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Analyze and coordinate the logistical functions of a firm or organization. Responsible for the entire life cycle of a product, including acquisition, distribution, internal allocation, delivery, and final disposal of resources.

Currently Employed: 1,011

Yearly Projected Openings: 40

Typical Hourly Wage: $35.36 - $56.90

Typical Annual Salary: $73,600 - $118,400

• Maintain and develop positive business relationships with a customer's key personnel involved in or directly relevant to a logistics activity.
• Develop an understanding of customers' needs and take actions to ensure that such needs are met.
• Direct availability and allocation of materials, supplies, and finished products.
• Collaborate with other departments as necessary to meet customer requirements, to take advantage of sales opportunities or, in the case of shortages, to minimize negative impacts on a business.
• Protect and control proprietary materials.
• Review logistics performance with customers against targets, benchmarks and service agreements.
• Develop and implement technical project management tools such as plans, schedules, and responsibility and compliance matrices.
• Manage subcontractor activities, reviewing proposals, developing performance specifications, and serving as liaisons between subcontractors and organizations.
• Report project plans, progress, and results.
• Direct team activities, establishing task priorities, scheduling and tracking work assignments, providing guidance, and ensuring the availability of resources.

• Desktop computers
• High capacity removable media drives
• Notebook computers
• Personal computers
• Semiconductor testers

• Enterprise resource planning ERP software
• Inventory management software
• Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
• Procurement software
• Project management software