I've been in the purchasing field for quite some time now, and most of my week goes toward administrative work/fighting fires rather than improving anything at a strategic level. Curious if this feeling is widespread, or if it's just me.
I graduated in 2018 with BA in supply chain mgt from university of Arizona global campus .
Left the military this year February after 13 years and cannot seem to find anything even though I had a logistics coordinator job in the army
Resume is fine I’ve made some final round interview and even gotten short listed in some interviews for final rounds but cannot seem land anything .
Could it be I don’t have cscp , cpim or data analytics cert under my belt ? Any guidance and opinions are appreciated.
Hi I've been in healthcare for 5 years now basically from covid onward doing phlebotomy and I want out! Love the people hate what it's become. I recently saw a Certification program at my local college for Logistics and Supply Chain Technician, Specialist, Management Specialist, And Management technician. I'm thinking of just doing the Logistics and Supply Chain Tech. Would any of these help me pivot. Currently looking for advice because I'm burnt out in the medical field and healthcare workers seem to dig our own graves because all everyone knows around you is to go to school for even more healthcare.
it’s extremely stressful. I’ve been doing it for 8 months. i will be leaving soon to join a different team, as that is part of my work program, but I could not see myself doing this job later on. It is so much information to constantly keep track of. idk how anyone does it. the meeting are very very stressful. I struggle w anticipating what questions i may be asked. If i could identify the biggest standouts from the forecast/focal points, it would be much easier, but i still cannot do it. rn, it feels like studying for a test the night before, and the next day, half of what u studied isn’t even on the test
most stressful thing are the meetings where u are shot a billion questions, and the constant changes to the forecast from pricing. it messes up all my analysis and I need to constantly redo everything. idk how other ppl are able to do this role with so much ease. I honestly hate it due to how much pressure it is
In 2025 I graduated with my bachelor’s in supply chain, albeit in my late 20’s. Upon graduating I couldn’t find a job in my field anywhere. So I went back to my old trade in CNC machining. I’ve been a machinist for a year now. While I don’t totally hate my job, I sometimes hate that I spent five years getting a degree and I haven’t even been able to use it yet. The job market has had me so discouraged that I kind of resigned my fate and gave up looking for corporate job. I get a lot of shit from my friends that I’m not using my degree, but I do make okay money. I don’t know what to do though.
What pisses me off is the people I went to high school with who graduated in their early 20’s had an easy time finding a good entry level job. And I graduated. It‘s my fault for not having my shit together when I was younger and doing college at the traditional age.
My question is where do I go from here? What advice can you give me?
I have over 15 years of warehouse experience and a marketing degree. I have worked in order picking, shipping, driving a cherry picker, and cycle counting. I just don't know what type of supply chain roles i should look for other than an analyst or coordinator position but i keep getting rejected.
I’ve spent most of my career in supply chain, procurement and warehouses, and I don’t think I’ve ever walked into an operation that didn’t have at least one person who knew things the system didn’t.
They know which supplier will actually help when you’re in trouble. Which inventory number is probably wrong. Why we stock something differently. What happened the last three times receiving didn’t match the PO.
Some of that obviously needs to be documented. But I’m not convinced we can document all of it. A lot of it came from years of seeing problems, making decisions and remembering what worked.
The other side is pretty obvious too. If that person takes two weeks off and everything falls apart, we have a problem.
I’m curious how other supply chain people handle this. What knowledge do you insist gets documented, and what have you found just doesn’t transfer very well until somebody has lived through it?
Hi everyone. I’ve just started working in an FMCG, first role after MBA earning pretty well.
I want to transition to a role in Europe in the next 2-3 years. Any recommendations? Or opinions? Or anything?
I’m kinda lost because idk where to look or where to even start.
I know NY can pay more but seems like there's a lot more supply chain jobs in Jersey.
Hey everyone,
I’m currently going through the recruiting process for Walmart’s Summer 2027 Load Logistics Manager (Transportation) internship, specifically at the Grove City, Ohio location.
I wanted to see if anyone here has completed this internship or something similar within Walmart’s supply chain or transportation division.
I’m particularly curious about a few things:
Interview process: What was the interview like? Were the questions mostly behavioral, or did they ask technical questions related to logistics and supply chain management?
Day-to-day experience: What does a typical day look like for a Load Logistics Manager intern? Are you mostly working with data, shadowing managers, or getting hands-on experience with transportation operations?
Final project: I’ve heard that interns are assigned an individual project and have to give a final presentation. How complex are these projects? What kinds of topics do interns typically work on, and who do they present their findings to?
Overall experience: How was the work environment, especially at the Ohio location? Did you feel supported throughout the internship?
I’m currently pursuing my bachelor’s in Supply Chain Management and already have experience working in a Walmart distribution center, but this would be my first corporate/management-focused internship.
Any insight or advice would be greatly appreciated, especially regarding the interview and final presentation. Thanks!
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。
While everyone's doomscrolling tariff news, the real fight over global trade is happening at the ports. 49.9% of all containers on Earth move through just 19 companies.
The big three are basically governments in business suits, and each one has its own plan for your cargo. Stick around, because the ending is a $22.8B deal that redraws the whole map. Buckle up.
COSCO (China). Owned by China's State Council through SASAC, and the chairman is also the Party committee secretary. Ngl, an operator like that can eat losses for years if it means locking down Beijing's supply chains and the Belt and Road.
PSA (Singapore). Also state-owned, but through the Temasek fund, which keeps its distance from politics. Result: a neutral rep and the #1 spot by equity-adjusted volume, around 67-70M TEU.
DP World (Dubai). Delisted in 2020 so it wouldn't have to answer to shareholders every quarter. Then it went all in on "deep logistics": 35% EBITDA margin on $18B+ in revenue. Lowkey the smartest play of the three.
Now here's why this turned into a national security thing.
Piraeus. COSCO bought 51% in 2016, later bumped it to 67%. The port shot up to a top-4 spot in Europe, but the unions started talking about 16-hour shifts. Hamburg: Germany learned the lesson and capped COSCO at 24.9%, just under the threshold that gives a veto.
The US. A Congressional probe found undocumented cellular modems on 200+ ZPMC cranes (about 80% of the global market). In theory that's hidden remote access to the controls. Washington announced $20B to rip them out and replace them.
Red Sea. COSCO and OOCL stopped calling at Israeli ports with no real commercial reason. When your logistics depend on someone else's government, business loses to geopolitics every time.
The West's answer. BlackRock and MSC agreed to buy 80% of Hutchison's international portfolio for $22.8B, including terminals at both ends of the Panama Canal. MSC jumps to #1 with 8.6% of the market vs PSA's 7.2%. Wild.
TL;DR: the era of neutral ports is over. Whoever controls the berth, the cranes, and the data controls a country's ability to run an independent foreign policy. Supply chains are the front lines now.
Most people who followed $CYDY remember March 30, 2021. The FDA publicly stated that CytoDyn's claims about leronlimab were "misleading and not supported by the data", no benefit was shown in COVID-19 treatment trials. The stock dropped 25%+ that day.
What happened afterward was a class action lawsuit covering investors who held $CYDY between March 27, 2020 and March 30, 2022.
A $500,000 settlement has been reached and terms are now submitted to the court for approval.
Who qualifies?
Anyone who held $CYDY during the class period and suffered losses from the alleged misrepresentations about leronlimab's effectiveness for HIV and COVID-19.
Can I still apply?
Yes, you can submit your application now and it will be processed once claims filing officially opens after court approval.
If you were damaged by this don't forget to check your eligibility. GL!
Late Friday night I got a call from my supplier saying one of my shipments (about 150 orders) got held up in Chicago customs because they apparently used the wrong HS code.
I talked with some friends and basically, best case it’s delayed, worst case the whole shipment gets destroyed and Id really like to avoid that!!!
Now I’m trying to figure out how to keep orders moving while this gets sorted. I’m looking at having another supplier rush inventory to my US warehouse just so I don’t completely run out of stock.
Has anyone been through something like this? Did you wait for customs to resolve it, and if so how long?
I’m thinking of trying another supplier but it’s urgent so idk who will agree to work with me in those conditions...