Bachelor of Global Supply Chain Management at West Virginia University

Global Supply Chain Management (GSCM) is a challenging and rewarding professional field that has become critical to successful companies and will continue to grow in importance, offering a broad range of career opportunities across a wide range of industries. Supply chain roles and responsibilities comprise a vast array of business functions, such as demand planning, inventory control, customer fulfillment, logistics, freight, warehousing, production planning, purchasing, sourcing, among others. The Global Supply Chain Management program at WVU provides an integrated end-to-end perspective and prepares students to view the chain of supplies as a complex and global system. Through experiential learning activities, projects with industry and government, and interaction with supply chain professionals, the program prepares students to identify critical interdependencies to lead supply chain activities effectively, rethink supply chain processes to improve performance, strategically integrate technology and innovate, and make ethical supply chain decisions. The curriculum and activities focus not only on the core technical knowledge but also on the essential leadership skills needed for a successful career in this exciting and increasingly critical field.

Entry-level job opportunities include:

• Area manager
• Business analyst
• Buyer/planner
• Category analyst
• Consultant
• Freight coordinator
• Inventory manager
• Logistics manager
• Materials planning manager
• Operational performance analyst
• Operations supervisor
• Production planning
• Supply chain analyst
• Supply chain manager

Global Supply Chain Management

Students who successfully complete the program will be prepared and competitive for entry-level positions in areas pertaining to supply chain management.  These jobs include areas such as materials project manager, sourcing leader, supply chain analyst, production analyst, logistics planning, shipping and delivery management, among others.

• Graduates from the program will have the knowledge and skills to manage and coordinate all supply chain functions in an enterprise, from overseeing acquisition, internal allocation of resources, movement and storage of raw materials and inventory, to managing complex networks of supply and demand.
• They will have the knowledge and skills to lead supply chain improvement projects, to function in supply chain teams, and to perform or lead supply chain activities.
• Graduates will be able to recognize the systemic and global nature of supply chain processes and activities in the decision-making process, the interdependencies critical to effectively manage and improve performance, the role of supply chain information technology in the effective management and improvement of supply chain activities, and the complexities of global supply chain operations and related ethical issues.
• In addition, students will recognize the great potential that supply chain activities and decisions offer in terms of making a positive contribution not only to the improvement of business performance but also to society.