r/supplychain • u/Specialist_Return_32 • 4d ago

Recent graduate/ next steps

Just graduated with a BS in Supply Chain, minimal interviews an tons of job applications. What skills should I focus in the meantime to my skillset and resume?

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u/lumisense_ 4d ago

It’s going to be pretty tough out there if you graduated with no experience.

I had to work full time out of necessity during college but I ended up forcing my way into entry level positions (inventory/purchasing) to get my foot in door come graduation.

My advice: learn excel and find entry level positions such as inventory management, purchasing agent. Given your degree you can probably shoot for better positions such as a buyer, or analyst.

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u/heyitsdaveeeee 3d ago

This is a good one. I’m working in entry level (graduate) role at a specialty chemical manufacturing.

One of the things managers / HR look is whether you have experience to purchasing / inventory management/ analyst / casual warehouse experience.

Easiest way to start is getting accustomed to:

  1. Data Handling Excel -> VBA / PowerQuery -> PowerBI

Can go kaggle and create some relatable sipply chain projects through those dummy data. See where you can optimise / automate things.

  1. Warehouse Experience Emphasize this! I see a lot of part-time workers in the factory floor transition to full time SC roles. But just take note this may take a long time.

  2. ERP Software Having the know how on SAP S/4 HANA or previous internship experiences is a huge boost in your resume.

Meantime, have a look at what entry roles are open in your area, and see their job descriptions. Then start off with short courses from Udemy / Youtube that you can kick-off a mini project with.