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Careers in Supply Chain and Operations

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Transition to a career in supply chain management, operations, logistics, or procurement. Explore the jobs, skills, and networking opportunities in this lucrative and diverse field.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Why supply chain careers are hot
  • Careers in supply chain and operations
1. Getting Into Supply Chain Management
  • Supply chain management basics
  • Setting supply chain and operations career goals
  • Transition into supply chain management
2. Traditional Supply Chain Careers
  • Retail careers
  • Distribution and logistics careers
  • Inventory forecasting and management careers
  • Sourcing, purchasing, and procurement careers
  • Manufacturing operations careers
  • Supply chain engineer careers
  • Program and project management careers
  • Exercise: Create a supply chain and operations job list
3. More Supply Chain Careers
  • Supply chain information technology careers
  • Material handling and robotics careers
  • Supply chain innovator careers
  • Other professionals in supply chain and operations
  • Analysts, journalists, and educators in supply chain and operations
  • Exercise: Add to your supply chain and operations career list
4. Getting a Job
  • Finding supply chain jobs
  • Build your supply chain skills
  • Start or buy a supply chain business
  • Project: Build a supply chain or operations career roadmap
  • Join a supply chain or operations professional association
  • Build a professional development dashboard
  • Project: Create a professional development dashboard
Conclusion
  • Supply chain career tips

Taught by

Daniel Stanton

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