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Supply Chain Career Risk Management: Don’t Wait for the Pink Slip
Supply chain disruptions are increasing job risk. Take control with proactive career risk management strategies to protect your role.
Using AI to Apply for Jobs Is Flooding Employers: Here’s How to Stand Out
Candidates are using AI to apply for jobs, overwhelming recruiters and hiring managers. Learn how to cut through the noise and stand out.
Chief Supply Chain Officer Career Path: How to Become a CSCO, Salary, and Leadership Traits
Introduction Chief Supply Chain Officers (CSCOs) have gained prominence and importance during the last decade of global supply chain upheaval. From stock outs during the Pandemic to global conflict, strategic sourcing challenges, and trade wars, supply chains have had to withstand massive disruptions. The role of CSCO has also rapidly evolved to include more machine learning, savvy technicians as well as expert strategies and forecasts. The ability to parse the latest and greatest artificial intelligence strategies and platforms have also come to the forefront. However, soft skills like personnel management, succession planning, communication, and the ability to lead through [...]
20% of Global Supply Chain oil flows through Iran – Disruptions to come?
There’s reason to be concerned about your supply chain gas prices with another global conflict. The attack on Iran by the United States and Israel has closed the Strait of Hormuz where 20% of the world’s oil flows. Crude oil will increase first with refined petroleum (gasoline) following soon thereafter. Experts estimate that gas prices will top $3/gallon in the near future while supplies are disrupted. What does this mean for your supply chain, you might ask? Well, it means that your overland freight could be impacted. Depending on where you’re sourcing your product, manufacturing costs could also rise [...]
Supply Chain on the Edge with Josh Middlebrooks: Last 100 Feet of Logistics
In this episode, Mike Ogle and Rodney Apple discuss the rapidly emerging concept of “supply chain on the edge” with Josh Middlebrooks, President of Luxer One. They explore how explosive e-commerce growth has pushed logistics innovation beyond the traditional last mile into the final 100 feet, where technologies such as smart lockers, automation, and asynchronous delivery are transforming how packages move from carrier to customer and creating new opportunities for supply chain leaders. E-commerce reshaped supply chains. Omnichannel blurred the lines between stores, warehouses, and customers. But a new frontier is emerging, one that [...]
SCM Talent Group Launches Supply Chain Technology Recruiting & Executive Search Practice
SCM Talent Group has launched a new Supply Chain Technology Recruiting practice to help companies hire technology-forward supply chain leaders.
A Day in the Life of a Supply Chain Analyst
Read about a day in the life of a Supply Chain Analyst goes about their day. This is an exciting field with tons of earning potential.
Onboarding for Impact: Optimizing the First 90 Days on the Job
The job offer is just the beginning. You need to know what questions to ask so that you can properly evaluate and negotiate your offer.
2025 to 2026 Supply Chain Talent, Technology, and Career Outlook
The job offer is just the beginning. You need to know what questions to ask so that you can properly evaluate and negotiate your offer.
Offer Evaluation and Negotiation: Critical Guidance for Landing the Best Offer
The job offer is just the beginning. You need to know what questions to ask so that you can properly evaluate and negotiate your offer.
