SOP Sample for MSc Supply Chain Management in the UK

Statement of Purpose

There is hardly any field where management has not made its presence felt. The art of processing and understanding the system of management can help in effective decision making, leading to implementation of more innovative ideas for successful outcomes. Being an Engineer with considerable experience in sales and marketing management, I find the field of Supply Chain Management quite fascinating for it effectively blends technological expertise with human logic. After working for a client in sales and marketing domain and learning about new concepts like statistical methods, I strongly felt the need for concrete knowledge in this field and to work globally which became my prime motivation to pursue my higher education in Post Graduation in Supply Chain Management. With this program, I intend to learn the best tools of analytics and business necessary skills that are required for effective utilization of supply management. My goal is to start a new career in the country as a Supply Chain Manager with best results. I would also like to challenge myself in the next few years, by staying updated and working close to technology.

The roots of my interest in the field of Management dig down to my school days when I was fascinated with managing groups and school picnics. Their implementation in real life processes intrigued me a lot. I used to stay long hours with my faculty until I got the reason behind phenomena; as a result, I developed managing skills at an early age. During my undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from [UNIVERSITY_NAME], I gravitated toward management in various National level events and inter-college events right from the start. Although it was not my major area of study, I developed a strong and deep insight in subjects like Metrology and Quality Control (MQC). These subjects deal in improving and disproving the quality of product and the management of tools according to Kaizen which is a Japanese rule.

In between, I worked for 6 months as a BDE (Business Development Executive) where my role was to send mail to clients and convince them to get featured in a magazine named [MAGAZINE_NAME]. Later, I enhanced myself to grow and pursued an opportunity to work as a Corporate Sales Manager. There, I was required to explore properties for given requirements from the client for their social events or corporate events and give an innovative solution for the same. I was also required to handle a team of four members and to motivate them for business growth. This job not only gave me better understanding of business and processes but also helped me in improving my managing skills day by day. Later I was fascinated with field work which could help me to grow my communication skills, so I joined [COMPANY_NAME] as a Business Development Associate through which I am getting an opportunity to meet new people and explore knowledge and share mine too regarding education importance.

Now with around 2 years of experience, I feel this is the right time to upgrade my knowledge of Supply Chain Management by pursuing a full-time course. I believe this course will equip me with latest trends, data tools and upcoming processes. This program will also help me in improving my knowledge in business analytics, supervised and unsupervised algorithms for management industries, etc.

Also with my zeal and passion towards Dance, I joined a Dance Institute in the role of student. After getting trained, I started working in the same Institute as an assistant dance choreographer. From then I started working on my inner skills. My role was to teach dance and assist our head. Later, as per my experience I owned an Institute as [INSTITUTE_NAME] in the year 2015. After that I was required to expand the Institute in various areas with innovative ideas and authentic steps of garba. So, I started branches at three different areas of the city.

Having zeal and enthusiasm to study abroad, I sorted out few options available and found few programs in USA, Ireland, UK, and Canada. I opted out Ireland as it has lesser job opportunities compared to UK. UK has wider job opportunities in multiple domains like Financial, Manufacturing, Automobile, Banking, Health care, Hotel Management, Business Management, etc., where Supply Chain Management has a wider scope in development. UK is also one of the largest destinations for international students, providing high quality study for value of money. Course duration for Post Graduation in UK universities is of 1 year (mostly), which will enhance my skills. Moreover, the practical approach of study will provide me more exposure to real time work environment. I am quite confident that this friendly practical approach of study, which is more goal oriented, will help me stand out of the crowd, brightening my career opportunities in top MNCs on return to my home country.

Considering my career goals, I have chosen the country which has many of the leading educational institutions. The course curriculum included is pretty much helpful for strong business management background. I look forward to the Predictive Supply Chain Management-driven decision making for Management learning models for predicting the business. Apart from the strong foundation courses offered, diverse elective programs will provide me greater insight into different industrial domains. Also, implementing theoretical concepts on the capstone project while working with real time data would greatly help in future endeavors and make me job ready.

Studying at [UNIVERSITY_NAME] would surely help me refresh all my managing skills gained through my experience so far and try to work out on more practical knowledge gained at the Institution. I am sure that your Institute will fulfill all my interests in the subjects so far and clear the path for a great career ahead.