Salary requirements for a logistics manager position
April 18, 2015 7:23 PM Subscribe
I am up for my first big kid promotion and have been asked for my salary requirements and have no reference point.
Company background: American subsidiary of a foreign company with 10 mil in sales annually. Very small team for the amount of output.
My background with company: I was hired on as a shipping specialist last year, I have been working on a certificate in programming for the last two years. This programming experience has allowed me to help implement shipping system tweaks via IT solutions and thus saved the company money. Now they want me to manage all of our logistics and I have no idea what I am worth. I currently make 32k.
I like the company and know that my skill-set makes me uniquely qualified for the new position, but I haven't had any other professional jobs and I don't want to undersell myself.
Does anyone have or know someone with a similar job title?
Company background: American subsidiary of a foreign company with 10 mil in sales annually. Very small team for the amount of output.
My background with company: I was hired on as a shipping specialist last year, I have been working on a certificate in programming for the last two years. This programming experience has allowed me to help implement shipping system tweaks via IT solutions and thus saved the company money. Now they want me to manage all of our logistics and I have no idea what I am worth. I currently make 32k.
I like the company and know that my skill-set makes me uniquely qualified for the new position, but I haven't had any other professional jobs and I don't want to undersell myself.
Does anyone have or know someone with a similar job title?
Best answer: Congrats.
Find a headhunter or two in your field. Describe the role to them. Get their take.
Stay connected to them for your next big kid job.
Look for job postings from similar companies. Call and ask the salary range for those. HR will often give you a range if you tell them you are a potential candidate.
Most importantly- ask your company directly. They want to know what you want? Turn the question back on them. "What is the typical salary range in this company for this type of position?" If your position is unique? "What is the salary range for other managers?"
Bonus advice: push for not only a higher salary. Ask also for performance incentive pay and/or stock options or more vacation time.
Good luck.
posted by slateyness at 9:36 PM on April 18, 2015 [1 favorite]
Find a headhunter or two in your field. Describe the role to them. Get their take.
Stay connected to them for your next big kid job.
Look for job postings from similar companies. Call and ask the salary range for those. HR will often give you a range if you tell them you are a potential candidate.
Most importantly- ask your company directly. They want to know what you want? Turn the question back on them. "What is the typical salary range in this company for this type of position?" If your position is unique? "What is the salary range for other managers?"
Bonus advice: push for not only a higher salary. Ask also for performance incentive pay and/or stock options or more vacation time.
Good luck.
posted by slateyness at 9:36 PM on April 18, 2015 [1 favorite]
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Congratulations.
posted by fiTs at 8:20 PM on April 18, 2015