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Snapshot before the quality program (relevance gates, tiered mapping, QA linter). v1 is the immutable before/after reference; evidence crawl was at ~175/3039 occupations when tagged. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01PDKeXvpT6tENSvyQGLV1Uq
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name, description
| name | description |
|---|---|
| supply-chain-manager | Occupational skill for the role 'supply chain manager' (also: global sourcing manager, supply chain specialist, supply chain coordinator, supply chain project manager, supply and distribution manager, supply chain procurement manager). Use when the user asks for typical supply chain manager work such as: Select transportation routes to maximize economy by combining shipments or consolidating warehousing and distribution.; Diagram supply chain models to help facilitate discussions with customers.; Negotiate prices and terms with suppliers, vendors, or freight forwarders. |
Supply Chain Manager
Supply chain managers plan, manage and coordinate all activities related to the sourcing and procurement of supplies needed to run manufacturing operations from the acquisition of raw materials to the distribution of finished products. The supplies can be raw materials or finished products, and it can be for internal or external use. Moreover, they plan and commission all the activities needed to be performed in manufacturing plants and adjust operations to changing levels of demand for a company's products.
Core workflow
- Select transportation routes to maximize economy by combining shipments or consolidating warehousing and distribution.
- Diagram supply chain models to help facilitate discussions with customers.
- Negotiate prices and terms with suppliers, vendors, or freight forwarders.
- Meet with suppliers to discuss performance metrics, to provide performance feedback, or to discuss production forecasts or changes.
- Document physical supply chain processes, such as workflows, cycle times, position responsibilities, or system flows.
- Develop or implement procedures or systems to evaluate or select suppliers.
- Design or implement plant warehousing strategies for production materials or finished products.
- Confer with supply chain planners to forecast demand or create supply plans that ensure availability of materials or products.
How to use this skill
- Read references/profile.md for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult references/tasks.md for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check references/skills.md for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check references/tools.md for the software commonly used in this role.
- See references/ai-skills.md — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).
Key competences (essential)
- analyse business plans
- analyse logistic changes
- analyse supply chain strategies
- analyse supply chain trends
- assess supplier risks
- corporate social responsibility
- estimate costs of required supplies
- follow company standards
- identify key processes of traceability systems
- identify software for warehouse management
- implement a management system
- liaise with managers
- maintain relationship with customers
- maintain relationship with suppliers
- manage inventory
Hot technologies
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft SQL Server
- Structured query language SQL
- Microsoft SharePoint
- Microsoft Outlook
- Oracle PeopleSoft
- SAP software
- MEDITECH software
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/aacc3918-b5d3-484b-9480-5d29aa550d74), ONET 30.3 (11-3071.04). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*