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This sector can be broken down into the purchasing, logistics and materials management sectors.

The sector Purchasing/Logistics/Materials Management is primarily concerned with the procurement, dispatch/shipping and administration of physical goods at home and abroad. This can happen within companies or with independent, partly internationally active service providers.

Within companies, it affects, for example, the flow of goods between suppliers, customers, production and warehouses. The specialisation of external service providers is usually the transport of goods from the consignor to the consignee, regardless of whether they are companies or private individuals.

The purchasing/logistics/materials management sector is recording steady growth, but is also subject to seasonal influences, which can have an intensive impact on employees and working hours. Training for this sector is offered as a specialist in warehouse logistics or as a commercial clerk in freight forwarding and logistics. For some positions, a completed degree is a prerequisite, e.g. Materials Management, Logistics or Business Administration.