Vantaggi
Biannual workshops - Program management puts a lot of effort into trying to make them fun for over 100 people. The networking events give you an excuse to email managers and directors you would normally never interact with. Presentations from high level VPs and directors provide valuable insight into their backgrounds and career paths and about the different parts of the organization that most employees don't get to see or hear about. 3-5 days off of work without having to use PTO. Great resume builder - Being able to put that you worked for a $100 billion organization can add some credibility to your resume if you're into tossing big numbers around. Healthcare education - if you're interested in learning more about the healthcare landscape in the USA you'll get it here.
Svantaggi
Lack of diverse experience - Despite being called Supply Chain Management, the program is actually Operations (think nights, long hours, and dreary distribution centers in the middle of nowhere). The first 6-12 months are spent doing a hodgepodge of warehouse work (picking, packing, putting away product, unloading trucks), and the last 24 months are spent as an Operations Supervisor. You'll feel as if you haven't gained or even used any technical or analytical skills - try interviewing for a position outside of the company and you'll be reaffirmed of that. No clear path when you're near 'graduation' - Unless you have an interest in becoming a Black Belt, nothing you'll do in the program's current format really prepares you from an experience or skills standpoint to confidently interview for anything else. Black Belt certification is a lucrative certification, but if you have no personal interest in it, then it's pointless. It goes back to the lack of diverse experience in the program. The stated goal of the program is to prepare you to apply for Consultant positions, but due to not having utilized any advanced software for 3 years, never having done anything relevant, nor having made any real connections outside of your assigned facility (which you'll remain for the entirety) there really aren't many options. No structure - Each facility serves its own unique customers and therefore operates under its own unique schedule. You may placed in a facility or in an area of a facility that may require you to work nights, weekends, holidays, on-call, and EXTENSIVE overtime while some of your other colleagues in the same program do not, but you are all identically compensated. Some folks have managed to get out of the supervisor assignment really early and into either a corporate position or move into a Black Belt position in their distribution center. Good luck getting an explanation on why they did and you're still stuck (yes, after about 6 months as an operations supervisor you'll start to ask if you can move).