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Supply chain manager

Occupation · ISCO 1324what the job is

Business Studies, Biology and Geography at A level, then a Level 6 apprenticeship or a degree.

Closest route from school
Level 6

the nearest apprenticeship standard, a bachelor’s degree · 7 standards and 5 school subjects share ideas with this job · Skills England, ESCO, DfE subject content

Which subjects to pickSchools where they are taken most

Level 6 — England’s qualification levels run 1–8: GCSE is 2, A level is 3, a bachelor’s degree is 6.

At school · Years 9–13

Which subjects build towards it?

5GCSE and A level subjects share ideas with this job; A level Business Studies is the closest

Bar — strength of the overlap relative to the strongest subject (1.00); not a grade or an entry requirement.

DfE subject content · matched to the apprenticeship standards below by sch.today

A level Business Studies1.00
A level Biology0.70
GCSE Geography0.34
GCSE Sociology0.34
A level Computer Science0.27

Business Studies leads because the job and the course share the same ideas: business strategy, economic factors, change management, leadership.

All subjects and shared ideas5
SubjectMatchShared ideas
A level Business Studies1.00business strategy, economic factors, change management, leadership, market analysis
A level Biology0.70measurement uncertainty, data recording, procedure, data presentation, resource management
GCSE Geography0.34international trade, social context, data interpretation
GCSE Sociology0.34value, research method
A level Computer Science0.27legal implications, modelling
After school · 16–19 and beyond

Which apprenticeships lead here?

7Skills England standards match this job

Apprenticeship standard — the official list of what an apprentice in one job must know and be able to do; the level says how advanced it is. Level 3 can start straight after GCSEs.

Skills England, contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0

Senior procurement and supply chain professionalLevel 6 degree apprenticeship · sales, marketing and procurement · closest match · shares conflict management, risk management, supply chain management, corporate social responsibility · ST0811Post graduate engineerLevel 7 degree apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · shares product life-cycle, conflict management, risk management, statistics · ST0456Procurement and supply chain practitionerLevel 4 (higher) apprenticeship · sales, marketing and procurement · shares product life-cycle, risk management, negotiate supplier arrangements, corporate social responsibility · ST0313Improvement leaderLevel 6 degree apprenticeship · business and administration · shares product life-cycle, conflict management, statistics, project management · ST0556Supply chain practitioner (fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG))Level 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · transport and logistics · start straight after GCSEs · shares product life-cycle, risk management, perform resource planning, statistics · ST0201Supply chain leadership professional (integrated degree)Level 6 degree apprenticeship · transport and logistics · shares warehouse operations, risk management, statistics, project management · ST0548Regulatory affairs specialistLevel 7 degree apprenticeship · health and science · shares product life-cycle, conflict management, risk management, quality standards · ST0586
England

Where are these subjects taken most?

Secondary schools with at least 30 pupils in Year 11, ranked by the share taking Business Studies, Biology and Geography, weighted by how strongly each subject leads here.

Ranking — shows what pupils study, not how well a school prepares them for the job.

DfE subject entries

Harefield SchoolUxbridge, Hillingdon · A level Business Studies, GCSE Geography, GCSE SociologyHeron Hall AcademyEnfield, Enfield · A level Business Studies, A level Biology, GCSE GeographyWaseley Hills High SchoolBirmingham, Worcestershire · A level Business Studies, A level Biology, GCSE Geography
More schools9
Waverley SchoolBirmingham, Birmingham · A level Biology, A level Business Studies, GCSE GeographyGreatfields SchoolBarking, Barking and Dagenham · A level Business Studies, A level Biology, GCSE GeographyLeigh Academy EbbsfleetSwanscombe, Kent · A level Business Studies, GCSE Geography, A level BiologyAlleyne's AcademyStone, Staffordshire · A level Business Studies, GCSE Geography, A level BiologyWhitefriars SchoolHarrow, Harrow · A level Business Studies, A level Biology, GCSE GeographyDerby High SchoolDerby, Derby · A level Biology, A level Business Studies, GCSE GeographyUniversity Academy HolbeachSpalding, Lincolnshire · A level Business Studies, A level Biology, GCSE GeographyHarris Academy OckendonSouth Ockendon, Thurrock · A level Business Studies, GCSE Geography, A level BiologyThe Holmesdale SchoolSnodland, Kent · A level Biology, GCSE Geography
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What the job is

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.

Occupations and their descriptions: ESCO classification of the European Commission, © European Union.

This is a model of overlapping content, not careers advice or entry requirements, which employers and training providers set. Occupations and their descriptions: ESCO classification of the European Commission, © European Union. Apprenticeship standards: Skills England, contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School subjects and entries: Department for Education. Links between them are made by sch.today. Methodology.