Career Prospects In SAP SCM

Hi everybody,
I am working in freight forwarding industry and having experience of more then 10 Years in various department right from documentation to sales. I have worked with shipping lines, Inland Container depot and freight forwarders. To enhance my skills and giving it a technical edge i want to do a training in SAP SCM. As I don't have any exposure to SAP except doing some documentation work on SAP based Shipping Lines.
I need your valuable suggestions on how should I go about it. Can I go for classroom learning directly or i need to have some experience with SAP based organizations prior to that.
What are the career prospects in SAP SCM.
Regards
Akanksha

Hi Akanksha,
i have done my Engineering from L.N.C.T . Indore. I know indore and its market, i don't think you will get any good training at Indore, so you have to move either Bangaluru, Pune/Mumbai or at Delhi NCR.
As at Bengaluru you will get tough competition with fellow SCM employee, so not suggested.
SCM market is good but its a domain specific , as i don't know much more about SCM , so just posting some useful links, from where you can gain knowledge. SCM market is consistent as far as i know, so take a foot ahead for a new begining, you will surely get what you wants .
Here are some links, which help you in boosting your knowledge.
https://help.sap.com/scm
SAP SCM - Supply Chain Management (SCM) - SCN Wiki
http://www.sap.com/solution/lob/scm/software/overview/highlights.html

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