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我如何从仓库运营转型为供应链办公室职业?

我25岁,目前失业,正在努力弄清楚我该选择什么样的职业方向。
我的学位是供应链管理。我之前的工作是在德拉瓦州的仓库运营,但我做的工作远比普通的仓库角色多。
我帮助从零开始建立了一个仓库。由于管理层很少亲自到仓库,我成了一个通才,处理几乎所有的事情:日常运营、库存、发货、收货、报告、解决问题、与司机和员工协调,以及处理出现的各种问题。
最终,我因为一些内部办公室政治失去了那份工作,现在还没有找到一个好的新职位。
此刻,我真的希望能远离实体仓库的工作。那种环境又脏又累,我不希望我的长期职业是基于仓库地面的工作。
我想向供应链分析、库存控制、规划、采购、运营分析或类似的办公室角色发展。
我拥有大学毕业生应有的正常计算机技能,工作中也使用过不同的商业系统和办公软件。我不会把自己描述为一名出色的技术候选人。我会使用Excel、报告、基本的数据工作、ERP类系统,并且我对学习新软件感到很舒适,但我绝对不是程序员或高级数据分析师。
另一个问题是英语。
我在中国长大,所以英语不是我的母语。我可以在日常生活和工作中正常沟通,但如果工作需要很强的口头交流能力,比如销售、咨询,或者一天都在进行长而复杂的对话,我可能会感到吃力。
我的阅读和写作也比母语者弱,不过AI工具在商务写作和沟通上帮了我很多。
中文就完全是另一回事了。写作可能是我母语中最强的技能。在过去的两年中,我通过写作建立了约16000名粉丝的受众,而且这个数字还在增长。该平台还邀请我进行有偿的商业写作。
我喜欢写作,可能会将其作为副业,但我知道这种收入可能不稳定。我现在的主要目标是在美国建立一个稳定的职业,增加我的收入,并发展能够在未来五到十年内给我更好机会的技能。
所以我正在努力弄清楚接下来该做什么。
我的背景适合什么样的工作?
库存分析师、供应链分析师、需求规划、采购、物流协调员或运营分析员的角色合理吗?
我应该首先关注改善哪些技能?高级Excel?Power BI?SQL?ERP系统?证书?
最重要的是,您认为我该如何向雇主展示我这样的仓库经验,使其被视为有用的供应链经验,而不仅仅是仓库劳动力?
对于任何有过类似转型或在供应链工作的人,我都非常感谢您的建议。

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u/china-office — 5 days ago

How can I transition from warehouse operations into a supply chain office career?

I’m 25 and currently unemployed, and I’m trying to figure out what direction I should take with my career.
My degree is in Supply Chain Management. My previous job was in warehouse operations at DE, but I ended up doing much more than a typical warehouse role.
I helped set up a warehouse from the ground up. Since management rarely came to the warehouse in person, I became a generalist and handled a little bit of almost everything: daily operations, inventory, shipping, receiving, reporting, problem solving, coordinating with drivers and employees, and dealing with whatever issues came up.
Eventually I lost the job after some internal office politics, and I haven’t been able to find a good new position yet.
At this point, I’d really like to move away from physical warehouse work. The environment was dirty and exhausting, and I don’t want my long term career to be based on doing warehouse floor work.
I’d like to move toward areas such as supply chain analysis, inventory control, planning, procurement, operations analysis, or similar office based roles.
I have the normal computer skills you would expect from a college graduate and I’ve used different business systems and office software at work. I wouldn’t describe myself as an outstanding technical candidate. I know Excel, reporting, basic data work, ERP type systems, and I’m comfortable learning new software, but I’m definitely not a programmer or advanced data analyst.
Another issue is English.
I grew up in China, so English isn’t my first language. I can communicate normally in daily life and at work, but I would probably struggle in jobs that require very strong verbal communication, such as sales, consulting, or jobs involving long and complicated conversations all day.
My reading and writing are also weaker than a native speaker’s, although AI tools have helped me a lot with business writing and communication.
Chinese is a very different story. Writing is probably my strongest skill in my native language. I’ve built an audience of about 16,000 followers through writing over the past two years, and it is still growing. The platform has also invited me to do paid commercial writing.
I enjoy writing and I may continue doing it as a side income, but I know that kind of income can be unstable. My main goal right now is to build a solid career in the US, increase my income, and develop skills that will give me better opportunities over the next five to ten years.
So I’m trying to figure out what I should do next.
What kinds of jobs would you target with my background?
Would inventory analyst, supply chain analyst, demand planning, procurement, logistics coordinator, or operations analyst roles make sense?
What skills should I focus on improving first? Advanced Excel? Power BI? SQL? ERP systems? Certifications?
And most importantly, how would you present warehouse experience like mine so employers see it as useful supply chain experience instead of just warehouse labor?
I’d really appreciate advice from anyone who has made a similar transition or works in supply chain.

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u/china-office — 2 months ago