Logistics & Supply Chain Management

Hi Shiksha,
Supply chain is an extremely integral part of marketing. It is managing the procurement from suppliers, ensuring the conversion and also making sure the finished product is distributed efficiently. It gives a very basic understanding into the flow of goods which is necessary to be a good Marketing person. The Indian industry has also realised the importance of Supply chain to minimize and reduce overall marketing costs. It is therefore a very good match with a marketing degree.
With the retail boom in the country, a career in SCM is both challenging and rewarding option. You could get the following job profiles after completing the required qualifications:
Commodity Buyer
Supply Planner
Supplier Manager
Purchasing Executives
Implementation Manager
Procurement Officer
Material Manager
Inventory Manager
Head of Supply
Head of Procurement.
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MBA in Operations equips you to deal with Production Management or Shop Floor Management. You learn how to come up with and maintain process flows, develop vendor and inter-departmental relationships, do ancillary management etc. to ensure smooth and efficient business operations. With Business Operations as your MBA specialization, you may start off as Product Manager or Technical Supervisor and reach the position of Chief Technology Officer (CTO) or General Manager of a company, especially in manufacturing, engineering and IT sectors.
Business Operations offers a varied and fast-paced work environment. Operations Management specialization can be further sub-divided into:
• Production or Manufacturing Operations
• Service Operation
Most candidates with engineering backgrounds go for MBA Operations, as it gives them an edge over their peers in product development and designing, intranet development and process optimization. Companies, too, give preference to MBA Operations students with technical or engineering backgrounds during campus placements.
Operations Manager often reach positions like Plant Manager and Chief Operating Officer (COO) and directly involved with process standardization, analysis and forecasting. Those who choose to work as consultants can be seen involved with outsourcing, resource management, customer service, pricing and manufacturing optimization as well as marketing optimisation.
MBA Operations open up career opportunities for you in the fields of material and supply chain management, quality control, logistics, inventory control, and production planning and improvement.
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Hello Mansi,
MBA in Supply Chain Management offers good career prospects. After earning an MBA in this specialization, your career opportunities are set to broaden. You would easily get opportunities to work in planning and policymaking, motivation, evaluation, product development and inventory control. If your company large enough, you could focus on overall management or on a small specific area of the supply chain. Many supply chain specialists are now part of the team that works in product development, forecasting, and strategic planning. .Supply chain MBA graduates get to work as general operations managers, responsible for budgets, hiring and training employees as well as equipment procurement and policy development. You may also end up working in manufacturing development and operations managing in production planning, forecasting, quality control and process analysis or in service operations, working as internal consultants and quality analysts.In short, supply chain and operations is a rapidly evolving field ripe with new opportunities.
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All the best :)
Mohan Bajaj,
Counselor at Glocal University

Hi,
-> There is good scope in Supply chain management field. It is a good option for students who are looking for a change.
The increasing ease of doing business online is having an impact on the supply management profession as markets take on a global scope.
Supply chain managers evaluate international sources of supply. They integrate and coordinate requirements across the globe, so one may be expected to bring cultural understanding and language skills.
-> As far as salary is concerned, it depends on various parameters such as size of the organization, profile, qualification, experience, etc.
To give you a brief idea, in India, the beginners can earn between Rs 10000 and 15000 per month. A person with two or three year experience may get around Rs 18000 - 25000 per month. The salary package for those, who are working at the higher level, can easily be Rs 8.00 - 12.00 lacs per annum.
Wish You Luck!