Could I work in Logistics?

Moving goods and coordinating how things get where they need to be.

What it is really like

A lot of your day is spent in systems and spreadsheets: tracking shipments, updating inventory records, checking that orders match what's been dispatched, flagging discrepancies. You're moving between email, warehouse management software, and carrier tracking platforms, trying to keep a mental map of dozens of shipments at different stages. It's detail-oriented work that requires you to stay on top of numbers and dates because a mistake gets expensive fast.

The harder part is that things rarely go to plan. A supplier delays a delivery, a carrier loses a parcel, a customer changes their mind about where they want something sent, or a warehouse runs out of space. You're constantly problem-solving under time pressure: working out which shipment to prioritise, rerouting goods, negotiating with carriers, explaining delays to frustrated customers. You need to stay calm when multiple things break at once.

There's a tangible side to the work too. Unlike many office jobs, you see the actual consequences of what you do: parcels do arrive, customers get their goods, warehouses run smoothly because stock moved where it needed to. You work closely with warehouse staff, drivers, and suppliers, so a lot of your job involves talking to people, checking in on progress, and fixing things together. The repetition can be tiring, but the pace and variety keep it from feeling static.

What you would actually be doing

You spend each morning checking overnight tracking updates and updating a spreadsheet to confirm which orders shipped and which are delayed, working through the list methodically before the warehouse team arrives.
A large customer order is due to ship today, but the supplier hasn't delivered the stock yet and you've got three other shipments waiting for warehouse space, so you have to decide which to hold and which to prioritise based on delivery promises and storage capacity.
You're on a call with an upset customer whose parcel went to the wrong depot, and you need to track it down with the carrier while also keeping your warehouse manager in the loop about the fallout.

On PRODICTA, this sits under Organising & coordinating and Moving people & things.

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