Supply chain design manager vs supply chain director

The differences between supply chain design managers and supply chain directors 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 director. Additionally, a supply chain director has an average salary of $129,438, which is higher than the $96,486 average annual salary of a supply chain design manager.

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

Supply chain design manager vs supply chain director overview

	Supply Chain Design Manager	Supply Chain Director
Yearly salary	$96,486	$129,438
Hourly rate	$46.39	$62.23
Growth rate	2%	-
Number of jobs	53,482	37,396
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 72%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	6	6

Supply chain design manager vs supply chain director salary

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

	Supply Chain Design Manager	Supply Chain Director
Average salary	$96,486	$129,438
Salary range	Between $71,000 And $130,000	Between $90,000 And $185,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Chewy
Best paying industry	-	Hospitality

Differences between supply chain design manager and supply chain director education

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

	Supply Chain Design Manager	Supply Chain Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 72%
Most common major	Supply Chain Management	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	Stanford University

Supply chain design manager vs supply chain director demographics

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

	Supply Chain Design Manager	Supply Chain Director
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 76.5% Female, 23.5%	Male, 83.1% Female, 16.9%
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, 7.4% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 12.5% Asian, 8.8% White, 65.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between supply chain design manager and supply chain director 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 director example responsibilities.

Manage the NPI function from sourcing to production in low cost regions.
Lead DC improvements including cross-docking, order handling automation, re-slotting, bar coding and WMS.
Manage procurement method (contract, kanban, PO, consignment) as well as stocking/inventory parameters.
Manage``Pluto"( NPI) launch in NA, balancing between factory ramp-up, sales / customer expectations.
Attain ISO certifications and environmental stewardship.
Lead the development of integrate ERP processes require to support consign inventory initiatives.

Supply chain design manager vs supply chain director 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 director skills

Supply Chain, 20%
Logistics, 9%
Chain Operations, 7%
Continuous Improvement, 5%
Chain Management, 4%
Supply Chain Planning, 3%

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