Operational logistician: the essence of the profession, responsibilities and salary

A few years ago, the delivery of goods from suppliers to intermediaries and consumers was carried out by divisions that are part of trade or manufacturing enterprises. Now logistics (a relatively modern name) is a separate industry that includes several interconnected specialties. One of the professions included in this field of activity is the operational logistician. This specialty implies some knowledge and skills.

Logistics is a whole complex of interconnected services. The system includes not only the delivery of goods, but also their storage, as well as the development of the most optimal transportation methods.

Operational logistician - this is a specialist whose duties include finding partners and clients. In addition, this person is engaged in analyzing the situation in the transport services market. Additionally, the duties of the operational logistician include filling out the necessary documents (invoices, acceptance certificates, etc.).

People who are far from this profession are often interested in what the logistician does in the course of performing his job duties. Operational logistician or transport specialist deals with the preparation of the most optimal routes... In accordance with the drawn up plan, delivery will be carried out in fact.

Also, this specialist works in warehouses. In the field of responsibility of the logistician is the shipment, unloading and correct placement of goods in the warehouse. In addition, he is responsible for performing more narrow tasks, which include:

• material issues;
• distribution systems;
• intangible issues (for example, service and informational);
• production and distribution systems.

All the skills and knowledge that an operational logistician must have are spelled out in more detail in the job description. According to this document, a logistics specialist should be able to:

• plan and then organize the logistics process;
• manage the system that deals with purchasing, distribution and production;
• optimize enterprise resources;
• monitor the operations performed.

Upon completion of the work, it is compiled reporting, for the correctness and timeliness of which the operational logistician is also responsible. In the structure of the company, he is directly subordinate to the head of his department.

It is quite easy to become an operational logistician - you just need to enter a university at the appropriate faculty. In the future, in the course of work and gaining experience, the logistician undergoes professional retraining. It can be carried out both with separation from the main place of work, and without it.

If a person who has received a school certificate or secondary special education decided to continue his studies further and connect his future professional life with logistics, he should choose the following directions:

• "Logistics and supply chain management";
• "Management";
• "Operational logistics" (the most preferred direction for this specialty);
• "Control".

Specialists in this area are trained in higher educational institutions located throughout Russia. The most popular are MGIMO, PRUE them. Plekhanov, International Logistics Center of the Main Internal Affairs Directorate.

The salary of an operational logistician depends on several factors at once. If we talk about Moscow and the Moscow region, then on average, logisticians here receive from 40 to 50 thousand rubles a month. The fixed minimum payment is 15 thousand rubles, and the maximum is 150.

For 2018, a rating was compiled by region regarding the demand for this profession and the highest wages.

• In the first place is Altai Republic. Operational logisticians are most in demand here, and the average salary is 87 thousand rubles.
• Second place was given to Republic of Tuva. The salary there is kept at the level of 69 thousand rubles.
• Third place - Jewish Autonomous Region. Here, on average, operational logisticians receive 51 thousand rubles a month.
• In fourth place The Republic of Dagestan. Their salary level is 45.8 thousand rubles.
• Closes the top five Moscow region... Despite the location, the salary level here is relatively low - only 40.3 thousand rubles.

Logistics is successfully developing not only in Russia, but also abroad. It should be noted that the salary level of logistics employees abroad is higher than in Russia. So, in the USA the average monthly wage is $ 5100, in Germany - $ 5000, and in the UK - $ 3300.

In the Russian Federation, wages depend not only on the region, but also on the status of the company in which the person works. For example, consider the average wage level in well-known companies.

• IKEA Is a company specializing in the sale of furniture and household goods. Here, logisticians earn decent amounts, namely 48 thousand rubles a month.
• On the second level there is a grocery and foodstuffs network "Magnet"... The salary of logisticians ranges from 35 to 40 thousand rubles.
• "Novomoskovskbytkhim" - a little-known, but rather large company. If a person gets a job here in the logistics department, then he will earn about 31 thousand rubles a month.
• In "Leroy Merlin" wages are 23 thousand.
• Chain stores "Ribbon" - 22 thousand rubles.
• Zara - a company for the production and sale of clothing, footwear and accessories - on average, it pays operational logisticians 19 thousand rubles a month.

But again, these data are not indicative, since the region where the company is located plays an important role. For example, logisticians at Magnit, located in the Moscow Region, will actually earn more for the same job than the same specialists in the Ivanovo Region.

The profession of "operational logistician" cannot be called boring. A person engaged in this business will have to alternate mental loads with physical ones, get used to constant communication with people, solve many issues and problems every day that arise at different stages of delivery of goods.

The undoubted advantage of the profession is the potential for career growth and, as a result, an increase in the level of income. So, working in the company for several years as a dispatcher, one can develop and become a specialist in logistics and foreign economic activity. The next stage of career growth is the head of the logistics department. Here, the level of wages compared to ordinary specialists is quite high - an average of 150-200 thousand rubles.