How to become a Logistics and Inventory Specialist in Australia
Logistics
Controls a data centre’s inventory and its custody rules, forecasts materials, and oversees logistics vendors.
What the role does
Controls the site’s inventory and its custody rules, forecasts materials and oversees logistics vendors.
What a shift looks like
Mostly days. Stock and custody records, forecasts, vendor deliveries and audits.
Skills
The level the role needs in each, on FacilityVR’s five levels from Aware to Authority.
Logistics and assets
- Count and reconcile inventory Leads others
- Handle spares, returns and warranty claims Leads others
- Keep chain of custody for data-bearing devices Leads others
- Support asset audits Leads others
- Track assets by serial number Leads others
- Forecast materials Independent
- Manage logistics vendors Independent
Procedures and documents
- Work within change management Assisted
Emergency response
- Recognise and report a suspected cyber incident Assisted
Licences and credentials
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High risk work licence
Preferred · The state or territory WHS regulator
Not legal advice: check with the regulator for your state.
Ways in and ways on
From another data centre role
- From Logistics Technician, typically 18 months
Where it leads
- Logistics Manager, typically 3 years
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Sources and licences
- Critical Facilities reference framework © Facility Labs. (CC BY 4.0)