Looking into transitioning to Supply Chain Management. Anyone have advice? My background is CX

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Get a SC certification like cpim or cscp

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Feel free to DM, my firm is looking to hire.
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I worked at PwC for 4 years. They have a supply chain team

They do but not hiring.

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