Also called: Distribution Network Planner, Supply Chain Network Director
Decides where a company should put its warehouses and how goods should flow between them.
You model whether opening a new warehouse near Dallas would cut delivery times enough to pay for itself. You work with real estate, finance, and transportation teams to plan the network years ahead.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 8 years after high school. Bachelor's in supply chain, engineering, or analytics; many have an MBA or master's.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Supply Chain Management, Operations Research, Industrial Engineering.
Growing about average. Small number of senior roles.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI network tools test warehouse locations fast; strategy and big bets stay human, with leaner analyst teams.
Classes: AP Statistics, AP Economics, AP Calculus.
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