Every industry is unique, and so is the experience working in it, it’s just that we are so unaware of such possibilities that we stick with what our friends/peers have told us.
Unlike you, the majority of candidates follow a mainstream career path and are not willing to take a similar risk of switching industries, but don’t worry, we got your back. We do the dirty work of spending countless hours of manual research to compile this list, so you don’t have to.
This section is to help you explore the various industries in which Operations & Supply Chain plays a significant role, and also nudge you in the right direction to make a kill in your new job.
Table of Contents
Top 3 industries –
Information Technology (I.T)
1. Electronics & Hardware Companies like Phillips, Samsung Electronics, Siemens
2. Internet Companies like Google, Yahoo & Facebook
3. IT Infrastructure Companies like Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Arista Networks & Cisco Systems
4. Nanotechnology Companies like Taiwan Semiconductor, Thermo Fisher Scientific & DuPont de Nemours, Inc
5. IT Security/Cybersecurity Companies like Palo Alto Networks, McAfee & BlackBerry
6. Semiconductors Companies like Samsung, tsmc, and Intel
7. Software Companies like Microsoft, Hubspot, Zoom
Consumer Discretionary
1. Consumer Products Companies like Nike, British American Tobacco, and Unilever
2. Consumer Service Companies like Playboy, FedEx, and Mr. Handyman
3. Education/Training Companies like Stanford University, Udemy, Harvard Business Publishing
4. Food Companies like BeyondMeat, Del Monte, and Nestle
5. Retail Companies like Starbucks, Barnes&Nobles, and Walmart
6. Transportation Service Companies like Lufthansa, Avis Budget Group, and Cosco Shipping
7. Travel and Leisure Companies like Las Vegas Sands Corporation, Marriot International, Walt Disney World
Industrials
1. Aerospace Companies like Airbus, Boeing, and Lockheed Martin
2. Automobile Companies like Volkswagen Group, Toyota Motor & Daimler
3. Bottling Companies like PepsiCo, Anheuser-Busch InBev & Coca-Cola
4. Construction Companies like ACS Actividades de Construcción y Servicios S.A, Hochtief Aktiengesellschaft & VINCI
5. Defence Companies like Lockheed Martin Corporation, Northrop Grumman Corporation & The Boeing Company
6. Environmental services like Schneider Electric, Advanced Disposal, and Orsted
7. Heating, cooling & ventilation equipment, and services like Panasonic, Hitachi & Whirlpool
9. Industrial machinery Companies like Caterpillar, Inc, Deere & Co. & CNH Industrial NV
10. Logistics & distribution Companies like Grainger, Wesco, and UPS
11. Packaging Companies like International Paper Company, WestRock & Tetra Laval
12. Rail transport Companies like Deutsche Bahn, SNCF & JSC Russian Railways
13. Ship building & repair Companies like A.P. Moller-Maersk Group, Mediterranean Shipping Company & COSCO – China Ocean Shipping Company