Business Management with Supply Chain Keele University

Overview

This Business Management with Supply Chain, B.A degree from Keele University integrates core business management principles with a specialist focus on supply chain management. It provides the opportunity to develop knowledge and practical skills in this growth area and gain a solid understanding of the broader business landscape. 

You will explore topics such as sustainable procurement and supply chains, examining how effective purchasing enables the smooth flow of goods, while aiming to achieve the best cost and meet customer needs. Purchasing management is analysed, looking at contracting out elements of the supply chain, sustainability and risk management. You’ll also examine real-world case studies to see how companies handle their purchasing, procurement and global supply chains. 

Our programme will introduce you to logistics, warehousing, goods transportation, and the entire process of transforming raw materials into finished products delivered to the end consumer. Additional topics include inventory management, storage, network design, distribution and the different models of freight transportation. 

BA (Hons) Business Management with Supply Chain is part of our dynamic suite of Business Management degrees, offering you a comprehensive understanding of key business and management principles. All our Business Management programmes share a common first year, where you'll build a strong foundation in core areas such as Marketing, Finance, and Human Resources, while also exploring the wider global business context - covering topics like international economics, politics, and society. You’ll also develop essential skills in data analysis and digital decision-making tools, crucial for today’s tech-driven business world. 

From the second year, you will specialise, tailoring your studies to suit your interests and career aspirations. We place a strong emphasis on the purpose of business, sustainability, and ethics, ensuring you’re prepared to lead with integrity in an ever-evolving business landscape.  

Practical, career-focused teaching and learning ensures that you can apply the theory you’re learning to real-world scenarios that will build your expertise and confidence. We will also get you thinking about sustainability and business ethics so when you begin work or start your own business you can be a force for good in the world.  

Our built-in Professional and Academic Development Programme spans your entire degree. Designed to fully prepare you for securing a great job or starting a business, you will develop your professional skills, creativity, confidence, critical thinking and problem-solving abilities. Our aim? To ensure you graduate with clear goals and impressive experiences to show future employers or investors. You’ll benefit from Keele Business School’s strong industry connections, placement or entrepreneurship opportunities, hands-on practical experiences, and invaluable real-world insights such as through our Global Challenge Pathways.

Career opportunities:

This programme offers numerous opportunities to broaden your knowledge and develop a range of transferable skills that are highly valued by employers and enhance your future potential by opening the doors to a wide range of career opportunities where business acumen meets sustainable innovation. Your critical thinking skills will be sharper, your communication abilities will have improved, you will have gained knowledge about the fundamentals of business and established an entrepreneurial mindset. By enhancing your skills via our Professional and Academic Development Programme, you will grow in confidence and graduate with the intellectual, professional, and personal resources to pursue diverse career paths.   

Jobs that a graduate of this course could go on to do: 

• Management Consultant 

• Supply Chain manager 

• Procurement/ Purchasing Manager 

• Logistics Manager 

• Sustainability Manager 

• Operations Manager 

• Chartered Management Accountant 

• Digital Transformation Manager 

• Sales Executive 

• Retail executive 

• Investment Analyst 

• Operational Researcher 

• Financial Trader 

• Investment Banker