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Business and Supply Chain Management, BSc (Hons)

University of Portsmouth, the United Kingdom

University of Portsmouth

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About Business and Supply Chain Management, BSc (Hons) - at University of Portsmouth

Overview

Supply chain management contributes to every aspect of business, not to mention everyday life.

Recent events like Covid and Brexit have shown how important supply chains are. Ensuring the right products are in the right place at the right time — and at the right cost — is vital to life as we know it. So is ensuring those supply chains are sustainable safe for the environment.

On this degree you'll investigate risk and strategic management, logistics management, and learn how to procure goods and manage supply lines.

You'll use professional industry software, systems and tools to help you explore the ethics and sustainability of global supply chains. 

With a focus on global procurement and the sourcing and purchasing of goods, you’ll graduate with more than just an understanding of logistics and the movement of goods. You’ll build your specialist knowledge and understanding of business in general so that you graduate with a set of management and specific skills that are in demand in the workplace.

You can boost your employability and apply you degree knowledge with a paid industry placement year before or after your third year. As Portsmouth is a vital supply chain hub there are great local opportunities to do a placement year with companies like IBM and Boeing, as well as other roles across the UK. 

Course Highlights

  • Stand out in the employment market with your knowledge of procurement and a valued skill set
  • Get hands on experience of using SAP software and reporting in our SAP suite.
  • Choose from specialist module options including business analytics and data modelling — skills that are in-demand in the industry
  • Gain core management skills such as risk management and leadership alongside your specialist supply chain skills
  • Benefit from the support of our dedicated Placement Team to help you secure a paid placement year 
  • Improve your global employability by spending a year abroad at a partner university in Europe, Asia, Australia or North America
  • Learn from academics who have supply chain industry experience and research expertise in data driven supply chains

Careers and Opportunities

Supply chain management is needed everywhere and there's a great shortage of supply chain skills in the UK. You could work in retail, healthcare, manufacturing, shipping and freight, charities or the public sector - the choice is yours.

Pay is good; the average salary for all UK procurement and supply chain professionals is £49,743 (CIPS Salary Guide 2022) and there are many varied routes for career progression, including working overseas.

Roles you can go on to with this degree include:

  • supply chain management
  • purchasing and procurement
  • procurement management
  • logistics analysis
  • distribution management
  • supply coordination

Previous graduates have gone on to work for companies such as:

  • Marks and Spencer
  • Apple
  • Amazon
  • DHL
  • UPS
  • Automotive (RR)
  • Procter and Gamble (P&G)

Alternatively you could go on to specialist postgraduate study, or set up your own business with the help and support of the University.

Notes about fees for this course

https://www.port.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/undergraduate-fees-and-student-finance

Entry requirements

112-120 points from 3 A levels, or equivalent.

English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.0 with no component score below 5.5.

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