What are 3 hard skills that a good supply chain professional need?

SCM professional has to be a good Planner, Communicator, and strategic thinker

Planning & Forecasting, Continual monitoring , Communications.

Strategic Thinking, Cost Saving,Cross-functional

System Thinking ,Tech Savvy ,Communication Skill

Speculative abilities: Ability to forecast what the market brings forth, so as to align that with procurement's and operations' requirements.

Corporate Alignment: Ability to be apply integrative sourcing configurations and supply strategies i.e. procurement techniques and strategies that are not only yielding lower total cost of procurement, but which are also in congruence with overall corporate strategies.

Relationship Management: Ability to manage effectively supplier relationship and development, so as to facilitate the achievement of timely delivery of final products while acquiring factor inputs at the lowest total cost possible.

Planning 

Procurement - negotiation skis

Logistics

Warehousing 

1.Patience

2.Good negotiation 

3.continuous follw ups

Hard Skills,

1- Effective user for available software (SAP/ERP/Microsoft excel ..etc)

2- mathematical and calculations skills to link between number of SKUs, cost, overheads cost, payment and delivery terms, lead time ..etc

3- Warehousing and capacity matrix capability

.. don't forget the plenty of soft skills needed

REAL TIME DATA CORRECT DATA INTERPRETATIONS CORRECT IMPLEMENTATIONS

Effective forecasting skills 

Real time data systems and process improvement skills

Lean thinking

I consider these three as the most important skills to look in any supply chain professional.

Strong People Skills, Strong in operations,Contingency planning