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Supply Chain Managers

	Median Wage (USD, 2024)	Projected Job Openings (2023-2033)	Projected Growth (2023-2033)
National Statistics	$102,010	19700	9.0%
State Statistics	-	-	-
City Statistics	-	-	-

Statistics

National

State

City

State

City

$102,010

Median Wage (USD, 2023)

19700

Projected Job Openings (2023-2033)

9.0%

Projected Growth (2023-2033)

Direct or coordinate production, purchasing, warehousing, distribution, or financial forecasting services or activities to limit costs and improve accuracy, customer service, or safety. Examine existing procedures or opportunities for streamlining activities to meet product distribution needs. Direct the movement, storage, or processing of inventory.

Experience Requirements Overview

Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Education, Training and Experience

Required Level of Education: Bachelor's Degree

Related Work Experience: Over 10 years

On-Site or In-Plant Training: Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months

On-the-Job Training: Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months

Detailed Work Activities

Implement transportation changes to reduce environmental impact.
Document organizational or operational procedures.
Negotiate contracts for transportation, distribution, or logistics services.
Coordinate with external parties to exchange information.
Document organizational or operational procedures.
Implement organizational process or policy changes.
Develop procedures to evaluate organizational activities.
Implement organizational process or policy changes.
Develop operating strategies, plans, or procedures.
Confer with organizational members to accomplish work activities.
Develop organizational goals or objectives.
Develop procedures to evaluate organizational activities.
Analyze data to inform operational decisions or activities.
Analyze data to assess operational or project effectiveness.
Manage operations, research, or logistics projects.
Develop operating strategies, plans, or procedures.
Implement organizational process or policy changes.
Develop organizational methods or procedures.
Evaluate environmental impact of operational or development activities.
Implement organizational process or policy changes.
Develop sustainable organizational policies or practices.
Implement organizational process or policy changes.
Develop sustainable organizational policies or practices.
Evaluate quality of materials or products.
Develop sustainable organizational policies or practices.
Identify opportunities for green initiatives.
Evaluate environmental impact of operational or development activities.
Identify opportunities for green initiatives.
Implement organizational process or policy changes.
Estimate labor requirements.
Estimate cost or material requirements.
Manage inventories of products or organizational resources.
Manage operations, research, or logistics projects.
Monitor performance of organizational members or partners.
Monitor external affairs or events affecting business operations.
Confer with organizational members to accomplish work activities.
Estimate cost or material requirements.
Evaluate potential of products, technologies, or resources.

Work Values

Achievement

Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.

Working Conditions

Recognition

Relationships

Support

Independence

Tasks

Determine appropriate equipment and staffing levels to load, unload, move, or store materials.
Manage activities related to strategic or tactical purchasing, material requirements planning, controlling inventory, warehousing, or receiving.
Select transportation routes to maximize economy by combining shipments or consolidating warehousing and distribution.
Define performance metrics for measurement, comparison, or evaluation of supply chain factors, such as product cost or quality.
Implement new or improved supply chain processes to improve efficiency or performance.
Develop procedures for coordination of supply chain management with other functional areas, such as sales, marketing, finance, production, or quality assurance.
Confer with supply chain planners to forecast demand or create supply plans that ensure availability of materials or products.
Analyze inventories to determine how to increase inventory turns, reduce waste, or optimize customer service.
Negotiate prices and terms with suppliers, vendors, or freight forwarders.
Analyze information about supplier performance or procurement program success.
Monitor suppliers' activities to assess performance in meeting quality or delivery requirements.
Design or implement supply chains that support business strategies adapted to changing market conditions, new business opportunities, or cost reduction strategies.
Meet with suppliers to discuss performance metrics, to provide performance feedback, or to discuss production forecasts or changes.
Monitor forecasts and quotas to identify changes and predict effects on supply chain activities.
Participate in the coordination of engineering changes, product line extensions, or new product launches to ensure orderly and timely transitions in material or production flow.
Identify or qualify new suppliers in collaboration with other departments, such as procurement, engineering, or quality assurance.
Design or implement plant warehousing strategies for production materials or finished products.
Design, implement, or oversee product take back or reverse logistics programs to ensure products are recycled, reused, or responsibly disposed.
Develop or implement procedures or systems to evaluate or select suppliers.
Document physical supply chain processes, such as workflows, cycle times, position responsibilities, or system flows.
Diagram supply chain models to help facilitate discussions with customers.
Evaluate and select information or other technology solutions to improve tracking and reporting of materials or products distribution, storage, or inventory.
Identify opportunities to reuse or recycle materials to minimize consumption of new materials, minimize waste, or to convert wastes to by-products.
Review or update supply chain practices in accordance with new or changing environmental policies, standards, regulations, or laws.
Design or implement supply chains that support environmental policies.
Forecast material costs or develop standard cost lists.
Locate or select biodegradable, non-toxic, or other environmentally friendly raw materials for manufacturing processes.
Appraise vendor manufacturing capabilities through on-site observations or other measurements.
Conduct or oversee the conduct of life cycle analyses to determine the environmental impacts of products, processes, or systems.
Investigate or review the carbon footprints and environmental performance records of current or potential storage and distribution service providers.

Work Styles

Achievement/Effort

Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.

Persistence

Initiative

Leadership

Cooperation

Concern for Others

Social Orientation

Self-Control

Stress Tolerance

Adaptability/Flexibility

Dependability

Attention to Detail

Integrity

Independence

Innovation

Analytical Thinking

Data Source: This page includes information from the O*NET 30.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. This page includes Employment Projections program, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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