The ANZSCO code for Supply and Distribution Manager is 133611, and IML ANZ is the migration skills assessing authority. Check whether your role is senior enough, which qualification-and-employment route applies, and what evidence is needed before comparing visa options.
Direct answer: Supply and Distribution Manager 133611 plans, organises, directs, controls and coordinates the supply, storage and distribution of goods produced by an organisation.
The occupation is about functional management, not the job title alone. IML ANZ expects evidence of strategic supply-and-distribution decisions, senior reporting lines and ongoing responsibility for staff performance.
The current IML ANZ 133611 criteria use two broad qualification-and-employment routes. Both require genuine senior-level management experience that matches Supply and Distribution Manager.
If the qualification is highly relevant to 133611 and comparable to an equivalent Australian Qualifications Framework degree, IML ANZ requires at least three years in distribution-related roles.
At least two of those three years must be in the role of Supply and Distribution Manager.
If the applicant does not hold that qualification profile, IML ANZ requires at least five years in distribution-related roles.
At least two of those five years must be in the role of Supply and Distribution Manager.
IML ANZ also requires at least one year of full-time paid relevant employment, or the part-time equivalent, within the past five years to demonstrate current industry skills.
Qualification relevance is assessed, not assumed. A degree title that sounds related does not by itself establish the shorter route. IML ANZ assesses the qualification and employment evidence against its criteria.
IML ANZ assesses the substance and organisational context of the work. The role should be the most senior functional position for product supply and distribution in the organisation or relevant division, taking account of business and geographic structure.
The IML ANZ framework asks applicants to demonstrate competencies across managing self, managing and leading others, and managing and leading the business. Specific examples should explain the situation, task, action and result rather than offer unsupported statements.
Choose the occupation from the dominant, evidenced duties. Similar titles can sit at different levels or describe a different business function.
Focuses on strategically planning and controlling the supply, storage and distribution of goods. Logistics Manager and Supply Chain Manager can be specialisations when the actual role meets the full criteria.
Focuses on procurement and purchasing of materials, products and services. A role dominated by strategic procurement may fit 133612 more closely even if it also interacts with supply teams.
Compare Procurement Manager 133612Running daily warehouse tasks, recording stock, arranging dispatch or processing orders does not by itself demonstrate the senior strategic authority, reporting level and people leadership IML ANZ expects for 133611.
Use the current IML ANZ document checklist for the final requirements. A useful first review connects each document to occupation fit, employment length, reporting level or management authority.
A skills-assessment route and a visa route are separate questions. Check the live occupation list, applicable ANZSCO version, legislative instrument and any occupation caveat for the specific subclass or stream.
For subclasses such as 189, 190 or 491, check current federal occupation eligibility, the valid skills-assessment requirement, age, English, points and EOI settings. State and territory nomination criteria can change independently.
For subclasses such as 482, 186 or 494, review the genuine position, tasks, sponsor or nominator, salary evidence, work location, occupation list and any caveat or skills-assessment requirement for the chosen stream.
Home Affairs says subclasses 186 and 482 use ANZSCO 2022, while other skilled visa subclasses use ANZSCO 2013. Always use the occupation code and definition required by the visa program being considered.
Search 133611 on the Home Affairs occupation listNo pathway is confirmed by this guide. Occupation-list placement, caveats, visa criteria, nomination settings and employer requirements can change. A positive IML ANZ assessment does not guarantee points recognition, an invitation, nomination, sponsorship approval or a visa.
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Direct answers to common code, assessment, occupation-fit and visa questions.
The Australian skilled-migration occupation code is ANZSCO 133611. The occupation covers strategic responsibility for planning, directing and controlling an organisation's supply, storage and distribution of goods.
The Institute of Managers and Leaders Australia and New Zealand, known as IML ANZ, is the migration skills assessing authority for Supply and Distribution Manager 133611. IML ANZ assesses qualifications, employment and senior management evidence; it does not decide the visa.
Under IML ANZ's April 2025 criteria, an applicant with a highly relevant comparable Bachelor or Master degree needs at least three years in distribution-related roles, including two years as Supply and Distribution Manager. Without that qualification profile, the route requires at least five years in distribution-related roles, including two years as Supply and Distribution Manager. At least one year of relevant paid employment must also be within the past five years.
No. IML ANZ examines actual authority, reporting lines, direct reports, strategic decisions, the organisation's size and complexity, and evidence of managing self, others and the business. Operational, clerical, dispatch or routine warehouse work may not demonstrate the required senior functional management level.
ANZSCO 133611 focuses on planning and controlling the supply, storage and distribution of goods. Procurement Manager 133612 focuses on procurement and purchasing of materials, products and services. Some roles overlap, so the dominant duties and supported level of responsibility should determine which occupation is investigated.
Occupation eligibility must be checked against the current list and legislative instrument for the specific visa program. Home Affairs uses ANZSCO 2022 for subclasses 186 and 482 and ANZSCO 2013 for other skilled visa subclasses, and occupation caveats can apply. State nomination and employer-sponsored requirements are separate.
No. A positive skills assessment is one requirement only. Age, English, points, skilled-employment recognition, occupation-list settings, state criteria, sponsor and position requirements, health, character and other visa rules may also apply.
Last checked 22 July 2026. Recheck the live sources before acting because assessment criteria, occupation instruments and visa settings can change.
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