Also called: VP of Supply Chain, Chief Supply Chain Officer, Logistics Director
Leads how a company buys, makes, stores, and delivers everything, often across many countries.
You might start with a call about a factory delay in Vietnam, then decide whether to fly products in to avoid empty shelves. You set strategy, manage big budgets, and present to executives. When a crisis like a port strike hits, your phone doesn't stop.
Estimated; executive pay at large companies includes big bonuses.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 12 years after high school. Bachelor's in supply chain, business, or engineering; many have an MBA and 10+ years of experience.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school, On-the-job training, Military. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Supply Chain Management, Business Administration (MBA), Industrial Engineering.
Growing faster than average (about 5% over 10 years). Grows with global trade complexity.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI forecasts demand and suggests sourcing; big tradeoffs, supplier deals and crisis calls stay human.
Classes: AP Economics, AP Statistics, Business.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-3071.
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