At the top of supply chain management is the corporate figure of the supply chain manager.

Its role is to create links lasting and fruitful not only within the company, but also with the network of suppliers and distributors. The supply chain manager acts as mediator of interests to maximise the level of the product or service provided to the customer, optimising costs operational and capital employee.

His aim is to make his company achieve a competitive advantage within its target market.

In order to fulfil this role, it is necessary to acquire specific competences organisation and supply chain management. The ITS Supply Chain Course is structured to train experts in the field through the teaching provided by lecturers from solid business backgrounds and internships in the field.

I information systems necessary for the optimisation of companies are increasingly complex. This is why a professionalisation course can be essential to become able to interact with service, surveillance and monitoring systems. In addition, the course aims to teach management techniques of innovative supply chain management to improve performance company.

All the tasks of the Supply Chain Manager

According to research by the Institute ManpowerGroupin collaboration with E&Y e Pearsonentitled "Research on employment trends in the logistics sector", the figures sought in the sector over the next ten years have increased significantly. Among them, the supply chain manager emerges.

The key word describing the supply chain manager è liability e listening. In fact, he is entrusted with the entire responsibility for the production chain necessary for the operation of the supply chain. He has to deal with the negotiation of contracts with all companies involved in the production process, of trading e storage of the goods. In addition, it must develop strategies to improve the supply chain supervising e coordinating production.

The supply chain manager must be able to optimise the available operational resources so as to minimise costs and maximise the company's profits. The organisation of warehouses, coordination of distribution and purchasing planning also depend on him, always with a view to constant optimisation.

We can summarise his main tasks in four points:

  • Supply chain management and planning;
  • Distribution time management;
  • Supervision of all stages through which products pass, from creation to consumption;
  • Managing procurement, transport, production costs, minimising possible waste.

A key task of the supply chain manager is to foster digital evolution of the department. La digital transformation forces companies to change their strategies in favour of using new information systems and new, more specific and specialised software to carry out optimisation processes. The supply chain manager must be the bearer of the digital development of their department, incentivising and ensuring the evolution of company tools through a digital-first e data-driven.

If the company is large, some tasks can be delegated to other experts in the field. In this case, the supply chain manager will be responsible for the staff coordination assigned to each task.

The role of the supply chain manager, therefore, is much broader than a simple coordinator. He or she must be able to ensure cost efficiency, foster digital evolution and optimise and supervise supply chain processes.

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ITS MOVE - Editor