Supply Chain Managers

• Confer with organizational members to accomplish work activities.
• Coordinate with external parties to exchange information.
• Estimate cost or material requirements.
• Estimate labor requirements.
• Implement organizational process or policy changes.
• Implement transportation changes to reduce environmental impact.
• Analyze data to assess operational or project effectiveness.
• Analyze data to inform operational decisions or activities.
• Manage operations, research, or logistics projects.
• Evaluate environmental impact of operational or development activities.

• Having telephone conversations.
• Using e-mail.
• Working with a group or team.
• Meeting strict deadlines.
• Working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions.
• Responsibility for outcomes and results.
• The freedom to determine tasks, priorities, and goals.
• Freedom to make decisions without supervision.
• Sitting.
• Being in situations in which conflicts arise.
• High levels of competition.

• Business Administration and Management, General
• Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other
• Business/Commerce, General
• Clinical Research Coordinator
• Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
• Golf Course Operation and Grounds Management
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Management Science
• Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
• Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General
• Public Administration
• Small Business Administration/Management

• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
• Business/Commerce, General
• Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
• Health and Medical Administrative Services
• International Business
• Library Science and Administration
• Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
• Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management
• Public Administration

Enrolling in a community college can be a great place to start your four-year degree. While all 31 Minnesota State community colleges, technical colleges and universities offer all or part of the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (a 40-credit package of general education courses accepted for transfer to other state colleges and universities, the University of Minnesota, and some private colleges and universities), not all two-year colleges offer degrees intended to transfer to a four-year bachelor's degree.

If you plan to transfer to obtain a four-year bachelor's degree, it is important to know which degree path is right for you:

• Associate of Arts (AA) degrees offered at community colleges are designed to transfer into liberal arts four-year majors.
• Associate of Science (AS) and Associate of Fine Arts (AFA) degrees offered at community and technical colleges transfer into specific four-year majors and will likely require completing additional general education courses at a university.
• Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degrees offered at technical and community colleges are not designed to transfer. They lead to immediate entry into the workplace.
• Diplomas and certificates offered at technical colleges are not designed to transfer. They lead to immediate entry into the workplace.

Talk to a transfer specialist as early as possible to determine the best associate degree for your goals. Be sure to review your Degree Audit Report (DARS) each semester to best prepare for transfer. Get more help understanding transfer using the tools below.

• Visit Transferology to see if your courses will transfer.
• Search Articulation Agreements to find formal transfer agreements between schools.

• Monitoring Performance—Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Coordinating with Others—Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
• Listening—Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Making Decisions—Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Managing Time—Managing one's own time and the time of others.
• Reading—Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Solving Complex Problems—Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Speaking—Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Thinking Critically—Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Writing—Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

• Administration and Management—Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
• Transportation—Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
• Customer and Personal Service—Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Production and Processing—Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
• English Language—Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Personnel and Human Resources—Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
• Mathematics—Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
• Computers and Electronics—Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
• Economics and Accounting—Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
• Education and Training—Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

• Enterprising—Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.
• Conventional—Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.

• Purchasing Agents
• Logisticians
• Purchasing Managers
• Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
• Accountants and Auditors
• Risk Management Specialists
• Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers

• Purchasing Agents
• Logisticians
• Purchasing Managers
• Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
• Accountants and Auditors
• Risk Management Specialists
• Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers