Supply chain principles

Description

Characteristics, operations and resources involved in moving a product or service from supplier to the customer.

Occupations requiring this skill

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Skill demand overview
  • Essential in 6 occupations
  • Optional in 6 occupations
  • Total: 12 occupations
  • Most common in: ISCO major group 1 (Managers)

Essential for

  • Chemical production manager
    Chemical production managers are responsible for the technical coordination and control of the chemical production processes. They steer one or more manufacturing units and oversee…
  • Purchasing manager
    Purchasing managers are in charge of buying goods, equipment and services for their company, and try to ensure the most competitive prices. They are also responsible for negotiatin…
  • Resource manager
    Resource managers manage resources for all potential and assigned projects. They liaise with the different departments to see that all various resources are met, in a timely manner…
  • Supply chain manager
    Supply chain managers plan, manage and coordinate all activities related to the sourcing and procurement of supplies needed to run manufacturing operations from the acquisition of …
  • Forecast manager
    Forecast managers have a deep understanding of the operations of the company, the inventory levels, production batches, requirements and costs of production per product, and trends…
  • Supply chain assistant
    Supply chain assistants work closely together with managers in the operations processes, namely purchasing, manufacturing, and distribution processes. They help with administrative…

Optional for

  • Optical technician
    Optical technicians assemble, repair and design various parts of eyewear such as lenses, frames, patterns and eyewear. They cut, inspect, mount and polish all parts using various m…
  • Wholesale merchant
    Wholesale merchants investigate potential wholesale buyers and suppliers and match their needs. They conclude trades involving large quantities of goods. Other titles The following…
  • Sales processor
    Sales processors handle sales, select channels of delivery, execute orders and inform clients about dispatching and procedures. They communicate with clients in order to address mi…
  • Sales engineer
    Sales engineers provide technical customisation of products based on customers requests and needs (mainly heavy duty), such as building equipment. They take care of business to bus…
  • Corporate training manager
    Corporate training managers coordinate all the training activities and development programmes in a company. They also design and develop new training modules and supervise all the …
  • Environmental technician
    Environmental technicians investigate sources of pollution and aid in the development of pollution prevention and environment protection plans. They take samples of soil, water or …

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