The Top Supply Chain Management Careers for MBA Grads
If you’ve got your MBA in hand or if you soon will, a supply chain career is worth exploration. This article will look at how you can launch a supply chain career, the typical salary ranges for supply chain management (SCM) and supply chain design roles, and some of the top MBA programs if you seek to develop or begin a career in the field.
Two Cranfield MBAs Become Dragons In The Den
The BBC has announced that Cranfield MBA alums Sarah Willingham and Nick Jenkins will join its “Dragons’ Den” show for series 13.
Both Sarah and Nick are active members of the Cranfield alumni community, regularly returning to the campus to offer help and advice to students.
Sarah, who completed the MBA in 2003, bought The Bombay Bicycle Club soon after graduating and turned it into the largest and most successful Indian restaurant chain in the UK before selling it a few years later. Sarah now combines running letssavesomemoney.com, the consumer personal finance website, with a portfolio of business investments.
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First Woman To Receive Prestigious Agriculture Scholarship Is A Cranfield MBA Student
The first ever female recipient of a national farming scholarship is nearly halfway through her MBA at Cranfield School of Management.
Sarah Wells, a business support manager at Countrywide Farmers, started studying at Cranfield in January 2014 thanks to the MBA Agrifarm Charitable Foundation.
Says Sarah: “The Cranfield MBA provides an excellent grounding in all the essential subjects, from marketing and business strategies to finance and logistics. I’ve always known that I wanted a career in agriculture and I’m keen to demonstrate that, in agriculture, women do just as well as men. It’s really interesting that other students on the course are surprised by just how sophisticated and well developed agriculture needs to be, and has become.”
The MBA Agrifarm Charitable Foundation was established on his retirement by John Beckett, the outgoing chairman of Genus, a business selling products to cattle and pig farmers.
The scholarship is granted each year to the candidate who can demonstrate not only that they will benefit from studying at Cranfield, but also that the leadership qualities that will enable management change in the UK agricultural industry.
Sarah works for Countrywide Farmers, the leading UK business in the supply of products and advice to the rural community. They employ more than 1000 staff and specialise in agriculture, energy and retail trading.
Employment Report Cites 83% Employment Rate for Cranfield MBA Grads
Cranfield School of Management is pleased to announce that 83% of the MBA class of 2013 was employed within three months of graduating, with an average salary increase of £31,576.
According to the MBA Employment Report for the class of 2013, the average salary package post for Cranfield is £78,355, and 85% of the cohort changed role as a result of their MBA. Cranfield’s strength as a general management school for future leaders is reflected in the report results, with 26% of students securing senior management or director-level positions on completion of the program.
Colin Hudson, Director of Career Development at Cranfield School of Management commented: “The MBA class of 2013 were an extremely proactive group, connecting with the Career Development Service from day one of their program. This is clearly reflected in their employment results.” Continue reading…
