Education programmes of job
Nature of work
Logistic operations manager has a very important role in organizations and business. Logistic operations manager has a lot of responsibilities and activities such as:- Managing logistics of the organizations and business.
- Overseeing and supervising activities that are related to producing products.
- Managing the movement of goods in/out of production facilities.
- Focusing on organizations’ strength points which affect customers’ relationships.
- Being responsible for implementing business measures.
- Advising about organization’s financial budget activities to fund operations.
- Improving the working environment of the organization.
- Coordinating with other departments.
Environment of work
- logistic operations manager works in his /her own office which should be usually located next to other main managerial departments.
- Logistic operations manager works from 8.00 to 3.00 daily and for five-day a week.
- Logistic operations manager works with a qualified team and lead them in an effective way.
- Logistic operations manager should have good knowledge about all managerial specializations that helps to deal with their staff.
- practicing this job may require travel away from home to visit organization’s branches.
Professional life
- -logistic operations manager may practice his/her work alone or with team in public/private sector.
- Good experience in this field may give logistic operations manager a good opportunity to develop and improve his/her qualifications.
- Average salaries for this position are around 18000SP and that may be at the beginning of this career.
- After having good experience, logistic operations manager may gain experience and continue his/her postgraduate studies in business administration faculties.
Getting the job
This work is available to all graduates from economic Faculty (business administration department).- Students mainly study the following subjects in business administration department : Business Administration, Operations Management, Human Resources Management, marketing management, Total Quality Management, Logistic Management, Operation Research, Financial Institutions Management, Service Institutions Management, and Managerial Information Systems.
- It is better to logistic operations manager to continue his postgraduate study to get master in business management or PhD in the same field.
Skills
Logistic operations manager should have general skills as following:- Good knowledge in job rules and conditions that are applied in the country.
- Experience in using computer.
- Experience in implementing managerial science.
- Good knowledge in health and safety guidelines.
Logistic operations manager should have personal skills that helps him/her in achieving the work:
- Good ability in communication and negotiation.
- Ability to work within team.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- He/ she should be active and motivated.
- He/ she should be flexible.
Sources and references
- Arab standard Classification of Occupations 2008
- www.prospects.ac.uk