The importance of skills supply chain manager for the competitiveness of the organization

This study aims to analyze the skills of the Manager of the supply chain for the competitiveness of enterprises. Qualitative research was undertaken in the literature concerning the topic. The results highlight the need for organisations to develop competitive advantage in a supply chain context, and the powers of the Manager of this chain are fundamental attributes to the company's competitiveness in meeting customer's request. We have come to the conclusions that the Organization be competitive it needs to be integrated into a supply chain and the same Manager profile should cover technical skills (knowledge of customer needs and how to meet them, financial and operational costs, the company's internal and integration with suppliers, solving the problems of the supply chain), behavioral skills (teamwork, communication, customer-focused), knowledge of competition and of the core supply chain processes.