Who are Supply Chain Managers?

Supply Chain Managers are people at various organizational levels who integrate supply and demand management within and across companies. They are in charge of planning and managing activities including sourcing and procurement, conversion, and all logistics management activities — inbound and outbound transportation management, fleet management, warehousing, materials handling, order fulfillment, logistics network design, inventory management, supply / demand planning and management of third party logistics services providers.

Supply chain managers also coordinate and collaborate with channel partners, which can be suppliers, intermediaries, third-party service providers, and customers.