Career switch, measured
From Buyer to Logistics Analyst
Yes, it's a realistic move with some upskilling. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 42% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Supply chain, Excel, Stakeholder management, Inventory management; the main skills to add are Logistics, Auditing, Data visualization, Warehouse operations.
42%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillBuyerLogistics Analyst
- Supply chain54%43%
- Excel45%52%
- Stakeholder management33%31%
- Inventory management40%31%
- Procurement77%21%
- SAP14%10%
- Microsoft Office20%34%
- Forecasting16%22%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Logistics Analyst postings, rarely in Buyer ones.
SkillBuyerLogistics Analyst
- Logistics14%79%
- Auditing9%22%
- Data visualization6%22%
- Warehouse operations–19%
- Power BI–10%
- SQL–9%
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