Logistics Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Transport & Logistics

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Logistics Skills List in Transport & Logistics

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Logistics role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Logistics job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 64% of Logistics job descriptions contained logistics as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

logistics
64%
transport
19%
warehouse
12%
customer service
12%
supply chain
10%
logistics manager
10%
freight
10%
transport planner
10%
shipping
10%
export
9%
import
9%
logistics planner
9%
transport administrator
9%
sap
9%
excel
7%
management
7%
international logistics
7%
transport coordinator
7%
communication skills
7%
logistics coordinator
7%
road transport
5%
3pl
5%
freight forwarding
5%
microsoft office
5%
transportation
5%
distribution
5%
inventory
5%
tool hire
4%
adr
4%
4pl
4%
aerospace
4%
admin
4%
air freight
4%
air
4%
aviation
4%
coordinator
4%
counterbalance
4%
dangerous goods
4%
customs
4%
administrative
4%
hazardous
4%
regulations
4%
planner
4%
account management
4%
import export
4%
administrator
4%
logistics clerk
4%
courier
4%
logistics administrator
4%
parcel delivery
4%
plant hire
4%
logistics supervisor
2%
administration
2%
storage
2%
warehouse management
2%
transport management
2%
shift
2%
deliveries
2%
survey
2%
tools
2%
mail duties
2%
goods in
2%
logistics assistant
2%
wms
2%
stock
2%
general administration
2%
watford
2%
supply chain manager
2%
stock control
2%
supply chain administrator
2%
chemicals
2%
strategy
2%
ms excel
2%
negotiating
2%
warehouse manager
2%
cargowise
2%
ice
2%
supplier
2%
ms word
2%
inbound
2%
orders
2%
warehouse supervisor
2%
controller
2%
documentation
2%
applications
2%
outbound
2%
production management
2%
erp
2%
healthcare
2%
ocean freight
2%
maintenance
2%
transport planning
2%
staff management experience
2%
fmcg
2%
humanitarian
2%
data
2%
inventory management
2%
concrete
2%
logistics shipping
2%
inventory manager
2%
logistics officer
2%
inventory system
2%
traffic dispatcher
2%
construction
2%
order processing
2%
ngo
2%
fleet
2%
materials management
2%
traffic planner
2%
equipment manager
2%
import and export
2%
biomedical
2%
otif
2%
nhs
2%
greater london
2%
route planning
2%
strategic planning
2%
supplies
2%
production teams
2%
iosh
2%
hemel hempstead
2%
customer services
2%
manufacturing
2%
sportswear
2%
warehousing
2%
multi-drop
2%
hertfordshire
2%
arrangements
2%
erp system
2%
manager
2%
hire desk
2%
masonry
2%
cleaning
2%
electronics
2%
lifting
2%
parcels
2%
purchase orders
2%
planning
2%
plant
2%
packing
2%
packaging
2%
demand planner
2%
sales
2%
transport supervisor
2%
stores manager
2%
fork lift operator
2%
sound
2%
stocks
2%
logistics management
2%
french
2%
scheduling
2%
carriers
2%
stores person
2%
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