Supply Chain / Operations Management Career Guide

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Past Internship Sites:

  • Steelcase
  • Agape Plastics
  • Haworth
  • General Motors
  • Adient
  • Uniform Color Company
  • C.H. Robinson
  • Mill Steel Company
  • Smart Vision Lights
  • Lacks Enterprises

Where Alumni Have Landed

  • Logistics Engineer - Holland Special Delivery
  • Associate Sales Executive – CH Robinson
  • Associate Supply Chain Analyst – Amway
  • Business Process Specialist – FCA
  • Production Group Leader – Gentex
  • Category Analyst – SpartanNash
  • Logistics Coordinator – JR Automation
  • Transportation Planning Specialist – KBX Logistics LLC
  • Indirect Procurement Buyer – Meijer
  • Product Data Analyst – Steelcase
  • Load Planning Coordinator – RJ and Sons LLC
  • Purchasing Coordinator – Beta Plastics
  • Planner/Scheduler – American Axle Manufacturing
  • Business Systems Analyst – Wolverine Worldwide
  • Supply Chain Specialist – The Dow Chemical Company
  • Area Manager – Amazon.com
  • Sales and Operations Planning Analyst – Perrigo
  • Logistics Coordinator – Mill Steel
  • Buyer – X-rite
  • Replenishment Analyst – Gordon Food Service
  • Data Deployment Analyst – 3M

Spotlights

Jamie Belt '19 Spotlight

Jamie Belt '19

One of my accounting professors (Sopariwala) once sat with me for 2 hours straight to help me understand my homework and prepare for the final exam. After he graded mine, he emailed me to let me know he was proud of my grade.

Jessica Carlson '09 Spotlight

Jessica Carlson '09

My roommate was from Chicago and the Bears were in the Superbowl in 2007. The snow did not stop us from bundling up and heading out to Superbowl watch parties along 48th Ave!

Matthew Stevens '16 Spotlight

Matthew Stevens '16

One of my favorite memories at Grand Valley was competing in college athletics on the swim team and making so many memories with all my teammates. Being around 60 of your closest friends for four years was an amazing experience.

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Student Organizations to Consider

  • Association for Operations Management (APICS)
  • Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)
  • Delta Sigma Pi (Professional Business Fraternity)
  • Enterprise Systems Student Union (ESSU)
  • Seidman Investment Portfolio Organization (IPO)
  • Seidman Supply Chain Management Association (SSCMA)

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Develop some of these technical and professional competencies to be successful:

  • Forecasting
  • Pricing
  • Strategic planning
  • Process improvement
  • Data management and analysis 
  • Inventory management
  • Transportation management
  • Logistics
  • E-commerce
  • Customer satisfaction
  • Project management

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