Hi 🐠 am looking for recommendations, experience or advise.

I am looking to move from industry to consulting, I have 6 yoe (automotive, med device, CPG) in procurement and production planning college diploma in SC and Ops Mgmt (Canadian College) and am 2 semester away from completing my bachelors degree (BBA). I like the idea of consulting because when I’ve been on high vis, high profile projects in industry it has been the most enjoyable. Wondering if anyone else had made the switch?

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It’s possible but not without at least a bachelors degree

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Sure - especially since you’re a student, and you seem to have a good resume of responsibility and growth, I would work on some certifications like the CSCP or SCPro maybe even a PMP…they will showcase your skills and make you that much more valuable. As a student you can take all those certifications at a significant discount. And they are very attractive to firms.

One thing I always hated was getting an undergrad fresh out of school that doesn’t know what a spend cube is or how to build it or understand what shipping lanes are and how to run analysis. I think you would have a very significant leg up in potentially being hired above entry level and thus increase your pay too, but there are a whole slew of firms that would be looking for somebody that qualified.

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I have tended to leave my companies after the high profile projects ends and I have to return to the monotony of daily planning or buying task (this is one of the reasons I have looked at consulting). Also I’m not mad about the potential pay bump. Just wondering if it’s even possible without a Bcomm or eng degree.

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