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Delivery drivers run local routes with many stops, moving parcels, food, or trade supplies from a depot or store to customers. The work combines driving with repeated loading, lifting, and doorstep contact, and is tracked closely through handheld scanning devices. Most drivers return to the same depot at the end of a shift rather than staying away overnight.
Short course or on-the-job trainingSupply chain, transport and logistics
Warehouse supervisors run a shift or a zone of a distribution site, allocating people to tasks and keeping inbound and outbound flows moving. They sit between frontline associates and site management, so the job mixes hands-on problem solving with people management, safety enforcement, and reporting. Most of the day is spent on the floor rather than at a desk.
Varies by employer or jurisdictionSupply chain, transport and logistics
Logistics coordinators arrange the movement of goods, booking carriers, tracking shipments, and chasing anything that slips. Much of the day is spent solving small problems by phone and email so that a delivery still lands on time. The role touches warehouses, carriers, customers, and finance, and calls for careful record-keeping under time pressure.
Certificate or college diplomaSupply chain, transport and logistics
Supply chain planners decide what should be ordered or produced, in what quantity, and when, so that supply lines up with expected demand. The role balances forecasts, lead times, capacity, and stock targets, and involves constant negotiation with sales, procurement, and production. Plans are revised continuously as real orders replace forecast ones.
Bachelor's degreeSupply chain, transport and logistics
Fleet dispatchers assign loads and routes to drivers and keep a moving fleet coordinated through the day. They handle breakdowns, delays, weather, and hours-of-service limits in real time, usually while several drivers and customers are calling at once. The role is deskbound but rarely calm.
Short course or on-the-job trainingSupply chain, transport and logistics
Transportation schedulers build the timetables, vehicle blocks, and crew rosters that a transport operation runs on. Unlike dispatchers, who react in real time, schedulers work ahead of the day, fitting service requirements into the vehicles, hours, and agreements available. Small scheduling choices ripple into punctuality and overtime for weeks afterward.
Certificate or college diplomaSupply chain, transport and logistics
Rail traffic controllers decide how trains move across a section of network, issuing authorities and setting routes from a control centre. They hold trains, arrange meets and passes, and coordinate track access for maintenance crews, all while keeping separation between movements. It is a safety-critical desk role where a lapse in attention has physical consequences.
Varies by employer or jurisdictionSupply chain, transport and logistics
Flight dispatchers plan and release flights from an airline operations centre, working out routes, fuel, and payload within legal and weather constraints. In several jurisdictions the dispatcher shares operational control of the flight with the captain, which makes it a licensed, accountable role. Dispatchers also monitor flights in progress and coordinate the response when conditions change.
Certificate or college diplomaSupply chain, transport and logistics
Distribution centre managers run a whole site, owning its service performance, safety record, cost base, and workforce. They set the operating plan across shifts, work with carriers and central supply chain teams, and lead the response when volume, systems, or staffing go wrong. The role combines operational leadership on the floor with budget and reporting responsibility.
Varies by employer or jurisdictionSupply chain, transport and logistics
