If there is anyone in here that previously was an Area Manager with Amazon, where did that experience lead you to? Doesn’t even need to be Amazon, but even other warehouses for operations. Do you recommend staying here building more experience? Were you able to land analyst roles, etc? From my experience so far, it’s a lot of people management on my side, which is annoying cause some of these people don’t give a shit about their jobs, which feels like I’m babysitting grown children. I manage around 30 people in my department, and have to keep track of a lot of metrics and flow of operations ..read more

Good Evening, I have about 10 years experience in logistics management from FedEx, UPS, and Yellow. Looking to cross over into supply chain field. Preferably supply chain analyst or planner among some of my interest. I know the field are somewhat similar in nature. How can someone with my experience and background get their foot in the door in the field of supply chain? submitted by /u/Budd_Lee [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Hello, Thought you guys might be the right sub to ask for this kind of question. I am a US citizen located in California, but I recently started working for a company in Japan. I am their salesman for the US and the only overseas employee. There is the expectation that I will relocate to Japan once my visa finishes processing. There are a few things that have raised question marks for me and I would appreciate your advice if what I'm contributing to is against US law. My company sells gloves to the restaurant/hospitality industry. We currently import containers full of Nitrile gloves as medic ..read more

Hello and Thank you in advance to all. I am looking to break into the world of IM-EX. I imported a car, not saying that makes me the most qualified, but i would love to get into other areas of IM-EX. i have a background in sales and great over the phone and getting what needs to be done done despite the odds and trying to figure out how you all got started and maybe some tips for looking for my first deal? submitted by /u/Cosephtaughtyou [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

For context, I am a buyer/production scheduler at lets call a chemical manufacturer, my department is supply chain. One of our biggest focuses is our service goal, so making sure that we are making what the customer needs and have it in stock for when they need it; in scheduling we work around capacities and constraints to optimize both service and volume. Ops on the other hand is solely focused on volume and productivity. They only want to make the easy products so that their numbers look great, and skip over the complex products; this often leaves us in a very bad position for service when ..read more

Someone from “Purchasing and Procurment Center” reached out to me about courses and testing for the CIPM. Does anyone have any experience with them? The pricing didn’t seem too bad if it includes the test. submitted by /u/Plenty-Wheel-3959 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Hey folks. So I have five years of experience as an editor and two years as a team lead (for the same editing company). However I was laid off last October and I after applying to countless jobs, I’m thinking of leaving the media industry as the job market is horrible. Anyway, I’m thinking of doing the Better Jobs Ontario program and studying a Supply Chain/Logistics course but the program needs to be one year for me to avail funding from Better Jobs. I was wondering what the job market is like for someone like me who will be completely new to the industry. Will it be easy to get a job if I s ..read more

Has anyone here graduated from the University of Arkansas with supply chain. I’m thinking about majoring in it. I’ve heard that there a pretty decent school for supply chain and was wondering what y’all’s opinion is? submitted by /u/Apprehensive_Mood493 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Hi everyone, I'm graduating soon and I'm starting to think about my job search. I'm curious to hear from others in the field - how long did it take you to land your first supply chain job after graduation? Were there any specific things you did that helped you find a position quickly (e.g., certifications)? Any advice for a new grad like me would be greatly appreciated! Thanks submitted by /u/Banks00 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

I have a final round interview for a cost accountant role at a manufacturing company making medical devices next week. Most of the work actually wouldn't be the typical month-end close GL stuff, which is nice because that work is tedious and boring, but more with working alongside supply chain since the job would be located in an office next to the manufacturing plant. My guess is that we would work with planning and procurement. The manager did say he liked my experience as a buyer intern as well as my public accounting (audit) experience. I would be working with their ERP system a lot. I've ..read more