Supply and Distribution Managers

Keeping track of how well work is progressing so you can make changes or improvements.

Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.

Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

Figuring out the pros and cons of different options and choosing the best one.

Reading work related information.

Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.

Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.

Being able to use what you have learnt to solve problems now and again in the future.

Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.

Understanding why people react the way they do.

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Talking to others.

Providing the right equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do work.

Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, and choosing the best people for the job.

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

Managing your own and other peoples' time to get work done.

Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect it.

Teaching people how to do something.

Looking for ways to help people.

Listen to and understand what people say.

Communicate by speaking.

Read and understand written information.

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

Notice when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong, even if you can't solve the problem.

Write in a way that people can understand.

Use lots of detailed information to come up with answers or make general rules.

See details that are up-close (within a few feet).

Come up with different ways of grouping things.

Order or arrange things in a pattern or sequence (e.g., numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

Choose the right maths method or formula to solve a problem.

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

Come up with a number of ideas about a topic, even if the ideas aren't very good.

Come up with unusual or clever ideas, or creative ways to solve a problem.

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

See a pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) hidden in other distracting material.

Add, subtract, multiply, or divide.

Do two or more things at the same time.

Use your eyes to quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things.

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

Deciding on goals and putting together a detailed plan to get the work done.

Giving information to co-workers by telephone, in writing, or in person.

Handling complaints and disagreements, and negotiating with people.

Looking at, working with, and understanding data or information.

Guiding and directing staff, including setting and monitoring performance standards.

Working out the needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or helping them to improve.

Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups.

Using information to work out the best solution and solve problems.

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

Getting members of a group to work together to finish a task.

Keeping up-to-date with technology and new ideas.

Recruiting, interviewing, selecting, hiring, and promoting employees.

Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or checking information or data.

Monitoring and controlling resources and the spending of money.

Encouraging and building trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.

Giving information to the public, business or government by telephone, in writing, or in person.

Using computers to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.

Deciding on goals and figuring out what you need to do to achieve them.

Comparing objects, actions, or events. Looking for differences between them or changes over time.

Work alone and make decisions. Workers are able to try out their own ideas, make decisions on their own, and work with little or no supervision.

Job security and good working conditions. There is usually a steady flow of interesting work, and the pay and conditions are generally good.

Supportive management that stands behind employees. Workers are treated fairly by their company, they are supported by management, and have supervisors who train them well.

Results oriented. Workers are able to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment.

Advancement and the potential to lead. Workers are recognised for the work that they do, they may give directions and instructions to others, and they are looked up to in their company and their community.

Serve and work with others. Workers usually get along well with each other, do things to help other people, and are rarely pressured to do things that go against their sense of right and wrong.

Starting up and carrying out projects. Leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes require risk taking and often deal with business.

Following set procedures and routines. Working with numbers and details more than with ideas, usually following rules.

Practical, hands-on work. Often with plants and animals, or materials like wood, tools, and machinery.

Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

Ideas and thinking. Searching for facts and figuring out problems in your head.

Working with forms, designs and patterns. Often need self-expression and can be done without following rules.