Supply Chain Manager
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
A Supply Chain Manager manages the work involved with moving materials, including raw materials, finished products or data, in a cost effective way. Supervises logistics analysts who gather data on production, storage and transportation costs; looks for ways to streamline production and implement cost savings.
Job Outlook
There were 411 Supply Chain Manager job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 13744 in the United States.
In combination with other careers in the Supply Chain / Logistics Manager industry, which includes the Supply Chain Manager career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:
Salary
Many new Supply Chain Manager jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.
National
The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $142,847.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $143,158.
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Supply Chain Manager postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $120,764.
Education and Experience
Posted Supply Chain Manager jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.
| Education Level | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Associate's Degree | 0% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 71.11% |
| Master's Degree | 29.82% |
| Doctoral Degree | 1.38% |
| Other | 7.02% |
Posted Supply Chain Manager jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.
| Years of Experience | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 0 to 2 years | 10.05% |
| 3 to 5 years | 49.31% |
| 6 to 8 years | 24.51% |
| 9+ years | 16.13% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Supply Chain Manager positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.
Baseline Skills
A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.
- Operations (55.52%)
- Communication (50.66%)
- Leadership (50.36%)
- Management (49.4%)
- Planning (39.07%)
- Problem Solving (28.61%)
- Customer Service (26.46%)
- Microsoft Excel (21.67%)
- Forecasting (18.98%)
- Sales (18.63%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Supply Chain Strategy (14.21%)
- Supply Chain (88.71%)
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) (20.21%)
- Procurement (37.34%)
- Purchasing (28.45%)
- Inventory Management (25.35%)
- Project Management (30.08%)
- Supply Chain Management (62.98%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Demand Planning (10.09%)
- Supplier Management (8.76%)
- Production Planning (10.57%)
- Logistics (7.09%)
- Continuous Improvement Process (24.93%)
- Auditing (6.9%)
- Supply Chain Planning (21.96%)
- Category Management (4.68%)
- Enterprise Resource Planning (12.79%)
- Finance (20.64%)
- Warehousing (13.18%)
- Data Analysis (14.25%)
- Material Requirements Planning (10.57%)
- Inventory Control (10.61%)
- Cost Reduction (6.88%)
- Supplier Performance Management (9.21%)
- Supplier Relationship Management (8.67%)
- Marketing (6.81%)
- Operations Management (9.86%)
- Lean Manufacturing (10.41%)
- Supply And Demand (9.1%)
- Materials Management (7.53%)
- Strategic Sourcing (6.93%)
- New Product Development (9.62%)
- Process Improvement (20.53%)
- SAP Applications (16.35%)
- Tableau (Business Intelligence Software) (4.15%)
- Supply Chain Acumen (15.77%)
Distinguishing Skills
A skill that may distinguish a subset of the occupation.
- Supply Chain Network (4.32%)
- Supply Chain Optimization (6.04%)
Salary Boosting Skills
A professional who wishes to excel in this career path may consider developing the following highly valued skills. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is listed.
- Supply Chain Strategy (37.45%)
- Supply Chain Network (11.39%)
- Supply Chain Optimization (15.91%)
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) (53.26%)
- Sales Inventory And Operations Planning (15.28%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Supply Chain Manager skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- Supply Chain Program Manager
- Hourly Manager
- Supply Chain Planning Manager
- Supply Chain Intern
- Supply Planning Manager
- Supply Chain Operations Manager
- Global Supply Manager
- Supply Chain Strategy Manager
- Global Supply Chain Manager
Similar Occupations
If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.
Common Employers
Here are the employers that have posted the most Supply Chain Manager jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- Amazon (875)
- PricewaterhouseCoopers (222)
- Johnson & Johnson (178)
- Deloitte (161)
- The Judge Group (148)
- McAlister's Deli (139)
- Northrop Grumman (126)
- Amentum (126)
- Unilever (119)
- Ford (118)
North Carolina
- PricewaterhouseCoopers (15)
- Thermo Fisher Scientific (11)
- Smithfield's Chicken 'N Bar-B-Q (8)
- Aston Carter (7)
- Qorvo (7)
- CAVA (6)
- Black & Veatch (6)
- Retail Business Services (6)
- Carrier Corporation (5)
- Lenovo (5)
NC State Programs Relevant to this Career
If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!
All wages, job posting statistics, employment trend projections, and information about skill desirability on this page represents historical data and does not guarantee future conditions. Data is provided by and downloaded regularly from Lightcast. For more information about how Lightcast gathers data and what it represents, see Lightcast Data: Basic Overview on Lightcast's Knowledge Base website.