Author: rapple
Building Client-Sticky Tech: Chris Harris on Turning IT into a Revenue Engine
Chris Harris Founder of Supermoon Solutions, dives deep into becoming a pivotal figure in supply chain technology space.
From IT & Marketing to Supply Chain Leadership: Mentorship, Agility, and “People-First” Planning — with Elizabeth Raman-Grubbs
Liz Raman-Grubbs, Founder of Supply Chain Gals, reveals innovative approaches to supporting and empowering women in supply chain.
Transportation and Logistics Career Paths
Transportation and Logistics is a critical aspect of supply chain management. While supply chain management career paths are expansive, procurement career paths are also quite extensive as well.
Second Round Interview Questions | How to Answer
Now that you’ve completed the first interview screen and have been contacted regarding the next round, it’s time to prepare for the second round interview questions. The questions in the second round can be much more in-depth than the first round interview questions.
8 Remote Supply Chain Jobs & How to Land Them
Different types of remote supply chain jobs along with how to land these remote supply chain, procurement, and logistics positions!
How to Retain Supply Chain Talent – New Challenges & Solutions
We look at the cost of losing employees, the challenges involved, and new solutions on how to retain supply chain talent,
6 Creative Ways to Find S&OP Talent (INFOGRAPHIC)
If your primary recruiting strategy for S&OP talent is “posting and praying”, you have already committed your first mistake. There’s a sea of top performers that are content in their current roles and are rarely surfing the job boards, so if you think you’re going to find top sales & operations planning talent through a job advertisement, you’re setting yourself up for disappointment. To generate a strong candidate slate, you’ll need to expand your sourcing tactics beyond job postings in order to discover and land the most qualified individuals. Here are a few candidate sourcing channels we recommend to [...]
Podcast: The Future of Supply Chains: Mass Email Layoffs, Gig Economy, Automation, and The Return to Work!
Listen to our in-person recording session on topics such as mass email layoffs, automation & aI in supply chain, and the future of the supply chain gig economy.
Demand Planner Job Description
Demand planning is a supply chain management process that forecasts demand for products to ensure they can be available and delivered to customers. The goal is to hit a balance between having sufficient inventory levels to meet customer needs without having a surplus. A Demand Planner helps to ensure that these levels are consistently met in a cost-effective manner.
Diversity in Supply Chain – (DEI) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Supply Chains
Managing diversity in your company’s supply chain workforce can be challenging. However, the overall benefits of a diverse workforce improve your company’s worth. In business, the bottom line indicates the health and growth of a company. Most return on investment (ROI) numbers can be calculated fairly easily, but there are some intangibles that improve ROI and aren’t so easy to correlate. One such “intangible” is diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in a company’s workforce. In this article, we make a case for actively pursuing DEI (sometimes called just D&I for Diversity and Inclusion), in supply chains and business. Multiple guests on the Supply Chain Careers Podcast have emphasized how diverse backgrounds and viewpoints positively enhance the ability for supply [...]
