I'm coming from consulting and want to get into supply chain specifically. Can I take a management role horizontally or will I need to start at the bottom in this industry? And what would that mean?

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I wouldn’t say you’d need to start at the bottom, but depending on what your consulting experience is, I wouldn’t say you’d be slotted into mgmt level in supply chain.

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I would definitely take some online classes, get certified , and if you have anyone you know in the field ask if you can shadow them . There’s about 18 crisis going on at one time and you’ll need to be able to solve them all , quick. you need to be on point and know your shit or you’ll get steamrolled over by someone who does, I love it!

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Don’t do it lol, supply chain is extremely stressful and salaries are baaad

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I'd say everyone above Operations Management is clueless about what we do and really are just over-paid faces for the company. My company appointed a person who had less than a year in operations experience in intermodal logistics to lead the intermodal department, when there were 12 others who would've been way more competent in that position. Glad I'm out in a couple weels.

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Can you take a consulting supply chain role and gain some exposure?

If unsure then you can take some Supply Chain Certification classes and gain some certs in order to look more marketable.

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