Business Process Management
What do Business Process Management majors do?
AT A GLANCE
2012 Median Salary:
$48,500 (Bachelor)
A Business Process Management
student has an acumen for
analytics and thoughtful
business decisions
The Business Process Management major develops concepts and skills for crafting innovative ways to deliver a firm's goods and services. A process management major typically combines a thoughtful, goal-oriented approach to projects with the business skills necessary to manage systems, people, ideas, and capital. Graduates might start as an operations or strategy consulting, a project manager, a supply chain analyst, or a quality management professional.
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Career Options
CONSULTING
Perform database analysis, financial modeling, general business analysis, research, and generate reports for the client or project team. In addition, consultants are actively involved in the application and transfer of specific skills and knowledge to the client.
- 15% of 2012 Business Process Management majors started their careers in Consulting
- $66,500 mean salary
CORPORATE SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Procurement - The contracting of goods and services with an emphasis on supply source development/analysis, goal setting, bidding, negotiations, and ethical considerations.
Logistics - Responsible for performing market analysis of vendor competitiveness, support analysis for contract negotiation and review, tracking vendor performance, executing modal analysis, analyzing cost, risk, and service, analyzing transportation asset utilization and optimizing distribution networks.
Supply Chain Analysts - Work with third-party suppliers and contractors with emphasis on supply/demand market analysis, supply source strategy development, management information systems, financial analysis, bidding and negotiating, contracting, supplier relationship management, and performance management.
GENERAL MANAGEMENT
Oversee the day-to-day operations of goods, services, and employees. Managers are in charge of executing company goals. Most new hires will enter into a management training program that will last between 18-36 months.
Sample Job Descriptions
Retail Banking Development at BMO Harris Bank
Retail Banking Development Program is a year long program which provides a unique combination of experiences including classroom learning, e-learning, on-the-job training, and mentoring. As a Personal Banker you will ensure that customer's needs are achieved by conducting a thorough financial needs assessment and offering the most appropriate products and services that fulfills the customer's immediate and future financial needs. The opportunity allows you to generate leads, build new and maintain existing customer relationships, resulting in great customer experiences. The Personal Banker is accountable for delivering clarity to customers through simplicity, guidance, and know-how.
Program Design (Your first year at BMO Harris Bank):
Phase 1 (Building Foundation Skills – 5 months): combination of classroom instruction, on-the job training, banker shadow within the field, exposure to customer conversations, lending & credit, small business & wealth, and product knowledge
Phase 2 (Branch Placement): Upon the successful completion of Phase 1, placement opportunities are based on needs of the retail bank and training program performance
Phase 3 (On-The-Job 7 months): Work in the field gaining experience through customer interactions with continued enrichment and learning
Full-Time Consulting Analyst with Huron Consulting
Analysts will provide consulting services on client engagement matters - including data gathering, organization of documents and electronic data, financial modeling and analysis. They will begin to build consulting and teamwork skills and manage day-to-day tasks on a client engagement.
- Conduct research and perform qualitative analysis on findings to present to the team and/or client
- Conduct quantitative analysis utilizing a variety of tools including MS Excel and MS Access
- Position requires competency in relationship building skills, verbal and written communications, and teamwork
- Working with clients at all levels, supporting client project teams, and managing expectations of clients and management
Account Manager at Coyote Logistics
As an Account Manager at Coyote Logistics you will focus on the brokerage aspect of our business, helping our customers move their inventory in the most cost effective way by identifying and providing logistics solutions. You will create and manage your individual portfolio of accounts while working in a team environment. Business is generated through inside and outside sales by way of industry referrals, prospecting and business to business selling. You will be addressing concerns and implementing solutions for both established, as well as prospective customers.
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