Circle of Logisticians

The results of the 2009 DMP Salary Survey has been published. The following is an excerpt:

DMP Salary Guide  was first launched in 2008 among graduates from the TLI-AP Double Masters Program.  This exercise is conducted to track the career progression of DMP alumni and to facilitate new alumni in charting a roadmap for their professional development.

Singapore Benchmarks
In Singapore, salary figures compiled by the Singapore Ministry of Manpower suggested that supply chain professionals rank within the top 10 percentile of all earners in Singapore.  A procurement (supply chain) manager earned ...

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Robert Walters recently released the results of its salary survey of employers and employees on the projected range of salaries in the year ahead.

Based on the results, salaries of supply chain professionals would likely remain similar to those in 2009.

Recruitment activity is expected to rise for regional positions, particularly in procurement and sourcing, and is likely to be "focused on addessing needs of internal stakeholers".

Demand for supply chain professionals are mostly coming from the FMCG, pharmaceutical, telecommunications and financial services industries. On the other hand, job opportunities are declining in low-cost manufacturing related industries which are relocating out of Singapore.

Source: Robert Walters

The U.S. News and World Report has recently ranked "Logisticians" as among the top 50 professions that have positive outlooks in the year ahead in the U.S.. Key highlights from the report are:

• Job growth is likely to be hgher than average and employment should grow at 20% through 2018
• Logisticians have responsibilities that directly affect the bottom line. That provides opportunities to ascend into middle and senior management
• Stress level is medum to high as part of a logistician's job is to "douse the flames"
• To get started as a logistician, one's education should be in business, supply-chain management, process engineering, or industrial engineering
• In the U.S., entry level annual salaries start at US$40,000 for bachelor degree graduates, reaching a median of US$66,500 for all logisticians
• Senior managers running hitting logistics, supply-chain, distribution, or operations departments can earn US$250,000 or more.

The Double Master Program (DMP) can now be funded under the Pofessional Conversion Program (PCP).

TLI-AP will be organising a preview talk for those who are planning to switch to a new career in the logistics sector and would like to know more about the DMP or PCP. 

Please click here to register for the preview talk

Application for the DMP closes on 31 March 2010