highly remunerative and offer a lot of scope for upward mobility. 

With packaging industry being integrated with logistics distribution, companies also employ module packaging experts, food packaging experts and group packaging experts etc. to meet specific demands and being a less trodden path, the demand for them is very high. 

With modern day courier and trucking services keeping a real-time track of freight movement by using GPS and other satellite based navigation systems, subject matter experts and advanced technology specialists in the field, are highly sought after. 

International shipping companies work with third party logistics providers, with expertise in certain fields like warehousing, trucking or express delivery of consignments, also employ a lot of specialists and unskilled workforce in these respective areas. 

International courier services offers non specialist jobs like packers, package handlers, truck drivers, delivery boys and entry level jobs like accounting clerks, customer service and marketing executives are available in plenty and it also offers scope for career progression for those with talent and skills. 
In years to come, the importance of logistics distribution and supply chain management are bound to witness a sharp increase, thereby presenting a lot of job opportunities to those with skills and experience in logistics distribution and supply chain management.

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