Centre for Career and Personal Development Degree Profiles

Supply chain management (SCM) involves the management of materials and information across the entire supply chain. This includes raw material suppliers, component producers, final assembly and distribution, and may include after-sales service and returns or recycling. Supply chain management has gained importance in recent years as organizations recognize the tremendous advantages that can be realized through collaborative management of the whole logistics and transportation network (chain).

In a sparsely populated but geographically large country like Canada, efficient management of transportation and logistics is vital to the country's economic growth. With the emergence of global markets, the need for logistics management has become even more critical. In addition, Calgary is an increasingly important transportation hub. For these reasons, many of our graduates are likely to be directly or indirectly involved in SCM.

Students choosing this concentration will be required to take three core courses: Materials and Supply Chain Management, Transportation Systems and Analysis, and a Senior Project course. They have the opportunity to be exposed to diverse topics such as service operations management, negotiation, regulatory economics, transportation planning, services marketing, and project management. The curriculum will often include industry-based projects.

Verbal and written communication - Ability to summarize, condense and organize ideas and information; Ability to articulate, explain, and teach technical information to others; Ability to question and probe to improve business processes;  Communicating Business process Improvement(BPI) Methodology and Tools ; LEAN principles

Problem-solving - Defining and solving problems; Approaching topics and problems from various perspectives; Analyzing multiple dimensions of a problem; Decision making skills; Advanced quantitative abilities; Trouble shooting

Organization and attention to detail - Independent worker, ability to meet deadlines; demonstrate precision and accuracy in data collection and observation; data, time and resource management;

Interpersonal - Working in a team; oversee, supervise and contribute to a project

Research - Analyze and evaluate information; interpretation of trends from results; gather and access data

Please note some of these positions may require further training, certification or education. Check out the occupational profiles to review the full details for the occupations that interest you at alis.alberta.ca/occinfo

• Operations Manager
• Purchasing Agent
• Buyer
• Industrial Buyer
• Logistics Manager
• Supply Chain Management Professional
• Traffic Manager
• Fleet Manager
• Logistics Consultant
• Supply Chain Analyst
• Transportation Manager
• Procurement Manager
• Inventory Analyst

• Supply Chain Management Association Alberta (SCMA Alberta)
• Canadian Institute of Traffic and Transportation
• The Van Horne Institute 
• APICS - The Association for Operations Management

Student Clubs

• Commerce Undergraduate Society 
• Enactus Calgary
• Operations and Supply Chain Management Association 
• Women in Business

Aligned Majors

• Business Analytics
• Business Technology Management
• Economics
• Organization Behaviour and Human Resources

Formal Career Assessments like the Strong Interest Inventory and the Myers Briggs Type Indicator can be helpful tools for your career development.  These assessments have been used for decades to help individuals choose a major, explore career options during and upon completion of a degree and to further understand yourself in relationship to the world of work.  Inquire with Career Services if you are interested in these formal assessments.

Faculty Contact

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Haskayne Career Centre
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Career Services
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E: csstdnt@ucalgary.ca
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