From the course: Careers in Supply Chain and Operations
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Executives and other professionals
From the course: Careers in Supply Chain and Operations
Executives and other professionals
- There are a lot of professional and executive roles throughout a supply chain. In fact, many big corporations have created a role for the chief supply chain officer, and executives with supply chain backgrounds are often good candidates to become the CEO. Tim Cook from Apple, Mary Barra from GM, and lots of other CEOs came up through the supply chain, but let's look at how supply chain management can be useful for other career specialties, too. There are lawyers who specialize in supply chain issues. I've worked with attorneys who are experts in writing contracts for logistic services and with others who focus on handling intellectual property issues with suppliers. There are accountants who have expertise in dealing with activity-based costing and inventory valuations. There are real estate professionals who use their logistics knowledge to help clients with site selection for new facilities. There are human resources professionals who focus on recruiting and staffing for…
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