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Overview
The work focuses on distribution planning for metals and metal ores, including inventory accuracy, carriers, freight methods, forecasts, customs checks and coordination with shipment forwarders.
In job descriptions, look for metal and ore products, freight transport, hazardous freight rules, supply chain trends, stock control, carriers, customs compliance, distribution regulations and financial or statistical reporting.
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This role turns demand, stock and freight options into a distribution plan for metals and metal ores. The work links sales points, warehouses, carriers, customs routines and product-specific handling requirements.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes metal and ore product knowledge, freight methods, hazardous freight rules, forecasting, stock accuracy, carrier handling, customs compliance and supply-chain trend analysis.
Salary context
Salary context depends on distribution volume, product risk, customs exposure, number of carriers, inventory value, forecasting responsibility, reporting demands and how much strategic planning sits in the role.
Career paths
Career paths can move toward logistics management, supply chain management, distribution strategy, procurement, operations management or specialist coordination for regulated or hazardous freight.
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Check whether adverts name the metals or ores handled, transport modes, customs work, hazardous freight, stock systems, carriers, sales points and the reporting or forecasting responsibility.
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Alternative labels
metals and metal ores supply chain planner
metals and metal ores logistics manager
metals and metal ores supply chain manager
metals and metal ores distribution planner
trainee metals and metal ores distribution manager
assistant metals and metal ores distribution manager
graduate metals and metal ores distribution manager
metals and metal ores logistics planner
senior metals and metal ores distribution manager
Occupation group
specialised goods distribution manager (1324.3.1.6)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/52d303a7-630b-4e3f-9f62-becd9b2fcb46 |
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| ESCO code | 1324.3.1.6.22 |
| ISCO group | 1324 |
| Concept type | Occupation |