Career Opportunities for Majors in Supply Chain Management

Introduction

Simply stated, Supply Chain Management (SCM) is the way business gets done. SCM involves the movement and transformation of raw materials through a series/network of suppliers and buyers in order to create products and services for customers. Each firm performs design, planning, execution, control, and monitoring of supply chain activities with the objective of creating shareholder value, building a competitive infrastructure, leveraging worldwide logistics, synchronizing supply with demand, and measuring performance globally.

The Department of Supply Chain Management and Marketing Sciences takes a cross-functional approach, giving students the tools they need to manage all aspects of a business process, from procurement, strategic partnering and alliances, manufacturing/service development, information flow, cycle time management, logistics and distribution, to supplier/customer relationship management. The Supply Chain Management curriculum is highly competitive and regularly benchmarked against top business schools in the nation. In 2009, the Rutgers Business School supply chain program was ranked 11th nationally by AMR Research. Students can obtain a B.S., MBA and Ph.D. degree in Supply Chain Management.

The Supply Chain Management Department also partners extensively with industry leaders to develop practical solutions in response to problems encountered by the business community relative to the management of the end-to-end supply chain. Students interact regularly with practicing supply management professionals as adjunct faculty, guest speakers and in class projects.

Major corporations and professional organizations support the SCM program through generous scholarship programs. Corporations sponsoring ‘Honors Track Scholarships’ include AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Converge, Johnson & Johnson, Panasonic, International Flavors & Fragrances, L’Oreal, Unilever, and Rutgers. Rutgers SCM students have also received scholarships from the Institute for Supply Management and the Council for Supply Chain Management Professionals.

A Sample of Related Occupations

Buyer/Senior Buyer	Director, Worldwide Procurement	Quality Analyst Security Analyst
Category Lead	Distribution Manager	Senior Procurement Specialist
Chief Procurement Officer	Executive, Special Supplier Relations	Six Sigma/Lean Manager
Commodity Manager	Inventory Manager	Strategic Planning
Contract Analyst	Management Consulting	Strategic Sourcing Manager
Contracts Manager	Materials Analyst/Manager	Supplier Management Analyst
Demand Planner	New Product Procurement Planner	Supplier Quality Project Manager
Director of Contracts, Pricing and Procurement	Operations Manager	Supply Chain Manager
Director of Corporate Materials	Pricing Analyst	Supply Manager
Director of Supplier Relations	Procurement Specialist/Manager	Traffic Manager
Director, Contracts and Procurement	Production Process Analyst	Vice President, Strategic Sourcing
Director, Strategic Planning	Project Manager	Vice President, Supply Management
Director, Supply Chain Management	Purchasing Agent/Analyst/Assistant	Vice President/Director of Procurement
Director, Supply Line Management	Purchasing Manager/Director	Worldwide Procurement Analyst

Types of Employers

Private & Nonprofit Organizations
A&P	Exelon Corporation	MetLife Novartis Pharmacy
AmerisourceBergen	Genesis Healthcare	Panasonic
AstraZeneca	Hoffmann-LaRoche	Praxair
Aventis	Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield	PSEG
Bayer HealthCare	IBM Engelhard Corp.	Schering-Plough
BD	Intel	Time Warner
Bed Bath & Beyond	Itochu	Tyco International
Benjamin Moore	Johnson & Johnson	Unilever
Bristol-Myers Squibb	JPMorgan Chase	Updata
Colgate-Palmolive	Merck	Wachovia

Government Agencies
Department of Defense	NJ Department of Treasury	UMDNJ
Federal Emergency Management Agency	NJ State Purchasing

Jobs Obtained by Rutgers Graduates

In 2009, 100% of juniors with SCM majors received summer internships or 6-month co-op positions. In the MBA program, 100% of first year students received internships and 100% of graduating second year students received employment offers.

Although the Supply Chain and Marketing Sciences major is new, the Rutgers Business School has many successful alumni working in supply chain and related areas of management:

First Jobs of Recent Graduates – Rutgers Business School:
Brand Manager, Bed, Bath & Beyond	Senior Vice President, Supply Management, AmerisourceBergen
Director, Logistics, Engelhard	Strategic Sourcing Manager, Sandoz
Director, Supply Chain Management, BD	Supply Chain Analyst, Stryker
Executive Director and General Manager, AstraZeneca	Vice President, Customer Logistics, Johnson & Johnson
Logistics Manager, Benjamin Moore	Vice President, Distribution, WORLDPAC
Manager, Distribution, Johnson & Johnson	Vice President, Strategic Pricing, Siemens
Procurement Manager, Dainippon Sumitomo Pharmacy	Vice President, Supply Chain Management, Hoffmann-LaRoche
Senior Procurement Analyst, Johnson & Johnson	Vice President, Supply Chain Management, Panasonic
Senior Vice President, Supply Management, Estee Lauder	Vice President, Supply Chain Management, PSEG

Additionally, you may:

Explore the career paths of RU Alumni Career Network mentors.
Go to the Rutgers Online Career Planning Site to explore your interests, skills and values. Use the program for either: High School Students | College Students.
Explore Rutgers University academic department information related to this major.
See the Occupational Outlook Handbook for additional career information.
Pick up your "Career Opportunities" handouts at any New Brunswick Career Services office.

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