Career question
Hey folks,
I’m 26 years old with 2.5 years of experience in purchasing at a Tier 1 automotive supplier. I have a degree in supply chain management, and I recently accepted a 3-year rotational program at my company.
I started this month in operations as a production supervisor. After this year, I’ll rotate into finance and then program management. At the end of the program, I’ll have some flexibility in choosing which department I’d like to continue in at a management level.
I’m very grateful for the opportunity, but I’ve been questioning whether it was the right move. Long term, I see myself going back into procurement, and part of me wonders if I should have just stayed in purchasing instead.
Was this the right career move? Will other companies value the experience of working across multiple departments, even if I ultimately want to return to procurement?