# Tasks & work activities — logistics analyst

Source: O*NET 30.3, occupation 13-1081.00 (Logisticians).

## Task statements

- **[Core]** Perform managerial duties such as hiring and training employees and overseeing facility needs or requirements.
- **[Core]** Maintain and develop positive business relationships with a customer's key personnel involved in, or directly relevant to, a logistics activity.
- **[Core]** Develop an understanding of customers' needs and take actions to ensure that such needs are met.
- **[Core]** Direct availability and allocation of materials, supplies, and finished products.
- **[Core]** Collaborate with other departments as necessary to meet customer requirements, to take advantage of sales opportunities or, in the case of shortages, to minimize negative impacts on a business.
- **[Core]** Protect and control proprietary materials.
- **[Core]** Review logistics performance with customers against targets, benchmarks, and service agreements.
- **[Core]** Develop and implement technical project management tools, such as plans, schedules, and responsibility and compliance matrices.
- **[Core]** Direct team activities, establishing task priorities, scheduling and tracking work assignments, providing guidance, and ensuring the availability of resources.
- **[Core]** Report project plans, progress, and results.
- **[Core]** Direct and support the compilation and analysis of technical source data necessary for product development.
- **[Core]** Explain proposed solutions to customers, management, or other interested parties through written proposals and oral presentations.
- **[Core]** Develop proposals that include documentation for estimates.
- **[Core]** Plan, organize, and execute logistics support activities, such as maintenance planning, repair analysis, and test equipment recommendations.
- **[Core]** Provide project management services, including the provision and analysis of technical data.
- **[Core]** Participate in the assessment and review of design alternatives and design change proposal impacts.
- **[Core]** Support the development of training materials and technical manuals.
- **[Core]** Stay informed of logistics technology advances and apply appropriate technology to improve logistics processes.
- **[Core]** Redesign the movement of goods to maximize value and minimize costs.
- **[Core]** Manage subcontractor activities, reviewing proposals, developing performance specifications, and serving as liaisons between subcontractors and organizations.
- **[Core]** Manage the logistical aspects of product life cycles, including coordination or provisioning of samples, and the minimization of obsolescence.
- **[Core]** Perform system lifecycle cost analysis and develop component studies.

## Detailed work activities

- Advise others on analytical techniques.
- Allocate physical resources within organizations.
- Analyze business or financial data.
- Analyze logistics processes.
- Collect data about customer needs.
- Confer with personnel to coordinate business operations.
- Coordinate logistics or other business operations.
- Coordinate regulatory documentation activities.
- Develop business or financial information systems.
- Develop business relationships.
- Develop financial or business plans.
- Develop training materials.
- Gather customer or product information to determine customer needs.
- Manage operations, research, or logistics projects.
- Measure effectiveness of business strategies or practices.
- Prepare proposal documents.
- Present business-related information to audiences.
- Report information to managers or other personnel.
- Supervise employees.
- Update professional knowledge.