Also called: VP of Supply Chain
Runs the whole flow of goods for a company, from suppliers to factories to warehouses to customers.
A port strike threatens your holiday shipments, so you reroute containers through another coast, approve air freight for the most important products and brief the CEO on the cost.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 12 years after high school. Bachelor's in supply chain or business plus 10+ years; MBA or APICS CSCP common.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration.
Growing faster than average. Supply chain leadership got a boost after pandemic-era shortages.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI forecasts and reroutes shipments faster; big calls during port strikes and supplier failures stay human.
Classes: AP Statistics, AP Macroeconomics, Business elective, Geography.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-3071.
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