From the course: Supply Chain and Operations Management Tips

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Build a career in supply chain operations management

Build a career in supply chain operations management

From the course: Supply Chain and Operations Management Tips

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Build a career in supply chain operations management

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- Working in supply chains is fun. But the field is so broad that you need to make your own choices about where you want to go and how you're going to get there. Let's take a look at a range of jobs across the supply chain, and how you can navigate through them to create your own career. You can break most supply chain roles into three functions: purchasing, logistics and operations. For retail companies, operations involve running the stores. For manufacturing companies, operations involves running a factory. And for distribution companies, operations is basically the same thing as logistics. In each of these functions, there are career ladders. The first rung on the ladder are associates. The next rungs are supervisors, managers, directors and vice presidents. The top of the ladder will be a chief supply chain officer or a chief operations officer. The higher you go up these ladders, the more money you'll earn. But there are also fewer jobs near the top, so it becomes harder to…

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