SCM 479 Purchasing and Logistics Strategy Synthesis of purchasing, production, transportation to provide a systems perspective of materials management. Development of strategies. When choosing General Studies and elective courses, think about the skills that recruiters are looking for and how the course will round out your education in your chosen area of study. For example, if you are interested in living and working in another country, focus on courses that relate to the language, history, culture, art, and politics of that country or region. Companies are very interested in quality and analytical skills.
Companies look for markets and sources of supply all over the world.
If you are fluent in another language, understand another culture, etc. If you are interested in living and working abroad or simply traveling internationally as part of the job, this certificate may help. SCM majors are prepared for entry level positions in purchasing or logistics such as a buyer, purchasing analyst, inventory control or traffic analyst with a career track to the vice president of procurement, operations, or logistics. Firms from around the country and in all sectors of the economy, public and private, manufacturing, service, health care, retail, etc. Frequent recruiters include Motorola, Intel, Honeywell, Hewlett-Packard, Boeing, Tektronix, Applied Materials, Dillards, and General Mills.