A majority of logistics & supply chain professionals do not expect drones to be a threat to employment in the sector. This is according to the survey Job of the Future by recruitment organisation Hays.
Hays surveyed 350 employers and employees in logistics. 61 per cent of employers and employees in the sector expect to use drones in the future. However, due to a lack of laws and regulations, implementation of drones would still take time, 88 per cent of respondents said. To make the best use of drones, it is therefore important to remove ambiguity in this area as soon as possible.
New jobs through technology
According to 44 per cent of respondents, drones will create additional jobs. Only 35 per cent of employers and employees expect that jobs will actually disappear due to the deployment of drones. Traditional jobs will probably have to make way for new technologies, but new positions will also be created. The arrival of new jobs combined with the strengthening economy means that professionals expect the labour market to pick up considerably in the coming years: 71 per cent think the demand for workers in the sector will increase through 2025. 40 per cent think the demand for professionals will continue to grow after 2025 despite technological developments. Interestingly, only 21 per cent of professionals think their current job will no longer exist by then.
Multiple employers
The Job of the Future report also looks at what logistics work will look like in the future. For example, over 41 per cent of respondents expect the vast majority of staff in the logistics sector to have multiple employers by 2030. For professionals who want to stay employed in the sector, 90 per cent say continuous training is essential.
Respondents observe that more and more women are working in the industry in recent years. This trend is expected to continue: 68 per cent think the percentage of women in the sector will increase through 2025, and 60 per cent predict that the percentage of women employed in the sector will increase even further between 2025 and 2030.
Furthermore, those surveyed expect the competences required of logistics & supply chain professionals to change. According to respondents, more knowledge and skills are needed in the areas of technology (89 per cent), creativity (86 per cent), people orientation (82 per cent) and the knowledge and skills to turn environmental issues and CSR policies into new business models (79 per cent) .
Work is becoming more personal
Recruitment organisation Hays notes that work in the sector is becoming more personal. "Employees are looking for culture, values and atmosphere that match their own character and beliefs. Organisations that want to be successful need to emotionally touch (potential) candidates to bring them in and keep them. That is the new challenge when it comes to recruitment in this sector," said Robbert van Veggel, managing director Hays Netherlands.
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