VP of Logistics
Impact: Strategic and Operational
Oversee and optimize the organization’s supply chain and logistics operations, including transportation, warehousing, inventory, and distribution, to ensure efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and timely delivery of goods. Develop strategic plans, negotiate vendor contracts, leverage technology, and lead large teams to achieve organizational objectives.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Extensive
- Team vs solo
- Team-oriented
- Client facing
- Sometimes
- Impact visibility
- High
- Travel
- Moderate
- Schedule flexibility
- Moderate
- Remote work
- Hybrid
- Typical work hours
- 50
- Stress level
- High
At a glance
- Median salary
- $160,000
- Entry-level
- $120,000
- Senior
- $220,000
- Growth by 2033
- 5%
- Demand
- Stable
- Freelance potential
- Low
- Salary growth potential
- High
- Typical student debt
- $60,000 - $100,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Supply Chain Management
- Logistics Software
- Data Analysis
Soft skills
- Leadership
- Strategic Thinking
- Problem-Solving
Technical complexity: High
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Master's Degree
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 8
- Years to senior
- 15
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Logistics Manager
- Director of Logistics
- VP of Logistics
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- Low
- AI disruption risk
- Moderate
- Demand trend
- Stable
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 4/10
- Meaning
- 4/10
- Work-life balance
- 3.5/10
- Prestige
- 8.5/10
- Social perception
- Low