Supply chain design manager vs supply chain consultant

The differences between supply chain design managers and supply chain consultants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a supply chain design manager and a supply chain consultant. Additionally, a supply chain design manager has an average salary of $96,486, which is higher than the $88,400 average annual salary of a supply chain consultant.

The top three skills for a supply chain design manager include supply chain, logistics and sigma. The most important skills for a supply chain consultant are supply chain, logistics, and supply chain planning.

Supply chain design manager vs supply chain consultant overview

	Supply Chain Design Manager	Supply Chain Consultant
Yearly salary	$96,486	$88,400
Hourly rate	$46.39	$42.50
Growth rate	2%	28%
Number of jobs	53,482	42,265
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 71%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	6	6

Supply chain design manager vs supply chain consultant salary

Supply chain design managers and supply chain consultants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Supply Chain Design Manager	Supply Chain Consultant
Average salary	$96,486	$88,400
Salary range	Between $71,000 And $130,000	Between $69,000 And $112,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Cordis
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between supply chain design manager and supply chain consultant education

There are a few differences between a supply chain design manager and a supply chain consultant in terms of educational background:

	Supply Chain Design Manager	Supply Chain Consultant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 71%
Most common major	Supply Chain Management	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	Stanford University

Supply chain design manager vs supply chain consultant demographics

Here are the differences between supply chain design managers' and supply chain consultants' demographics:

	Supply Chain Design Manager	Supply Chain Consultant
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 76.5% Female, 23.5%	Male, 77.8% Female, 22.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.8% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 9.4% Asian, 7.1% White, 72.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 7.6% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 12.8% Asian, 9.0% White, 65.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between supply chain design manager and supply chain consultant duties and responsibilities

Supply chain design manager example responsibilities.

Manage mechanical design, product definition and configuration management groups.
Pilot software implementation by establishing requirements, creating strategy, and defining implementation plan; manage integration with ERP system.
Monitor & challenge the delivery KPI's and productivity data.
Company utilize latest design processes and materials.
Drive measurement and visibility of project costs and priority by providing transparency and portfolio quality, KPIs and executive level reporting.
Formulate and conduct yearly physical inventory procedures and execution for both warehouse and WIP inventory.

Supply chain consultant example responsibilities.

Manage any procurement activities including RFP s
Manage production and warehouse teams ensuring DOD policies and corporate rules and regulations compliance while exceeding government nuclear facility audit standards.
Consult clients on efficient use of their ERP and SCM methods to effectively plan all the resources in the business enterprise.
Assist transition from existing legacy ERP applications to PeopleSoft by investigating and troubleshooting errors.
Create implementation strategy to improve supply chain logistics and supplier relationships for largest pieces of equipment.
Drive lead time reduction KPIs, data generation and review.

Supply chain design manager vs supply chain consultant skills

Common supply chain design manager skills

Supply Chain, 47%
Logistics, 30%
Sigma, 17%
KPI, 4%
Business Cases, 1%
Value Stream, 1%

Common supply chain consultant skills

Supply Chain, 22%
Logistics, 7%
Supply Chain Planning, 7%
Project Management, 6%
Order Management, 6%
Prototyping, 5%

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