Bringing together the resources, means, methods, tools and techniques needed to most effectively lead the global supply and delivery chain of a product or service right through to the end consumer.
Here are some examples of careers within this sector
NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING TECHNICIAN
Goal(s)
Verifying the expected quality of metal structures at all stages of manufacturing and after they’re commissioned.
Main duties
Ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and the expected quality standard
Defining the scope of verification
Organizing control device qualification
Verifying the compliance of rules and quality procedures applied
Analyzing the structure of parts and defining any faults
Performing analysis reports and providing information on quality standards tracking and traceability
Carrying out preventative and corrective measures
Providing technical support to teams
METHOD ENGINEER
Goal(s)
Studying, developing, defining and optimizing manufacturing methods and production management.
Main duties
Designing product lines
Setting procedures to follow for all manufacturing and creating manufacturing records
Establishing schedules and production plans
Optimizing methods to be implemented, the organization of work and manufacturing deadlines
Designing and implementing monitoring and analysis tools (dashboards, graphics, and so on)
SALES ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER
Goal(s)
Organizing and carrying out sales contract management
Being the point of contact between clients, internal services and external stakeholders
Able to define sales conditions with clients.
Main duties
Defining administrative procedures for dealing with orders, verifying their application
Suggesting areas for improvement
Establishing a sales contract
Developing production schedules
Planning order processing
Launching production orders and passing them on to the departments involved
Monitoring the progress of product manufacturing
Suggesting corrective solutions
Organizing order shipments
Supervising portfolio management of client accounts
Dealing with disputed files (litigation, claims processing, and so on)
Coordinating team operations
Implementing human resources management
SUPPLY CHAIN ENGINEER
Goal(s)
Managing information flows and optimizing merchandise channels (raw materials, materials) while respecting costs and deadlines.
Main duties
Being the point of contact between companies and their external suppliers
Selecting suppliers
Ensuring the proper transport of merchandise (raw materials, unfinished products, consumables, and so on)
Managing handling equipment and any necessary storage
Monitoring flows according to three principles: saving time, saving money and limiting stock
Monitoring and analyzing performance indicators
SALES MANAGER
Goal(s)
Managing customer orders from signing the contract right through to invoicing within the logistics and financial sectors
Main duties
Analyzing and identifying a contract’s logistical terms (deadlines, incoterms, shipping locations, products, relationships with shipping companies, and so on)
Analyzing and identifying a contract’s financial terms (payment terms, currencies transfer of ownership, logbook entries, remittance notes, and so on)
Integrating data in the Blue Planet system (retrieving information (billable items, logistical items and management scope) among quotes, sales, management oversight and sales teams)
Approving technical conditions of the order (contractual elements, updates to logistics and financial statutes)
Raising the conditional terms of the contract allowing the order to be processed (account management, guarantees, credit notes (or other finance details)
Tracking equipment availability dates with respect to the dates requested by the client so as to identify any gaps
Negotiating with supply chains and suppliers to obtain the best date if a PM has correctly planned their needs and the client cannot postpone the site
Organizing delivery (group orders, packaging and shipping; preparation of customs documents, and so on)
Invoicing the client
PLANNER
Goal(s)
Being involved in the supply chain, ensuring that upstream tasks (and entry inspections) of any components supplied that are required in the manufacturing chain comply with purchasing contracts negotiated with suppliers.
Main duties
Ensuring shop floor and stock management
Dealing with any transport and administrative operations required (customs)