Supply Chain Management is managing all product / service rotation activities of enterprises, from the initial stages such as purchasing raw materials to supplying products to customers. All stages in the supply chain are closely linked together.

The supply chain can be encapsulated in 5 words: Purchasing – Production – Shipping – Sales – Service: purchasing raw materials, producing finished products, transporting finished products to distributors, selling products to customer and managing customer service.

In Canada, especially in big cities such as Toronto and Vancouver, the demand for this industry is very high because these are many import and export goods companies gathered there. The average annual salary in the Supply Chain industry is from $ 35,000 – $ 80,000 (depending on job position).

Studying this field, what skills are offered to international students?

+ Adaptive and analytical thinking skills: Being able to accept unexpected changes from customers as well as harsh markets, supply chain managers need a flexible mind to adapt in the Fastest and most reasonable way, to know cutting costs and improving efficiency.

+ Skill of Proactive approach to risk: A corporation with many important chains, only a interrupted part of it can lead to all activities being stopped. Therefore, proactive contact and resolve quickly will limit the risks to the minimum level.

The professions that students can take after studying the supply chain management industry in Canada: 

– purchasing assistant

– purchasing officer

– purchasing agent

– procurement coordinator

– procurement specialist

– logistics coordinator

– logistics dispatcher

– inventory specialist

– transportation planner

– transportation scheduler

– warehouse supervisor

– operations coordinator

Some recommended Colleges:

Fanshawe College:

George Brown College:

Niagara College: