Supply Chain Management Certificate

Move Up With Advanced Training

Acquire new expertise to propel your career forward with a supply chain management certificate from The University of Texas at Tyler. Deepen your knowledge and develop your judgment for strategic leadership in the areas of operations, procurement, logistics and warehousing. Draw on the expertise of faculty from the nationally recognized Soules College of Business, and build your network for expanded professional opportunities. Whether you intend to take a new turn or move straight ahead in your career, a certificate from UT Tyler equips you for what’s next.

Why Earn a Supply Chain Management Certificate at UT Tyler?

From the procurement of raw materials to the delivery of a finished product, supply chains in the modern business context utilize incredibly complex, multi-party networks extending across the globe. Maybe you already have significant industry experience in one area and want to increase your knowledge for broader responsibility. Or, you’re relatively new to supply chain management and desire to quickly grow your confidence and competence. Either way, the certificate program at UT Tyler precisely fits your goals.

Targeted training at the region’s leader in business education gives you:

• World-Class Faculty: Gain new insights as you learn from expert professors with extensive industry experience. Our faculty include published scholars, teaching award recipients and professionals with first-hand knowledge of the contemporary business environment.
• Strong Reputation: Enjoy the advantages of a top-tier program right here in East Texas. UT Tyler’s Soules College of Business is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, a recognition earned by fewer than 5% of the world’s business schools.
• Strategic Focus: Take just the classes you need to advance in your field. A certificate program efficiently enhances your skills without the long-term commitment of a degree program.
• Convenient: You don’t have to interrupt your career to advance in it. With online study options and classes scheduled to accommodate working professionals, you can complete your certificate alongside your other responsibilities.
• Promising Career: The increasing complexity of the global marketplace translates to rising demand for supply chain management professionals. For one example, businesses may need 28% more logisticians during the present decade.
• Affordability: Get ahead for less. UT Tyler’s competitive tuition rates help boost your qualifications at a price you can afford.

Curriculum

The supply chain management certificate program consists of 12 credit hours (four courses) you can complete in two semesters alongside a full-time job. Review case studies and engage in carefully designed exercises for a practical and detailed understanding of operations management, logistics management, strategic sourcing and warehousing.

Complete the program with:

• Enhanced understanding of supply chain management as a discipline and the career options within it.
• Knowledge of strategic management principles governing each area of supply chain management.
• Developed skills in quantitative techniques relating to decision-making.
• Insights, strategies and techniques you can put to use right away in your work for more effective management and leadership.

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What Can You Do With a Certificate in Supply Chain Management?

Find new opportunities in the field, expand your responsibilities or improve your performance in your current role through a wealth of new, comprehensive industry knowledge. All kinds of private, public and government entities rely upon the expertise of supply chain professionals to increase efficiency and performance. Your skills and expertise prove to be an asset in positions like:

• Capacity Manager
• Cost Estimator
• Demand Planner
• Director of Operations
• Director of Transportation
• Export Manager
• Financial Analyst
• Industrial Production Manager
• Logistician
• Purchasing Manager
• Supply Chain Analyst
• Warehouse Supervisor