The Collar360

Supply chain manager

Other names

global sourcing manager, supply chain specialist, supply chain coordinator, supply chain project manager, supply and distribution manager, supply chain procurement manager

Buying, supply and stores

They plan and manage how materials are bought, stored, moved and made into finished products, and change plans when demand changes.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

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    Determine appropriate equipment and staffing levels to load, unload, move, or store materials.

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    Manage activities related to strategic or tactical purchasing, material requirements planning, controlling inventory, warehousing, or receiving.

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    Select transportation routes to maximise economy by combining shipments or consolidating warehousing and distribution.

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Sources

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Uganda programmes: NCHE accredited programmes and the health, vocational and teacher training bodies

Official record

National Council for Higher Education, UHPAB, UVTAB, the TVET Council, UNMC, AHPC, UNITE and others. Gathered by The Collar360.

Public registers

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
responsable de la logistique approvisionnement
español
director de la cadena de suministro/directora de la cadena de suministro
العربية
مدير سلسلة التوريد / مديرة سلسلة التوريد
português
Gestor da cadeia logística/Gestora da cadeia logística
Deutsch
Supply-Chain-Manager/Supply-Chain-Managerin
italiano
responsabile della catena di fornitura

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