Supply chain planner vs supply chain design manager

The differences between supply chain planners and supply chain design managers 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 planner and a supply chain design manager. Additionally, a supply chain design manager has an average salary of $96,486, which is higher than the $80,668 average annual salary of a supply chain planner.

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

Supply chain planner vs supply chain design manager overview

	Supply Chain Planner	Supply Chain Design Manager
Yearly salary	$80,668	$96,486
Hourly rate	$38.78	$46.39
Growth rate	28%	2%
Number of jobs	36,145	53,482
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 73%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	6	6

Supply chain planner vs supply chain design manager salary

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

	Supply Chain Planner	Supply Chain Design Manager
Average salary	$80,668	$96,486
Salary range	Between $58,000 And $110,000	Between $71,000 And $130,000
Highest paying City	Richmond, CA	-
Highest paying state	California	-
Best paying company	Microsoft	-
Best paying industry	Technology	-

Differences between supply chain planner and supply chain design manager education

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

	Supply Chain Planner	Supply Chain Design Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 73%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Most common major	Business	Supply Chain Management
Most common college	Stanford University	Northwestern University

Supply chain planner vs supply chain design manager demographics

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

	Supply Chain Planner	Supply Chain Design Manager
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 55.0% Female, 45.0%	Male, 76.5% Female, 23.5%
Race ratio	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%	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%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

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

Supply chain planner example responsibilities.

Manage communication among freight forwarders, trucking companies, and warehouse representatives.
Manage the preparation and analysis of material forecasts, interpreting MRP output and negotiating purchases.
Maintain the accuracy of BOM, inventory and other product attributes as identified with SAP/MDM/Impulse (ERP systems).
Administer ERP data for manufacturing, shipping, materials and quality control; run variance reports and reconcile variances.
Monitor and analyze all opportunities to reduce logistics costs and improve efficiency.
Select applicant will analyze technicaldata and reports to determine spares and support equipment provisioning requirements.

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 planner vs supply chain design manager skills

Common supply chain planner skills

Supply Chain, 17%
Customer Service, 8%
Supply Chain Planning, 7%
Logistics, 7%
Continuous Improvement, 5%
Demand Planning, 4%

Common supply chain design manager skills

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

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