Your career
After your graduation you can decide whether to find a job or carry on studying - at master's level.
- Get a job
Have you just graduated from a Logistics programme? Then you are highly sought after in the industry! If you choose to start working, you will often begin in an entry-level position, but you can soon advance to higher positions. Logistics is among the top ten fields of studies with the highest starting salaries. Examples of these positions include:
- Logistics Manager: selecting reliable suppliers and haulage companies for Albert Heijn.
- Events Project Manager: creating a plan, ensuring that a festival like Pinkpop will run safely and atmospherically.
- Sustainability Manager: organising things in such a way that packages are transported sustainably for DHL by reducing the number of half-full vans.
- Logistics Consultant: contributing ideas to choose a location and lay out a warehouse for Nike.
- Logistics Officer for the Defence forces: ensuring supply and transport in disaster areas.
- Care Logistics: reducing waiting times in a hospital.
- Obtain a Master's Degree
Specific pre-master’s and master’s programmes are offered at Breda University of Applied Sciences (BUas) focusing on logistics:
Pre-master Supply Chain Management
During your minor students can follow a pre-master Supply Chain Management at Tilburg University.
Goal: Preparing students for the master’s programme by offering them a solid foundation in logistics and supply chain principles.
Key topics:
- Basic principles of supply chain management
- Academic skills and research skills
- Preparation for the master’s programme with a focus on theoretical and practical knowledge
Learning outcomes:
- Basic knowledge of logistics and supply chain management
- Developing academic writing and research skills
- Preparation for the challenges of the master’s programme
Master Supply Chain Management
Goal: Developing strategic and operational knowledge and skills for optimising logistics processes and designing sustainable supply chains.
Key topics:
- Supply chain design and optimisation
- Logistic strategies and sustainable practices
- Advanced forecasting and supply management
- Use of technologies such as Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) and Transport Management Systems (TMS)
Learning outcomes:
- Understanding and applying supply chain principles
- Designing logistics processes that are sustainable and efficient
- Analysing supply chain performances and identifying improvement points