2020 SUPPLY CHAIN

SALARY AND CAREER

SURVEY REPORT
CANADA
2020 SUPPLY CHAIN
SALARY AND CAREER
SURVEY REPORT

TABLE OF CONTENTS
5 SALARY 19 CAREER SATISFACTION

Supply chain salaries Career satisfaction

Additional compensation Liklihood of recommending a supply chain career

Salary increases 21 SKILLS

Closing the gender gap Technical skills
Salary by education Leadership skills
Area of study 23 CERTIFICATION
Salary by industry tenure Impact of certification on salary
Job responsibilities based on SCOR function APICS certification compared
14 CORPORATE STRUCTURES 27 APPENDICES
Common titles among functions Appendix A: Demographics of the survey
Reporting structures Appendix B: How the survey was developed
16 BENEFITS

Vacation
Paid time off
Insurance and disability

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SUPPLY CHAIN
SALARIES IN $153,680

CANADA
225 supply chain professionals from
Canada participated in the annual ASCM
$103,360
Supply Chain Salary and Career Survey.
The median salary among supply chain
professionals in Canada is $70,720 CAD.
After additional cash compensation, the
$76,024
median total cash compensation is $76,024
CAD. The average annual salary increase $61,458
for supply chain professionals was 4.6%. $53,360

$53,176 $60,098 $70,720 $93,840 $126,480

Base Salary

Additional Compensation

10th 25th 50th 75th 90th

Percentile Percentile Percentile Percentile Percentile

Minimum Median Highest

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SALARY BY
INDUSTRY TENURE
$102,000
As one continues to work in the field of
supply chain, they will see their salaries
increase. The respondents reported an
average increase of around $6500 CAD
$78,880
every 2-5 years. Those who stay in the field
20 years or more will see marked increases $71,215
in their salary. $65,173
$58,970

2 Years 3-4 Years 5-9 Years 10-19 Years 20+ Years

or Less

Years in Supply Chain Field

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THE GENDER GAP
Survey respondents revealed a gap
between the salaries of men and women.
Men earned 12% more than women.

$74,120 $65,960

Men Women

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SUPPLY CHAIN
FUNCTION PRIMARY FUNCTION ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS

Half (50%) of supply chain

professionals indicated their Plan 50% Plan 30%
primary function as “Plan” and
one quarter of the sample (25%)
reported “Source” as their Source 25% Source 30%
primary responsibility. For
additional responsibilities,
“Deliver” was the most common Make 8% Make 39%
(36%) followed by “Plan” and
”Source” ( both 30%).
Deliver 15% Deliver 36%

Return 0% Return 17%

Enable 2% Enable 21%

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SALARIES BY
SUPPLY CHAIN
FUNCTION
$73,520
The highest median salaries reported by $68,000 $68,000
$67,456
respondents was for those who reported $64,049
“Plan” as their primary function at $73,520
CAD, followed by “Make” and “Deliver” at
$68,000 CAD. The reported median salary
for “Return” is calculated based upon
respondents who reported this as an
additional function.

Plan Source Make Deliver Enable

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PAID TIME OFF AND
WORK/LIFE BALANCE
The majority (78%) of respondents
reported that they were allotted 3 weeks
or more of vacation time. Canadian supply
chain professionals enjoy a nice work/life
balance, as an overwhelming majority work
45 hours or less per week. WEEKS OF PTO HOURS WORKED PER WEEK

More Than 45 Hours 81%

36%
3 Weeks or Less

3 Weeks 42% 45 to 14%

50 Hours

Less Than More Than 5%

22%
3 Weeks 50 Hours

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CAREER
SATISFACTION 39.4%

Overall, surveyed supply chain

professionals are happy with their
careers. On a scale from 1-10, 73%
gave a rating of 8 or higher. Many all
professionals (91%) have a positive
outlook of their career.

18.5% 19.0%

14.4%

Positive Career
Outlook
6.0%

1.9%
91 %
0% 0% .5% .5%

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Not At All Very Satisfied
Satisfied
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LIKELIHOOD OF RECOMMENDING
A SUPPLY CHAIN CAREER
27.9%
An overwhelming majority of respondents
would recommend supply chain as a 25.1%
career path to others.

18.6%
17.7%

7.0%

2.3%
.9% .5%
0% 0%

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Not at all Very Likely
Likely

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TECHNICAL SKILLS
Both technical and people skills are TOP FIVE TECHNICAL SKILLS
essential for supply chain careers.
For technical skills, over half of the
respondents believe inventory
management is essential. Other
important technical skills include
best practices knowledge, project Inventory
management and computer skills. Managent Best Practice
Knowledge

53% 42%

Project Computer
Management Skills

41% 40%
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LEADERSHIP SKILLS
Supply chain professionals surveyed considered TOP FIVE LEADERSHIP SKILLS
the effective communication skills, collaboration
with others and critical thinking to be some of
the most important leadership skills for a supply
chain career. The ability to see the big picture
was also deemed important.
Effective Collaboration
Communication with Others

35% 35%

Critical Big Picture

Thinking Future Planning

34% 28%
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APICS CERTIFICATION
HOLDERS EARN MORE
Those with an APICS certification $95,640
reported a higher median salary
compared to respondents who did not $83,905
have an APICS certification. CPIM
certification holders reported a salary that
is 23% higher, and CSCP certification
$68,000
holders reported a 41% higher salary.

No APICS CPIM CSCP

Certification
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APPENDIX A: DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE SURVEY

AGE OF RESPONDENTS GENDER BREAKDOWN OF RESPONDENTS

1% Other/declined
to answer

20-29 27%

30-39 37%

40-49 24% 64% 35%

Men Women

50+ 12%

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APPENDIX A: DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE SURVEY

YEARS IN SUPPLY CHAIN FIELD INDUSTRY

29% Aerospace 3%

26% Automotive 7%

Chemical 2%

Consumer Package Goods 11%

18% Education 1%

15% Government/Military 2%

13% Industrial Manufacturing 32%

Pharmaceutical/Healthcare 9%

Retail 10%

Technology 5%

Transportation/Logistics 4%

Utilities 1%
2 Years 3-4 Years 5-9 Years 10-19 Years 20+ Years
or Less Other 12%

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APPENDIX A: DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE SURVEY

ORGANIZATION SIZE BY NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES COMPANY ANNUAL REVENUES

Less Than 99 21% 50 Billion or More 6%

10-49.9 Billion 11%

100-249 12%

5-9.9 Billion 4%
250--999 18%
1-4.9 Billion 14%
1,000-9,999 23%
500-999.9 Million 10%

10,000 -24,999 11%

100-499.9 Million 14%

25,000+ 15% 50-99.9 Million 9%

25-49.9 Million 11%

Less Than 25 Million 20%

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APPENDIX B: HOW THE SURVEY WAS DEVELOPED

Collection of the data

Participants were initially invited to respond to the

survey on January 15, 2020 and were sent reminders
to participate on January 23 and 29. Supply chain
professionals also were invited to participate via social
media. Per antitrust guidelines, data collected
regarding compensation must be at least three months
old. Therefore, all respondents were instructed to
answer the survey based on their position in the supply
chain field in the period between October 1,2018, and
October 1, 2019. The survey was closed for tabulation
on January 31, 2020 with 265 usable responses from
Canada. Supply chain professionals around the world
were invited to participate. Worldwide there was a total
of 3275 usable responses. Percentages may not add to
100 for single-answer questions because of rounding
or non-response.