Supply Chain Managers
Direct or coordinate production, purchasing, warehousing, distribution, or financial forecasting services or activities to limit costs and improve accuracy, customer service, or safety. Examine existing procedures or opportunities for streamlining activities to meet product distribution needs. Direct the movement, storage, or processing of inventory.
$107,230 a year (for the broader BLS group this job sits in).
of the working time. Estimate.
- 96%
- 4%
- 0%
Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 0%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 4%. Today's estimate: 8%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 30 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Implement new or improved supply chain processes to improve efficiency or performance.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 14% | 2.5 work days6.7 h to 1.7 work weeks | 0%Half by Jun 2028 | |
| Design or implement supply chains that support business strategies adapted to changing market conditions, new business opportunities, or cost reduction strategies.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 14% | 1 work week1.7 work days to 3.3 work weeks | 0%Half by Dec 2028 | |
| Manage activities related to strategic or tactical purchasing, material requirements planning, controlling inventory, warehousing, or receiving.Done daily by most who do it. | 13% | 6.7 h1.7 h to 2.5 work days | 8%Half by Sep 2027 | |
| Design, implement, or oversee product take back or reverse logistics programs to ensure products are recycled, reused, or responsibly disposed.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 9% | 2.5 work days6.7 h to 1.7 work weeks | 0%Half by Jun 2028 | |
| Determine appropriate equipment and staffing levels to load, unload, move, or store materials.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 7% | 5 h1.7 h to 1.6 work days | 17%Half by Apr 2027 | |
| Design or implement plant warehousing strategies for production materials or finished products.Done yearly or less by most who do it. | 5% | 2.5 work days6.7 h to 1.7 work weeks | 0%Half by Jun 2028 | |
| Develop procedures for coordination of supply chain management with other functional areas, such as sales, marketing, finance, production, or quality assurance.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 4% | 6.7 h2.5 h to 2.5 work days | 9%Half by Jul 2027 | |
| Evaluate and select information or other technology solutions to improve tracking and reporting of materials or products distribution, storage, or inventory.Done yearly or less by most who do it. | 4% | 3.1 work days6.7 h to 1.7 work weeks | 0%Half by Aug 2028 | |
| Participate in the coordination of engineering changes, product line extensions, or new product launches to ensure orderly and timely transitions in material or production flow.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 4% | 5 h1.7 h to 2.1 work days | 15%Half by Jun 2027 | |
| Analyze inventories to determine how to increase inventory turns, reduce waste, or optimize customer service.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 3% | 6.7 h1.7 h to 2.1 work days | 9%Half by Aug 2027 | |
| Select transportation routes to maximize economy by combining shipments or consolidating warehousing and distribution.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 3% | 4.2 h1.7 h to 1.3 work days | 27%Half by Jan 2027 | |
| Define performance metrics for measurement, comparison, or evaluation of supply chain factors, such as product cost or quality.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 3% | 5 h1.7 h to 2.1 work days | 15%Half by Jun 2027 |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
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From O*NET's related occupations. Within reach now and by the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.
Where this job works
The industry groups that employ the most of it (BLS, May 2025). Counts are for the broader BLS group this job sits in.
Where the most of these jobs are
The metro areas with the most people in it (BLS, May 2025). Counts are for the broader BLS group this job sits in.