We are less than two weeks away from the main meeting of logistics executives in the country, the XXII International Supply Chain Forum and Expo Logística. And during the event, ILOS usually conducts a survey among its participants to map the sector's professional profile. Last year, 91% of respondents held some leadership position, from junior management (15%), through middle management (33%), top management (24%), directors (12%), vice-presidency (3% ) to presidency (3%).
Figure 1 – The profile of the logistics professional in the Forum
Source: ILOS
As in previous editions, the audience continued to be predominantly male, representing 85% of participants in 2015. All respondents had some training, with 52% already having a postgraduate degree, 27% a master's degree and 3% a doctorate. The most representative training was engineering (53%), followed by administration (29%).
Most participants work in transport (70%) and almost half have a role related to storage (48%), material/inventory management (45%) or customer service (45%). Among the least representative functions are IT (3%) and foreign trade (6%). Finally, 24% of the participants work in demand planning, 18% in purchasing and supplies, 15% in production and 12% in consulting/training.
As you can see, most professionals have a multifunctional nature, as they work in more than one logistical role, which requires diversified technical and behavioral skills. To work in these functions, it dedicates, on average, 102 hours a year to its development with face-to-face or online training.
This year, the forum will take place between the 4th and 6th of October at the Royal Tulip Hotel, in Rio de Janeiro. You can find schedule details here. Be part of the main meeting point for Logistics executives in Brazil and enter the results of our next survey.
Beatris Huber
https://ilos.com.brExecutive Partner at ILOS, Master's degree in Administration from COPPEAD/UFRJ with an extension at the European Business School – EBS, Germany, and a degree in Business Administration from UFRJ. More than 10 years of experience in training and consulting projects, focusing on Logistics and Supply Chain. In the training area, she developed business games and online courses and currently teaches Data Analysis, Inventory Management, Warehouse Management, in addition to applying business games such as Beer Game in open and in-company programs in companies from various segments, such as Coca-Cola, Nestlé, ThyssenKrupp, Votorantim, Carrefour, Mallinkrodt, Souza Cruz, Via Varejo, Monsanto, Itaú, Renner, Ipiranga, among others. In consulting, he has carried out projects such as Logistics Network Redesign, Inventory Management, S&OP Process Structuring, and Diagnosis of Warehousing and Transportation Operations in companies such as Coca-Cola, Souza Cruz, Editora Moderna, Petrobras, Ducoco, Ultragaz, Silimed, Eudora, among others.
