Supply Chain Management About

Supply Chain Management is all about planning, procuring, handling, managing, engineering and enabling the goods and services that are essential for the nation. They are purchasers and transportation planners and bring warehouses and distributors settings to live. They conceive, design and deliver all the items like food, water, goods to customers on time, and in perfect condition. During the job, they face different challenges every day. The sector is countinously shifting and evolving with changing needs of people and technology. Hence, there is diverse in the careers in supply change management.

Supply Chain Management
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Career Roles & Responsibilities
  • Design, implement, and refine production system from materials to product shipment.
  • Review employee schedules, tasks, and performance for productivity.
  • Optimize inventory and supply chain activities and documentation for productivity.
  • Select, evaluate, and foster collaborative relationships with suppliers.
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Career Education Path Summary

How to Pursue a Career in Supply Chain Management

 

Stream

Graduation

After Graduation

After Post Graduation

Path 1

Clear Class XII in Science Stream

Pursue Graduation in B.Tech/ B.E for 4 years

Pursue PG Diploma in Supply Chain Management

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Path 2

Clear Class XII in any Stream

Pursue Graduation in Any Discipline

Pursue PG Diploma in Supply Chain Management

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Path 3

Clear Class XII in any Stream

Pursue Graduation in Any Discipline

Pursue Certification Course in SCM

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Important Facts

  • Premier colleges have eligibility criteria of minimum 55% aggregate marks in Class XII.
  • While one can get a job in the supply chain domain immediately after graduation, it is recommended to pursue an MBA after a few years of work experience for faster career progression.
  • Plan, develop, organize, direct, manage and evaluate the personnel, operations and budget of an organization's supply chain
  • Consult supply chain planners to forecast demand or create supply plans that ensure availability of materials or products.
  • Monitor forecast to identify changes or to determine their effect on supply chain activities.
  • Define performance metrics for measurement, comparison, or evaluation of supply chain factors, such as product cost or quality.
  • Evaluate inventories to determine how to increase inventory reduce waste, or optimize customer service.
  • Develop procedures for coordination of supply chain management with other functional areas, such as sales, marketing, finance, production, or quality assurance.
  • Develop a delivery system to ensure maximum product creation and optimal shipments to customers
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Career Pros Details
  • You will get the opportunity to work with multiple departments.
  • The field has high salary.

You will have an important role in the organization

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Career Cons Details
  • The work can be streesful.
  • You will be required to work for longer hours.
  • It will take years of experience to reach at higher position
  • Project management
  • Technical understanding
  • Cost accounting skills
  • Ability to understand financial statements
  • Understanding of e-business / e-procurement systems
  • Troubleshooting, problem solving
  • Understanding of cross-cultural / global issues
  • Business ethics
  • Understanding of the legal issues involved in managing contracts

Soft skills and personality attributes required in future supply managers include:

  • Ability to communicate effectively through presentations, email, one-on-one, and team discussion
  • Ability to logically organize thoughts
  • Ability as a natural facilitator to enable team-based decisions
  • Time management
  • Leadership
  • Understanding of customer’s expectations
  • Vision – creating the environment
  • Desire to learn
  • Ability to present oneself with confidence
  • Ability to think on ones feet
  • Ability to pass on knowledge and mentoring
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