Loginet and hh.ru: TMS and WMS Rarely Appear in Logistics Job Postings

Loginet and hh.ru analyzed logistics job postings and found that the digitization of the industry is still barely visible in the requirements for specialists. Specialized digital tools remain a rare item in listings. Even transport management systems (TMS) and warehouse management systems (WMS), the core stack of modern logistics, are mentioned only occasionally. The excerpt published by CNews contains no exact percentages, so what follows is limited to what can be stated with confidence, plus some industry context.

What the study found

The data source is clear: hh.ru sees the labor market, and Loginet knows logistics from the inside. Combining the two produced a picture that will not surprise many people, but it disappoints those who expect a quick shift. In their postings, employers describe familiar competencies: organizing shipments, working with suppliers, handling documentation, monitoring deadlines. Names of specific systems rarely appear on that list.

Key observations from the material:

• specialized digital tools are mentioned in logistics job postings only occasionally;
• TMS and WMS, the main classes of systems in the industry, are also not among the mass requirements;
• a noticeable gap persists between business digitization and the language of job postings;
• the study covers the Russian market and relies on hh.ru data.

Why the gap may exist

There are several reasons, and none rules out the others. First, companies often buy or deploy a system tailored to themselves and train employees on the job. In that case a posting has little to say beyond a generic "confident PC user" or "experience with accounting systems." Second, the market has many custom solutions and modified 1C configurations that have no recognizable product name. Third, some digital functions sit with the IT department or a contractor, and the logistician simply gets a finished interface.

There is also a fourth reason, a less flattering one. Many employers write job postings from a template that took shape a decade ago. The actual tasks have changed, but the text of the listing has stayed the same.

What to do about it

For companies, the takeaway is practical. If you run a TMS or WMS, say so directly in the posting and name the class of system. That helps you screen out people who have never opened such an interface and attract candidates with relevant experience. It also gives you an honest answer to the question of how much training from scratch costs.

For specialists, the logic runs the other way. Experience with TMS, WMS, routing systems, and analytics is not yet a mass filter, so it works as a competitive advantage. Put it on your resume as a separate line with product names and a description of the result: you cut idle time, sped up receiving, reduced the picking error rate.

For the market as a whole, the story is only beginning. When warehouse and transport planning automation reaches a mass scale, the requirements for people will have to be rewritten. For now, the study shows that staffing descriptions lag behind technology. Exact shares and breakdowns by job title and region should be taken from the full Loginet and hh.ru report: they are not in the available excerpt.