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Careers in Acquisition/SCMContents
• What is Acquisition/SCM?
• Objectives and Processes
• Regional Needs
• Career Fields
• Salaries
• Skills Needed
• Education Options
What is Acquisition/SCM?
• Movement of goods between suppliers, manufacturers, consumers
• Fundamental processes and practices necessary for efficiency
• Goal of SCM:
- To positively impact the organization’s bottom-line
- While delivering the best service to customers
- At the lowest possible cost
• SCM is integral to success of all business operations
Acquisition/SCMObjectives
• Objectives of SCM:
- Provide an uninterrupted flow of materials, supplies, services required to operate the organization
- Keep inventory investment and loss at a minimum
- Maintain and improve quality
- Find or develop competent suppliers
- Standardize, where possible, the items bought
- Purchase required items, services at lowest total cost
- Achieve productive working relationships with other functional areas within the organization
- Accomplish purchasing objectives at lowest possible level of administrative costs
- Improve organization’s competitive positionSource: Leenders, Michiel R., Fearon, Harold E., Flynn, Anna E., and Johnson, P. Fraser,
Purchasing and Supply Management, 12th edition, McGraw-Hill, Boston, 2002.
Acquisition/SCMProcesses
• Processes for coordinated supplier-to-consumer
systems
– Identifying needs for raw materials, supplies,
components
– Developing specifications
– Computing quantity requirements
– Selecting sources and negotiating agreements
– Acquiring, transporting, and storing inventory
– Managing and maintaining operations
– Managing logistics
Acquisition/SCMRegional Needs
• Regional work force needs driven by private and public
sector influences
• DoD presence at WPAFB
- Requires government employees and support
contractors
- Specialized knowledge of all facets of acquisition
and logistics
• "90 Minute Market" reach of Interstate 70/75 commerce
corridor
- Requires industry specialists
- Expertise in all aspects of supply chain management
Acquisition/SCMRegional Needs (continued)
• Driven by DoD needs, Greater Dayton area has major concentration
- Over 6,000 professionals in various areas of SCM
- Both private and public sectors • Other public agencies, private businesses require SCM
expertise
- Procurement, shipping, trucking, order fulfillment, warehousing
• Ohio has nation’s sixth largest civilian workforce in these professions
- Responsible for procuring goods and services
- Assuring global delivery to the U.S. military whenever needed
Acquisition/SCMRegional Needs (continued)
• DoD data indicate 50% of civilian workforce eligible to retire
- Local market need is critical to train and retain SCM professionals
• Regional economic development associated with I 70/75 commerce
- Drives growth in need for industry SCM specialists
Acquisition/SCMCareer Fields
• Specialized area; growing in importance
- Strategic challenges for businesses
- Consumer expectations, industry advancements, global competition
• Varied duties may include:
- Acquisition of materials, services and equipment
- Planning and policymaking
- Product development and control
- Contract development and forecasting
- Production planning and scheduling
- Warehousing and distributionSource: Burt, David N., Dobler, Donald W., and Starling, Stephen L., World Class Supply Management:
The Key to Supply Chain Management, 7th Edition, McGraw-Hill, Boston, 2003.
DoD Acquisition Career Fields
- Auditing
- Business, Cost Estimating, and Financial Mgt
- Contracting
- Facilities Engineering
- Industrial/Contract Property Management
- Information Technology
- Life Cycle Logistics
- Production, Quality and Manufacturing
- Program Management
- Purchasing
- Systems Planning, Research, Development and
Engineering - Science &Technology Manager
- Systems Planning, Research, Development and
Engineering - Systems Engineering
- Test and Evaluation
Acquisition/SCM Private Sector Career Fields
Accounts management
Contracts management
Contract negotiation
Cost projection
Distribution
Facilities management
Financial management
Forecasting
Inventory management
Logistics management
Maintenance management
Materials management
Manufacturing management
Operations management
Packaging management
Procurement
Product development
Production management
Production planning
Purchasing
Quality control
Requirements forecasting
Research and development
Supply management
Transportation
Warehousing
Acquisition/SCM Salary Information - DoD
DoD Acquisition/SCM PositionsStep 1 Step 3
Entry Level GS-04 $ 25,797 $ 27,516GS-05 $ 28,862 $ 30,786
Progression GS-07 $ 35,752 $ 38,135GS-09 $ 43,731 $ 46,646GS-11 $ 52,912 $ 56,439GS-12 $ 63,417 $ 67,646
Management/Professional GM-13 $ 75,414 $ 80,442
GM-14 $ 89,115 $ 95,056GM-15 $104,826 $111,814
Plus very attractive benefits packages, including health and life insurance, education and training, leave, retirement savings plans
Source: www.fedjobs.com/pay/pay 2007 General Schedule Base Pay + Locality
Acquisition/SCM Salary Information - Private Sector
Acquisition/SCM Professionals
Average Salary Top 20 %$ 78,470 $100,000 or >
Average Salary Experience$ 65,389 1- 5 years $ 67,996 6 - 10 years $ 77,187 11 - 20 years $ 95,900 21 + years
Plus very attractive benefits packages, including health and life insurance, education and training, leave, retirement savings plans
Source: Institute for Supply Management Salary Survey, Jan/Feb 2006
Acquisition/SCM Salary Influenced by Education
• In general, salary levels increase with educational level
• Bachelor’s degree or higher- Typically higher than overall average - Average - $79,368
• Master’s degree- 25 % higher than Bachelor’s- Average - $99,373
• All degree holders- Average salaries highest in technical degree fields- Average - $93,977
Source: Institute for Supply Management Salary Survey, Jan/Feb 2006
Average Salary – PurchaserPrivate Sector
Purchasers $ 67,300
Purchasers, 3 or < years experience $ 54,600
Purchasers, BS/BA in Business $ 69,000
Purchasers, BS/BA in Technical Field $ 70,900
Purchasers, CPM Certification $ 80,000
Purchasers, MBA $ 91,900
Source: Purchasing, December 2003
Acquisition/SCM Salary Influenced by Certifications
• With one or more professional certifications
- Higher average salary $80,758 vs.
$76,411
• With Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM) certification
- Average salary 10 % higher $83,172 vs. $75,337
Source: Institute for Supply Management Salary Survey, Jan/Feb 2006
Acquisition/SCM Salary Influenced by Location
• Location - Average salaries vary by location
- Wash. D.C. area - average $103,036
- North Carolina area - average $93,791
- Illinois area – average $93,752
- Other states with average > $80,000
Ohio, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Iowa,
Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, New York,
Texas, Virginia
- Other states with average < $60,000
Arkansas, Oklahoma, South Carolina.
Source: Institute for Supply Management Salary Survey, Jan/Feb 2006
Acquisition/SCM Skills Needed
- Benchmarking
- Contract development
- Contract management
- Cost/price analysis
- Distribution
- Economic forecasting
- Electronic commerce
- Inventory control
- Logistics
- Purchasing
- Negotiations
- New technology/software
- Performance measurements
- Relationship management
- Strategic alliances
- Strategic planning
- Supplier evaluation
- Team building
- Transportation and traffic
Source: www/ism.ws/career center
Acquisition/SCM Professions - Education Options
Associate:
- Business (general)
- Purchase/Supply Mgt
- Logistics
- Operations Mgt
- Technical
Bachelor:
- Business (general)
- Purchase/Supply Mgt
- Supply Chain Mgt
- Logistics
- Materials Mgt
- Distribution
- Transportation
- Liberal Arts
- Technical
Graduate Degree:
- MBA
- MS (technical field)
- Logistics
- Law
Combination:
- Technical Undergrad
w/ Graduate in Bus
Source: www/ism.ws/career center
Careers in Acquisition/SCMConclusion
• Valuable career opportunities in Acquisition/SCM
• Increasing demand in both public and private sectors
• Attractive salaries and benefits
• Opportunities for continuing career advancement
• Wide variety of associated specialty skills areas
• Numerous educational options available
• Contact MVAC for more information
MIAMI VALLEY ACQUISITION CONSORTIUM
CHARTER
Vision: The Miami Valley Acquisition Consortium (MVAC) is a joint academic, government, and industry partnership preparing the Miami Valley workforce for the challenges of tomorrow.
Motto: Preparing the right workforce for tomorrow.
Mission: To provide a collaborative organization that will continuously assess the workforce needs and capabilities of the Miami Valley, and promulgate programs that will advance leadership and operational strengths.
GoalsThe MVAC seeks to develop initiatives designed to:• Complement, support and strengthen leadership development
opportunities;• Facilitate entry pathways to career development;• Set forth plans for development and advancement programs
for career professionals;• Identify lateral training for professionals affected by industry
reorganization or change;• Provide reference data relating to affordability and value of
programs;• Serve as the conduit for the exchange of beneficial
information.
Focus
Public and Private Sector Personnel:
Logistics, Procurement, and Supply Chain
Management (SCM) Specialists.
Department of Defense and Defense
Support Contract Personnel:
Acquisition, Technology & Logistics (AT&L) Workforce.
MVAC MembershipAcademia
• Cedarville University• Central Michigan University• Central State University• Clark State Community College• Defense Acquisition University• Edison Community College• Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University• Indiana Wesleyan University• Sinclair Community College• University of Dayton• Wright State University• Wittenberg University• Miami Valley Tech Prep Consortium
Government and Industry
• Aeronautical Systems Center
• Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission
• Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce
• Dayton Development Coalition
MVAC StakeholdersAcademia: All MVAC College and University members.
Government: Virtually all Government agencies involved in Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (AT&L) and/or Supply Chain Management (SCM).
1. Federal Government
a) Department of Defense
b) Environmental Protection Agency
c) Other Agencies
2) State of Ohio
a) Ohio Board of Education
b) Ohio Board of Regents
Stakeholders Continued
3) Ohio Counties
4) City Governments
Industry: Virtually all business involved in Procurement and Supply Chain Management (SCM).
Related Professional Organizations
• Chambers of Commerce• Association for Operations Management (APICS)• Dayton Business Partnerships• Institute for Supply Management (ISM)• International Society of Logistics Engineers (SOLE)• National Association of Purchasing Management
(NAPM)• Supply-Chain Council (SCC)• Many other key disciplines