Supply Chain Planner
Planner to S&OP / supply-chain planning lead: inventory, MRP/DDMRP, integrated planning and transformation.
Typical roles: Inventory Analyst · Demand Planner · Supply Planner · S&OP Manager · Director of Supply Chain Planning
The track, phase by phase
Foundation
- ISCEA CSCA ISCEA Certified Supply Chain Analyst
- CSSYB ASQ Certified Six Sigma Yellow Belt (on the IT Service, Project & Business map)
Core
- CPIM ASCM Certified in Planning and Inventory Management (on the IT Service, Project & Business map)
Advanced
- CSCP ASCM Certified Supply Chain Professional (on the IT Service, Project & Business map)
- SCPro L1 CSCMP SCPro Level One: Cornerstones of Supply Chain Management
- CSSGB ASQ Certified Six Sigma Green Belt (on the IT Service, Project & Business map)
Mastery
A suggestion, not a set of prerequisites: one or two certifications per phase is plenty. 4 certifications are on another industry's map (or retired), so they are listed here only, with a link to their map.
Supply Chain Planner on the Supply Chain & Operations map
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Planning & Inventory 4 certifications2 on this track
Beginner, 1 certification
Intermediate, 3 certifications
Expert, 0 certifications
None listed
Procurement & Supply Management 21 certificationsnot on this track
Beginner, 4 certifications
Intermediate, 10 certifications
- CPSM, Institute for Supply Management (ISM)
- CIPS L4, CIPS
- CIPS L5, CIPS
- CPPB, Universal Public Procurement Certification Council (UPPCC)
- CPSD, Institute for Supply Management (ISM)
- WorldCC CCM-AP, World Commerce & Contracting (WorldCC)
- WorldCC CCM-P, World Commerce & Contracting (WorldCC)
+3 more+5 more intermediate Procurement & Supply Management certifications
Expert, 7 certifications
- MCIPS, CIPS
- CIPS L6, CIPS
- CPPO, Universal Public Procurement Certification Council (UPPCC)
- FCIPS, CIPS
- NCMA CPCM, National Contract Management Association (NCMA)
- WorldCC CCM-E, World Commerce & Contracting (WorldCC)
- WorldCC SRM-E, World Commerce & Contracting (WorldCC)
+2 more expert Procurement & Supply Management certifications
Logistics, Transport & Freight 8 certificationsnot on this track
Beginner, 2 certifications
Intermediate, 3 certifications
Operations Excellence & Lean 14 certificationsnot on this track
Beginner, 5 certifications
Intermediate, 5 certifications
Global Trade & Customs 4 certificationsnot on this track
Beginner, 0 certifications
None listed
Intermediate, 3 certifications
Expert, 1 certification
End-to-End SCM & Strategy 16 certifications2 on this track
Beginner, 2 certifications
Intermediate, 10 certifications
- Phase 3: AdvancedSCPro L1, CSCMP
- Phase 4: MasteryCSCM, ISCEA
- CBSCP, ISCEA
- CCRM, ISCEA
- CHSCM, ISCEA
- CPSCAI, ISCEA
- CSCRP, DRI International
+3 more+5 more intermediate End-to-End SCM & Strategy certifications
Other Supply Chain & Operations career tracks (5)
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