What is Supply Chain Management?
Open the Door to Your Success with a Degree in Supply Chain Management
“I completed my capstone project with a manufacturing company in Dayton, and was able to help them with their inventory management and forecasting their orders. It was a nice addition to my resume. I also interned in a boutique that opened a little over a year ago. They gave me the latitude to apply everything I learned in my classes to their growing business.”—Bolo Fall, majoring in Supply Chain Management
Careers in Supply Chain Management
Source: Institute for Supply Management-includes salary information
When you choose a career in supply management, you have an opportunity to work in a variety of organizations and businesses. Every industry -- whether manufacturing or service, governmental, educational or retail -- employs supply management professionals.
Supply management is defined as the identification, acquisition, access, positioning and management of resources that an organization needs or potentially needs in the attainment of its strategic objectives.
A four-year degree in business can increase your potential for career advancement and opportunities in the field of supply management. A sound foundation in business principles, including negotiations, ethics, business law and finance, as well as industry awareness, can build a solid foundation for a career in supply management.
The overall goal of supply management is to impact the organization's bottom line in a positive way while delivering the best service to customers at the lowest possible cost. This puts supply management on the center stage of every business operation.
Supply management is a profession that has something of interest for everyone, whether it be designing, auditing, researching, analyzing, budgeting, forecasting, buying or planning. Supply management departments encompass many different positions at various levels, and whatever the title, supply managers are involved in a truly broad career directly impacting an organization's bottom line and success. The challenges are great -- but so are the rewards.
The Wright State Advantage
Managing the global supply chain is one of the critical areas for improving a firm’s profitability and for achieving sustainable business goals. Students in this program gain skills in improving productivity, quality, and supply chain efficiency. The region’s defense, healthcare, retail, manufacturing, and transportation sectors seek graduates with supply chain skills.
Internships and Mentors— Our faculty’s strong connections to some of the area—and nation’s—leading corporations mean prestigious co-op and internship opportunities for you. There’s even a mentoring program that pairs up students with successful business people.
The Business Connection—The Dean’s Corporate Advisory Board is composed of a cross section of business leaders from throughout the Miami Valley and the nation. Through their input about current and projected business trends and practices, the college designs programs and offers courses that make you a top choice in the job market.
Career Opportunities
Vice President, Strategic Sourcing
Buyer/Senior Buyer
Purchasing Director
Director, Strategic Planning
Executive, Special Supplier Relations
Director of Contracts, Pricing and Procurement
Purchasing Agent/Analyst/Assistant
Materials Analyst
Director, Supply Line Management
Senior Procurement Specialist
Director, Contracts and Procurement
Materials Manager
Procurement Manager
Director, Supply Chain Management
Commodity Manager
Director of Supplier Relations
Inventory Manager
Director of Corporate Materials
Vice President/Director of Procurement
Supplier Quality Project Manager
New Product Procurement Planner
Vice President, Supply Management
Traffic Manager
Director, Worldwide Procurement
Supplier Management Analyst
Director of Supplier Quality and Procurement
Inventory Planner
Contract Analyst
Buyer/Planner
Supply Manager
Chief Procurement Officer
Strategic Sourcing Manager
Supply Chain Manager
Who Hires Our Grads
Airborne Express
American Mitsubishi
EDS
ESC Corporation
Fifth Third Bank
General Electric Company
General Motors
Hobart Corporation
Honda of America
IBM
International Truck & Engine
JP Morgan Chase
LexisNexis
NCR
Payless Distribution Center
Reynolds & Reynolds
PFI Precision Machining
Seimens
Software Architects, Inc.
Standard Register
Total Quality Logistics
Find Out More
Raj Soin College of Business
Department of Information Systems and Operations Management
271 Rike Hall
rscob-isom@wright.edu
(937) 775-2895
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