Career and Transfer Research By Liliana Melo Program I. II. 1. 2. III. 1. 2. Introduction Career Challenges Purchasing Manager Management Analyst Plan of Transfer Baruch College (CUNY) Pace University (private university in NYC) INTRODUCTION • I am a student of • • Business Administration at LGCC. By December, I will have completed 43 credits. Also, I am an Metallurgical Engineer. CAREER CHALLENGES Purchasing Manager Management Analyst PURCHASING MANAGER JOB DESCRIPTION Plan, direct, or coordinate the activities of buyers, purchasing officers, and related workers involved in purchasing materials, products, and services. DUTIES AND TASKS • Directs and coordinates activities of • • • • • • personnel engaged in buying, selling, and distributing materials, equipment, machinery, and supplies. Prepares report regarding market conditions. Analyzes market and delivery systems to determine present and future material availability. Negotiates contracts with suppliers. Develops and implements office, operations, and systems instructions. Determines merchandise costs to ensure profit. Conducts inventory and directs buyers in purchase of products, materials, and supplies. SKILLS • Active Listening • Critical Thinking • Judgment and Decision • • • • Making Reading Comprehension Active Learning Management of Material Resources Negotiation MANAGEMENT ANALYST JOB DESCRIPTION Conduct organizational studies and evaluations, design systems and procedures, conduct work simplifications and measurement studies, and prepare operations and procedures manuals to assist management in operating more efficiently and effectively. Includes program analysts and management consultants. DUTIES AND TASKS • Reviews forms and reports. • Gathers and organizes information • • • • • on problems or procedures Ensures successful functioning of newly implemented systems or procedures. Analyzes data and develops solutions Develops and implements records Prepares manuals and trains workers in use of new forms. Reports, procedures or equipment, according to organizational policy SKILLS • Writing • Reading • • • • • Comprehension Speaking Systems Evaluation Active Listening Critical Thinking Operations Analysis WAGES • • PURCHASING MANAGER Entry level workers = $55,485. Experienced workers = $114,125 • • MANAGEMENT ANALYSTS Entry level workers = $46,131 Experienced workers = $94,823 TRANSFER PLAN Baruch College (CUNY) Pace University (private university in NYC) Baruch College (CUNY) It offers three specializations in management: • Entrepreneurship and small business management (ENT) • Human resource management (HRM) • Operations management (OM). Tuition - Undergraduate Degree Students KIND OF STUDENT New York State Residents FULL TIME PART TIME $2,000 per semester $170 per credit Out-of-State Residents and Foreign Students on Temporary Visas $360 per credit $360 per credit SCHOLARSHIPS • Baruch College Fund (BCF) • offers a number of privately endowed or restricted scholarship funds administered by the Office of Financial Aid. Also, it has other scholarships such as Baruch Incentive Grant, Presidential Incentive Grant, and Presidential Scholarship Pace University It offers a Bachelor of Science/Master of Business Administration: Accounting Financial Management Information Systems International Business International Economics Management Management Science Marketing Management Tuition - Undergraduate Degree Students Resident Commuter $42,406 $36,216 Independent/ Off campus $48,556 SCHOLARSHIPS Pace University has four types of financial aid available: • Scholarships • Grants. • On-campus employment • Loans. THANKS YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION !!!