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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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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
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.
Good to know
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.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Wholesale of metals and metal ores
This is one example. Another occupation in this activity is import export manager in metals and metal ores.
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The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 1
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
11-3071.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
The official mapping connects this O*NET occupation to many ESCO occupations.
Source and method
These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Mapping project version 1: O*NET-SOC 2019 → ESCO 1.1.0. Targets are validated against ESCO 1.2.1.
Source: European Commission, joint ESCO Secretariat and USDOL/ETA project. O*NET Database: USDOL/ETA. This presentation uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
Several O*NET occupations can point to the same ESCO occupation, and one O*NET occupation can point to several ESCO occupations.
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Official sources and licenses
NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
46.82Wholesale of metals and metal ores
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 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 1324.3.1.6.22 |
| ISCO group | 1324 |
| Concept type | Occupation |