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Summary Description


	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.

Sample Job Titles

1.	Global Supply Chain Director

2.	Materials Planner

3.	Supply Chain Design Manager

4.	Supply Chain Development Manager

5.	Supply Chain Director

6.	Supply Chain Generalist

7.	Supply Chain Manager

8.	Supply Chain Procurement Manager

9.	Supply Chain Program Manager

10.	Supply Chain Systems Manager

11.	Supply Chain Vice President

12.	Supply Planner

Job Tasks

	Confer with supply chain planners to forecast demand or create supply plans that ensure availability of materials or products. Confer with organizational members to accomplish work activities.

	Monitor forecasts and quotas to identify changes or to determine their effect on supply chain activities. Monitor external affairs or events affecting business operations.

	Define performance metrics for measurement, comparison, or evaluation of supply chain factors, such as product cost or quality. Develop organizational goals or objectives. Develop procedures to evaluate organizational activities.

	Analyze inventories to determine how to increase inventory turns, reduce waste, or optimize customer service. Analyze data to inform operational decisions or activities.

	Develop procedures for coordination of supply chain management with other functional areas, such as sales, marketing, finance, production, or quality assurance. Develop operating strategies, plans, or procedures.

	Negotiate prices and terms with suppliers, vendors, or freight forwarders. Negotiate contracts for transportation, distribution, or logistics services.

	Meet with suppliers to discuss performance metrics, to provide performance feedback, or to discuss production forecasts or changes. Coordinate with external parties to exchange information.

	Implement new or improved supply chain processes. Manage operations, research, or logistics projects.

	Design or implement supply chains that support business strategies adapted to changing market conditions, new business opportunities, or cost reduction strategies. Implement organizational process or policy changes. Develop organizational methods or procedures.

	Manage activities related to strategic or tactical purchasing, material requirements planning, inventory control, warehousing, or receiving. Manage inventories of products or organizational resources.

	Monitor supplier performance to assess ability to meet quality and delivery requirements. Monitor performance of organizational members or partners.

	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. Manage operations, research, or logistics projects.

	Analyze information about supplier performance or procurement program success. Analyze data to assess operational or project effectiveness.

	Select transportation routes to maximize economy by combining shipments or consolidating warehousing and distribution. Implement transportation changes to reduce environmental impact.

	Collaborate with other departments, such as procurement, engineering, and quality assurance, to identify or qualify new suppliers. Confer with organizational members to accomplish work activities.

	Develop or implement procedures or systems to evaluate or select suppliers. Implement organizational process or policy changes. Develop procedures to evaluate organizational activities.

	Document physical supply chain processes, such as workflows, cycle times, position responsibilities, or system flows. Document organizational or operational procedures.

	Develop material costs forecasts or standard cost lists. Estimate cost or material requirements.

	Assess appropriate material handling equipment needs and staffing levels to load, unload, move, or store materials. Estimate labor requirements. Estimate cost or material requirements.

	Design or implement plant warehousing strategies for production materials or finished products. Implement organizational process or policy changes. Develop operating strategies, plans, or procedures.

	Appraise vendor manufacturing ability through on-site visits and measurements. Evaluate potential of products, technologies, or resources.

	Diagram supply chain models to help facilitate discussions with customers. Document organizational or operational procedures.

Work Activities

Importance	Work Activity

Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.

Making Decisions and Solving Problems — Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.

Interacting With Computers — Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.

Developing and Building Teams — Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.

Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work — Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.

Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.

Analyzing Data or Information — Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.

Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates — Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.

Processing Information — Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.

Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others — Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.

Coaching and Developing Others — Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.

Developing Objectives and Strategies — Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.

Communicating with Persons Outside Organization — Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.

Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others — Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.

Staffing Organizational Units — Recruiting, interviewing, selecting, hiring, and promoting employees in an organization.

Monitoring and Controlling Resources — Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money.

Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge — Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.

Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events — Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.

Scheduling Work and Activities — Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.

Provide Consultation and Advice to Others — Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.

Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others — Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.

Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings — Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.

Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information — Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.

Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards — Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.

Training and Teaching Others — Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.

Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People — Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.

Selling or Influencing Others — Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions.

Thinking Creatively — Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.

Documenting/Recording Information — Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.

Performing Administrative Activities — Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork.

Assisting and Caring for Others — Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.

Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material — Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.

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