Inventory Management

Deepak S | Subject Matter Expert | IBM

What is Inventory Management?

Inventory Management is a great Career option. Understanding Why one wants to choose a Career in Inventory Management is phenomenally more important than figuring out How to get into Inventory Management. Just like you would normally not trust a non Doctor with names of medicines, you should also not trust opinions about Inventory Management from non professionals.

Subject Matter Expert Deepak S is an experienced professional with 3 years & 1 month in Inventory Management. Subject Matter Expert Deepak S outlines Inventory Management as:

Inventory management is the supervision of non-capitalized assets (inventory) and stock items. A component of supply chain management, inventory management supervises the flow of goods from manufacturers to warehouses and from these facilities to point of sale.

How Subject Matter Expert Deepak S got into Inventory Management?

I am a graduate in commerce from SBRR Mahajan College, Mysuru. After completing my MBA in Human Resources, I began working as an Operations Analyst at EMC2 before moving on to IBM as Subject Matter Expert (SME).

Subject Matter Expert Deepak S's Talk on Inventory Management

Starts with what is:
1)	Inventory Management

Next, it covers Education. This Talk is unique because it talks about Education in terms of things which can be learnt from books, to excel at a Career in Inventory Management and not as a list of Qualifications, which one needs to get into Inventory Management. It discusses following headings for Education in Inventory Management:
2)	Supply Chain Management
3)	Software
4)	Product Knowledge
5)	Market Research
6)	MS Office

Then, the Talk focuses on the most important component that is Skills. Inventory Management demands specific Skills which only an experienced professional can lay out. It defines Skills in terms of following items for Inventory Management:
7)	Presentation Skills
8)	Teamwork Skills
9)	Communication Skills

It is important to get an understanding of the Positives of Inventory Management. These are the Positives of Inventory Management:
10)	Working from Home
11)	Good Work-Life Balance
12)	Client Appreciation
13)	Growth Opportunities

Challenges define Inventory Management as much as the Positives of the same:
14)	Stock Deviations
15)	Inconsistent Supply

In the final section of the Talk, Deepak S talks about How a day goes in a Career in:
16)	Managing Inventories

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How to get into

Inventory Management?

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The 14 hour process, guided by a LifePage Career Advisor, will help you introspect and check whether your interest in Inventory Management is merely an infatuation or is it truly something you wish to do for the rest of your life.

Next, your Career Advisor will help you document how you can get into Inventory Management, what education and skills you need to succeed in Inventory Management, and what positives and challenges you will face in Inventory Management.

Finally, you will get a Career Plan stating which Courses, Certifications, Trainings and other Items you need to do in the next 7 years to become world’s best in Inventory Management.

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LifePage Plan will not stop at saying "to become an Architect study Architecture". It will guide you on which Certifications, Trainings and Other items you need to do along with your Architecture education to become the world's best Architect.

Links for this Talk

Subject Matter Expert Deepak S's LifePage:

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https://www.lifepage.in/page/deepaks

LifePage Career Talk on Inventory Management

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https://www.lifepage.in/careers/inventory-management

[Full Talk]
https://lifepage.app.link/20181018-0004

[Trailer]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jB9F5Fn8lHA

(Inventory Management, Deepak S, Operations Analyst, Supply Chain, EMC2, IBM, Manager)

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