Explore a Career as a Supply Chain Specialist

In this learning path, you can identify and evaluate the skills you need for a career in supply chain. Discover what skills are important as a supply chain specialist. Learn about the main aspects of supply chain: logistics, procurement, and manufacturing. Plus, understand the fundamentals of creating a resilient and sustainable supply chain while lowering risk.

Explain what the supply chain is.
Explain the importance of supply chain risk management.
List key impacts the supply chain has on the environment.

Syllabus

Courses under this program:
Course 1: Job Skills: Supply Chain and Operations
-Learn about becoming a supply chain and operations professional. In this collection of short, lively, animated videos, discover the most critical skills needed to excel on the job.

Course 2: Supply Chain Foundations
-Get a primer on supply chain management. Learn how to connect and integrate the links of sourcing, procurement, conversion, and logistics management.

Course 3: Supply Chain Foundations: Managing the Process
-Learn about the key processes that make up a supply chain.

Course 4: Supply Chain Foundations: Risk and Resilience
-Learn why supply chain resilience is critically important for every company, how to build resilience, and how to manage risk to protect and sustain competitive advantage.

Course 5: Fundamentals of Sustainable Supply Chains
-Learn the practical foundations of supply chain sustainability and get started on improving your organization’s sustainability performance.