🏭 Supply Chain Leader
Supply Chain & Operations career path
End-to-end SCM from analyst to VP / Chief Supply Chain Officer.
Typical roles
- Supply Chain Analyst
- Supply Chain Manager
- Director of Supply Chain
- VP / Chief Supply Chain Officer
Suggested certifications, by phase
Foundation
- ISCEA CSCA ISCEA Certified Supply Chain Analyst
- APSM ISM Associate Professional in Supply Management
Core
- CSCP ASCM Certified Supply Chain Professional
- SCPro L1 CSCMP SCPro Level One: Cornerstones of Supply Chain Management
- CPIM ASCM Certified in Planning and Inventory Management
Advanced
- CSCM ISCEA Certified Supply Chain Manager
- SCPro L2 CSCMP SCPro Level Two: Analysis and Application of Supply Chain Challenges
- CPSM ISM Certified Professional in Supply Management
Mastery
- CTSC ASCM Certified in Transformation for Supply Chain
- IoSCM L7 IoSCM Level 7 Supply Chain Management
- MCIPS CIPS Member (MCIPS) – Chartered Procurement & Supply Professional
A suggestion, not a set of prerequisites — one or two certifications per phase is plenty.