# Supply Chain Managers

> Direct or coordinate production, purchasing, warehousing, distribution, or financial forecasting services or activities to limit costs and improve accuracy, customer service, or safety. Examine existing procedures or opportunities for streamlining activities to meet product distribution needs. Direct the movement, storage, or processing of inventory.
- **Entity Type:** role
- **Schema Version:** role.v1
- **Soc Code:** 11-3071.04
- **Summary:** Direct or coordinate production, purchasing, warehousing, distribution, or financial forecasting services or activities to limit costs and improve accuracy, customer service, or safety. Examine existing procedures or opportunities for streamlining activities to meet product distribution needs. Direct the movement, storage, or processing of inventory.

## Aliases

- Global Supply Chain Director
- Material Requirements Planning Manager
- Supply Chain Director
- Supply Chain Manager
- Solution Design and Analysis Manager
- Auto Parts Manager (Automotive Parts Manager)
- Demand Planning Manager
- Global Supply Chain Manager
- Inventory Control Supervisor
- Inventory Manager
- Inventory Supervisor
- Logistics Supervisor

## Tasks

| Text | Type | Iwa |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Determine appropriate equipment and staffing levels to load, unload, move, or store materials. | Core | 4.A.2.b.1.h |
| Manage activities related to strategic or tactical purchasing, material requirements planning, controlling inventory, warehousing, or receiving. | Core | 4.A.4.c.3.a |
| Select transportation routes to maximize economy by combining shipments or consolidating warehousing and distribution. | Core | 4.A.2.b.1.i |
| Define performance metrics for measurement, comparison, or evaluation of supply chain factors, such as product cost or quality. | Core | 4.A.2.b.2.v |
| Develop procedures for coordination of supply chain management with other functional areas, such as sales, marketing, finance, production, or quality assurance. | Core | 4.A.2.b.4.a |
| Implement new or improved supply chain processes to improve efficiency or performance. | Core | 4.A.4.b.4.j |
| Confer with supply chain planners to forecast demand or create supply plans that ensure availability of materials or products. | Core | 4.A.4.a.2.c |
| Analyze inventories to determine how to increase inventory turns, reduce waste, or optimize customer service. | Core | 4.A.2.a.4.g |
| Negotiate prices and terms with suppliers, vendors, or freight forwarders. | Core | 4.A.4.a.7.b |
| Analyze information about supplier performance or procurement program success. | Core | 4.A.2.a.4.g |
| Meet with suppliers to discuss performance metrics, to provide performance feedback, or to discuss production forecasts or changes. | Core | 4.A.4.b.1.c |
| Design or implement supply chains that support business strategies adapted to changing market conditions, new business opportunities, or cost reduction strategies. | Core | 4.A.2.b.1.i |

## Emerging Tasks


## Activities

| Name | Iwa |
| --- | --- |
| Implement transportation changes to reduce environmental impact. | 4.A.2.b.1.i |
| Document organizational or operational procedures. | 4.A.3.b.6.h |
| Negotiate contracts for transportation, distribution, or logistics services. | 4.A.4.a.7.b |
| Coordinate with external parties to exchange information. | 4.A.4.b.1.c |
| Implement organizational process or policy changes. | 4.A.2.b.1.i |
| Develop procedures to evaluate organizational activities. | 4.A.3.b.2.f |
| Develop operating strategies, plans, or procedures. | 4.A.2.b.4.a |
| Confer with organizational members to accomplish work activities. | 4.A.4.a.2.c |
| Develop organizational goals or objectives. | 4.A.2.b.2.v |
| Analyze data to inform operational decisions or activities. | 4.A.2.a.4.g |
| Analyze data to assess operational or project effectiveness. | 4.A.2.a.4.g |
| Manage operations, research, or logistics projects. | 4.A.4.b.4.j |
| Develop organizational methods or procedures. | 4.A.2.b.4.a |
| Evaluate environmental impact of operational or development activities. | 4.A.1.a.1.j |
| Develop sustainable organizational policies or practices. | 4.A.2.b.2.q |
| Evaluate quality of materials or products. | 4.A.2.a.1.e |
| Identify opportunities for green initiatives. | 4.A.1.b.1.b |
| Estimate labor requirements. | 4.A.2.b.1.h |
| Estimate cost or material requirements. | 4.A.2.b.1.h |
| Manage inventories of products or organizational resources. | 4.A.4.c.3.a |
| Monitor performance of organizational members or partners. | 4.A.1.a.2.f |
| Monitor external affairs or events affecting business operations. | 4.A.1.a.2.h |
| Evaluate potential of products, technologies, or resources. | 4.A.2.a.1.g |

## Capabilities

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Transportation | knowledge | 4.48 |
| Administration and Management | knowledge | 4.33 |
| English Language | knowledge | 4.05 |
| Reading Comprehension | essential_skill | 4 |
| Active Listening | essential_skill | 4 |
| Speaking | essential_skill | 4 |
| Monitoring | essential_skill | 4 |
| Coordination | transferable_skill | 4 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | transferable_skill | 4 |
| Time Management | transferable_skill | 4 |
| Oral Comprehension | ability | 4 |
| Written Comprehension | ability | 4 |
| Oral Expression | ability | 4 |
| Written Expression | ability | 4 |
| Writing | essential_skill | 3.88 |
| Critical Thinking | essential_skill | 3.88 |
| Complex Problem Solving | transferable_skill | 3.88 |
| Systems Evaluation | transferable_skill | 3.88 |
| Problem Sensitivity | ability | 3.88 |
| Deductive Reasoning | ability | 3.88 |
| Inductive Reasoning | ability | 3.88 |
| Information Ordering | ability | 3.88 |
| Economics and Accounting | knowledge | 3.81 |
| Customer and Personal Service | knowledge | 3.76 |
| Active Learning | essential_skill | 3.75 |
| Social Perceptiveness | transferable_skill | 3.75 |
| Negotiation | transferable_skill | 3.75 |
| Systems Analysis | transferable_skill | 3.75 |
| Management of Material Resources | transferable_skill | 3.75 |
| Production and Processing | knowledge | 3.75 |
| Category Flexibility | ability | 3.75 |
| Speech Clarity | ability | 3.75 |
| Personnel and Human Resources | knowledge | 3.67 |
| Persuasion | transferable_skill | 3.62 |
| Near Vision | ability | 3.62 |
| Speech Recognition | ability | 3.62 |
| Mathematics | knowledge | 3.48 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | transferable_skill | 3.25 |
| Originality | ability | 3.25 |
| Computers and Electronics | knowledge | 3.14 |

## Skills

| Name | Type |
| --- | --- |
| English Language | Common Skill |
| Time Management | Common Skill |
| Reading Comprehension | Common Skill |
| Active Listening | Common Skill |
| Writing | Common Skill |
| Information Ordering | Specialized Skill |
| Inductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Deductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Critical Thinking | Common Skill |
| Complex Problem Solving | Common Skill |
| Systems Analysis | Specialized Skill |
| Social Perceptiveness | Common Skill |
| Negotiation | Common Skill |
| Active Learning | Common Skill |
| Speech Recognition | Specialized Skill |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Outlook | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Excel | Common Skill |
| Mathematics | Common Skill |
| Instructing | Specialized Skill |
| Microsoft Word | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Visio | Specialized Skill |
| Microsoft SharePoint | Specialized Skill |
| Microsoft Project | Specialized Skill |
| Microsoft Access | Specialized Skill |
| Learning Strategies | Specialized Skill |
| Geography | Specialized Skill |
| Visualization | Specialized Skill |
| Psychology | Specialized Skill |
| Telecommunications | Specialized Skill |
| Foreign Language | Common Skill |
| SAP APO | Specialized Skill |
| Oracle Hyperion | Specialized Skill |
| Minitab | Specialized Skill |
| Microsoft Dynamics AX | Specialized Skill |
| Microsoft Dynamics | Specialized Skill |
| Graphics Software | Specialized Skill |
| Depth Perception | Common Skill |
| Finger Dexterity | Common Skill |
| Physics | Specialized Skill |

## Tools

| Example | Category | Hot | In Demand |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | yes | yes |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | yes | yes |
| Microsoft Outlook | Electronic mail software | yes | yes |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software | yes | yes |
| SAP software | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | yes | yes |
| MEDITECH software | Medical software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Access | Data base user interface and query software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Project | Project management software | yes | no |
| Microsoft SharePoint | Document management software | yes | no |
| Microsoft SQL Server | Data base user interface and query software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Visio | Process mapping and design software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Word | Word processing software | yes | no |
| Oracle PeopleSoft | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | yes | no |
| Structured query language SQL | Data base user interface and query software | yes | no |
| Inventory management systems | Inventory management software | no | yes |
| Warehouse management system WMS | Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software | no | yes |
| Adexa Supply Chain Planning | Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software | no | no |
| Advanced business application programming ABAP | Object or component oriented development software | no | no |
| Aldata Warehouse Management | Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software | no | no |
| CDC Supply Chain | Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software | no | no |
| Dex Warehouse | Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software | no | no |
| Epicor SRM | Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software | no | no |
| Epicor WMS | Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software | no | no |
| Graphics software | Graphics or photo imaging software | no | no |
| HighJump Software Supply Chain Advantage | Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software | no | no |
| HighJump Warehouse Advantage | Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software | no | no |
| i2 Collaborative Supply Execution | Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software | no | no |
| i2 Intelligence | Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software | no | no |
| i2 Supply Chain Visibility | Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software | no | no |
| IBM ILOG Inventory Analyst | Inventory management software | no | no |
| IBM ILOG LogicNet Plus XE | Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software | no | no |
| IBS MRP | Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software | no | no |
| IBS Supply Chain Management | Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software | no | no |
| IFS Applications for Supply Chain Management | Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software | no | no |
| Infor Lawson Supply Chain Management | Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software | no | no |
| Infor SCM | Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software | no | no |
| JDA Master Planning | Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software | no | no |
| Lawson S3 Supply Chain Management | Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software | no | no |
| Manhattan Scale | Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software | no | no |
| Manhattan Supply Chain Process Platform | Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software | no | no |

## Work Context

| Name | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Telephone Conversations | 5 |
| E-Mail | 5 |
| Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams | 4.9 |
| Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team | 4.6 |
| Contact With Others | 4.57 |
| Time Pressure | 4.43 |
| Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | 4.25 |
| Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers | 4.2 |
| Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals | 4.19 |
| Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities | 4.1 |
| Freedom to Make Decisions | 4.05 |
| Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | 4 |
| Health and Safety of Other Workers | 3.95 |
| Spend Time Sitting | 3.95 |
| Conflict Situations | 3.81 |
| Written Letters and Memos | 3.74 |
| Deal With External Customers or the Public in General | 3.71 |
| Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | 3.67 |
| Frequency of Decision Making | 3.6 |
| Level of Competition | 3.55 |
| Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People | 3.35 |
| Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | 3.05 |
| Physical Proximity | 3.05 |
| Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable | 3 |
| Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | 2.95 |
| Public Speaking | 2.76 |
| Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | 2.7 |
| Degree of Automation | 2.5 |
| In an Enclosed Vehicle or Operate Enclosed Equipment | 2.38 |
| Consequence of Error | 2.35 |
| Spend Time Standing | 2.3 |
| Exposed to Very Hot or Cold Temperatures | 2.2 |
| Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | 2.19 |
| Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions | 2.1 |
| Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment | 2 |
| Exposed to Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting Conditions | 1.95 |
| Spend Time Walking or Running | 1.95 |
| Outdoors, Under Cover | 1.81 |
| Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | 1.81 |
| Exposed to Contaminants | 1.65 |

## Preparation

- **Job Zone:** 4
- **Job Zone Name:** Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
- **Education:** Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
- **Experience:** A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
- **Svp Range:** (7.0 to < 8.0)

### Education Distribution

| Label | Percentage |
| --- | --- |
| Bachelor's Degree | 66.67 |
| Master's Degree | 19.05 |
| Post-Baccalaureate Certificate | 9.52 |
| Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) | 4.76 |

## Person Fit

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dependability | work_style | 7 |
| Management/Administration | specific_interest_area | 6.33 |
| Enterprising | career_interest_type | 6.24 |
| Attention to Detail | work_style | 6 |
| Conventional | career_interest_type | 5.25 |
| Business Initiatives | specific_interest_area | 5.06 |
| Integrity | work_style | 5 |
| Achievement Orientation | work_style | 4 |
| Realistic | career_interest_type | 3.39 |
| Accounting | specific_interest_area | 3.14 |
| Adaptability | work_style | 3 |
| Office Work | specific_interest_area | 2.81 |
| Mathematics/Statistics | specific_interest_area | 2.74 |
| Public Speaking | specific_interest_area | 2.68 |
| Finance | specific_interest_area | 2.57 |
| Information Technology | specific_interest_area | 2.5 |

## Related Roles

| Soc Code | Slug | Title | Tier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 13-1081.02 | role-13-1081-02 | Logistics Analysts | Primary-Short |
| 13-1081.00 | role-13-1081-00 | Logisticians | Primary-Short |
| 11-3071.00 | role-11-3071-00 | Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | Primary-Short |
| 13-1081.01 | role-13-1081-01 | Logistics Engineers | Primary-Short |
| 11-3061.00 | role-11-3061-00 | Purchasing Managers | Primary-Short |
| 11-3051.00 | role-11-3051-00 | Industrial Production Managers | Primary-Long |
| 17-2112.00 | role-17-2112-00 | Industrial Engineers | Primary-Long |
| 13-1023.00 | role-13-1023-00 | Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products | Primary-Long |
| 11-1021.00 | role-11-1021-00 | General and Operations Managers | Primary-Long |
| 13-1082.00 | role-13-1082-00 | Project Management Specialists | Primary-Long |
| 43-5061.00 | role-43-5061-00 | Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | Supplemental |
| 17-2112.03 | role-17-2112-03 | Manufacturing Engineers | Supplemental |

## Career Clusters

| Cluster | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Supply Chain & Transportation | supply-chain-transportation |

## Education Level

- **Category:** High school diploma or equivalent

## Study Programs

| Title | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services | business-management-marketing-and-related-support-services |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions | public-administration-and-social-service-professions |
| Transportation and Materials Moving | transportation-and-materials-moving |

## Market

- **Median Wage:** 102010
- **Mean Wage:** 116010
- **Pct10Wage:** 61200
- **Pct25Wage:** 78360
- **Pct75Wage:** 136050
- **Pct90Wage:** 180590
- **Employment:** 213000
- **Area Title:** U.S.

## Industries


### Top

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Median Wage | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 48-49 | 48-49 | Transportation and Warehousing | Sector | 68620 | 99610 | 6.72 |
| 42 | 42 | Wholesale Trade | Sector | 36200 | 95340 | 4.34 |
| 31-33 | 31-33 | Manufacturing | Sector | 27300 | 114180 | 1.55 |
| 55 | 55 | Management of Companies and Enterprises | Sector | 15270 | 148130 | 3.93 |
| 44-45 | 44-45 | Retail Trade | Sector | 10810 | 75030 | 0.5 |
| 54 | 54 | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | Sector | 8950 | 129000 | 0.6 |
| 56 | 56 | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | Sector | 6120 | 97160 | 0.49 |
| 23 | 23 | Construction | Sector | 4790 | 80630 | 0.43 |
| 53 | 53 | Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | Sector | 4740 | 63550 | 1.45 |
| 61 | 61 | Educational Services | Sector | 3490 | 93770 | 0.19 |
| 62 | 62 | Health Care and Social Assistance | Sector | 3300 | 98910 | 0.1 |
| 51 | 51 | Information | Sector | 1840 | 114580 | 0.46 |

### Concentrated

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 48-49 | 48-49 | Transportation and Warehousing | Sector | 68620 | 6.72 |
| 42 | 42 | Wholesale Trade | Sector | 36200 | 4.34 |
| 55 | 55 | Management of Companies and Enterprises | Sector | 15270 | 3.93 |
| 541380 | 541380 | Testing Laboratories and Services | National industry | 500 | 2.12 |
| 423820 | 423820 | Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers | National industry | 320 | 2.03 |
| 22 | 22 | Utilities | Sector | 1350 | 1.69 |
| 31-33 | 31-33 | Manufacturing | Sector | 27300 | 1.55 |
| 53 | 53 | Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | Sector | 4740 | 1.45 |
- **Count:** 42

## Ai Signals

| Source | Label | Score | Scale | Release |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| frey_osborne | Computerization probability | 0.59 | 0-1 probability | 2013-baseline-2016-employment-snapshot |
| felten_aioe | AI occupational exposure | 0.8907923 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |
| felten_image_generation_aioe | Image generation occupational exposure | 0.7731217 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |
| felten_language_modeling_aioe | Language modeling occupational exposure | 0.9045479 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |

## Ai Outlook


### Index

- **Value:** 77
- **Percentile:** 78
- **Band:** High
- **Version:** ai-exposure-index-v1

#### Components

| Percentile | Source |
| --- | --- |
| 70 | felten_aioe |
| 91 | openai_gpts_are_gpts |
| 69 | microsoft_working_with_ai |
- **Component Count:** 3

### Exposure

| Source | Label | Value | Percentile | Band | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| felten_aioe | Overall AI exposure (Felten et al.) | 0.8907923 | 70 | High | How much this job's abilities overlap with what AI systems can do, across many AI capabilities. A relative research score, not a forecast of job loss. |
| eloundou_gamma | LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou) | 0.9818181818181818 | 91 | High | Share of this job's tasks where a large language model plus simple tools could cut the time to do them by at least half. γ is capped at 1.0 and many jobs reach that ceiling, so treat a top score as 'in the top group', not a precise rank. |
| microsoft_applicability | AI assistant applicability (Microsoft) | 0.20525444802186177 | 69 | High | How applicable today's AI assistants are to this job's activities, measured from real Microsoft Copilot conversations. Applicability is not the same as replacement. |

### Frey Historical

- **Source:** frey
- **Label:** Computerization probability (Frey & Osborne, 2013)
- **Value:** 0.59
- **Percentile:** 50
- **Band:** Moderate
- **Note:** A pre-LLM (2013) estimate of how automatable this job is by computerization and robotics. Shown for historical context only — it is not part of any current AI ranking.
- **Teleworkable:** yes

### Eloundou

- **Alpha:** 0
- **Beta:** 0.4909090909090909
- **Gamma:** 0.9818181818181818

### Usage Tasks

| Task | Usage Percent | Importance |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Evaluate and select information or other technology solutions to improve tracking and reporting of materials or products distribution, storage, or inventory. | 0.002773110279406267 | 3.33 |
| Develop or implement procedures or systems to evaluate or select suppliers. | 0.0026704024912801087 | 3.44 |
| Diagram supply chain models to help facilitate discussions with customers. | 0.0020541557625231607 | 3.35 |
| Design or implement plant warehousing strategies for production materials or finished products. | 0.0018487401862708444 | 3.61 |
| Identify opportunities to reuse or recycle materials to minimize consumption of new materials, minimize waste, or to convert wastes to by-products. | 0.0018487401862708444 | 3.31 |
| Negotiate prices and terms with suppliers, vendors, or freight forwarders. | 0.0017460323981446867 | 4.05 |
- **Usage Release:** 2026-01-15-v4-plus-2025-03-27-v2

### Bls

- **Growth Percent:** 6.1
- **Growth Percentile:** 81
- **Direction:** About average
- **Annual Openings Thousands:** 18.5
- **Annual Openings Percentile:** 77
- **Employment2024Thousands:** 216.7
- **Employment2034Thousands:** 229.8

### Sources

| Source | Version |
| --- | --- |
| bls_employment_projections | 2024-2034 |
| dingel_neiman | dingel-neiman-workathome |
| felten_aioe | felten-raj-seamans-aioe |
| frey_osborne | frey-osborne-automation |
| microsoft_working_with_ai | working-with-ai |
| openai_gpts_are_gpts | gpts-are-gpts |

## Counts

- **Tasks:** 30
- **Skills:** 50
- **Capabilities:** 120
- **Tools:** 59
- **Related Roles:** 20

## Source

- **Dataset:** gold.onet_role_starter_surface
- **Version:** 30.3
- **Generated At:** 2026-06-02T21:00:32.945303+00:00
- **Content Hash:** 58b071c0e3da7e2b