A logistician is a professional logistics practitioner. A professional working in the field of logistics management is called a logistician. General Hubert Lyautey thought Joffre a better logistician than strategist. He would later be the army's top logistician. This move changed the Functional Area 90 (multifunctional logistician) program into an Army basic branch. At the warehouse level, the logistician must decide how to distribute merchandise over the racks.