Careers in Supply Chain Management
The demand for L/SCM professional continued to rise in 2009. Despite tough economic conditions, graduates in L/SCM majors saw increasing salaries over the 2007 values. In 2008, the average starting salary in the United States for supply chain management positions increased to $48,793. University of Memphis L/SCMgraduate placement in the past five years includes:
- Federal Express
- Nike
- AOL
- Knight Transportation
- Old Dominion Freight Line
- Medtronic
- Coca-Cola
- Best Buy
Typical job titles for new graduates include:
- Buyer
- Supply chain analyst
- Operations manager
- Distribution center manager
- International logistics manager
- Transportation analyst
- Quality control specialist
- Materials manager