Category: Employers
Webinar – “Hiring & Retaining Supply Chain Professionals in a Competitive Environment” – Watch Recap
Staying ahead of the supply chain talent war is one of the biggest challenges facing employers. It has been more difficult than ever to hire and retain professionals within your supply chain organization. Part 1 - October 27th, 2021 | Webinar Recap Topics Covered: Pain Employers are Feeling Right Now Stats on Supply Chain Talent Shortage Develop Employer Branding Strategy Turn Your Organization into Talent Scouts Develop an Employee Referral Program Create a Supply Chain Leadership Development Program Implement a Mentorship Program Streamline Your Hiring Process [...]
Podcast: former Fortune 500 Chairman, President and CEO – Neil Novich
Neil Novich, former Chairman, President and CEO of Ryerson, talks with us about different qualities sought-after in supply chain professionals.
Podcast: Supply Chain Planning Leader – Jeff Ziegler
Jeff Zeigler, Supply Chain Planning Leader, talks with us about transitioning through different supply chain industries.
Podcast: EVP of Supply Chain, at Penguin Random House – Annette Danek
Annette Danek, Executive VP of Supply Chain, talks with us about discovering an interest in the field of supply chain.
Podcast: former President & CEO, at Momentive – Jack Boss
Jack Boss, former President & CEO at Momentive, talks with us about the importance of international supply chain experience.
Supply Chain Hiring Strategy: Why SEO is an Essential Component
Implementing a hiring strategy suitable for qualified talent can often be challenging, recruiters are increasingly posting their jobs online. In fact, Google has revealed that almost 30 percent of all searches on its platform, around 300 million per month, are job-related. While this news appears encouraging, it can also be a sign that job ads can quickly disappear amidst all the other postings. When you use search engine optimization (SEO) as a recruiter, it is advisable to focus on Google as it has a page dedicated to job postings. Fortunately, SEO can make your hiring strategy and online recruitment [...]
Finding Supply Chain Talent & How to Encourage Them to Join Your Team
One of the toughest challenges you can face when managing a supply chain is encouraging and finding supply chain talent to join your team. Now more than ever, competition for supply chain positions has skyrocketed. As universities adapt to onboarding more Supply Chain Management Programs, competition for this new talent has peaked. Additionally, the value of hiring the best executive supply chain leaders has become priceless in the wake of severe supply chain disruptions. Hiring managers would be wise to begin adapting to the new supply chain talent landscape and injecting flexibility into their hiring processes. Refine Your Pitch [...]
Attracting Top Supply Chain Talent – Tips and Tactics for Success
Every supply chain is unique. They differ in many ways too, from organizational design, processes, systems, SKUs, performance, and many other attributes. But, one thing all supply chains have in common is that they are looking for the best talent relevant to their needs. When it comes to attracting top supply chain talent, how can your organization make improvements? Many people might initially think that it is all about the money - the monetary compensation that makes the difference in drawing top supply chain recruits. Though competitive salaries are important, they alone are not what will make exceptional talent choose [...]
Proactively Enhance Your Logistics Hiring and Recruitment Process
Is your logistics organization suffering because of a broken hiring and recruitment process? Tired of losing candidates because they are going through too many rounds of onsite interviews? If you answered yes to either of these questions, then it’s time to focus on optimizing your logistics hiring and recruiting process. To stay on top of your logistics hiring demands in today’s market, it’s imperative that you focus on doing whatever it takes to remove any sort of bottlenecks that delay your ability to make quick and successful hiring decisions and can lead to poor candidate experience. Here are a [...]
Podcast: Principal at ECG – Chris Gaffney
Chris Gaffney, Principal at ECG. Former VP of Supply Chain & Logistics at Coca-Cola talks about using your relationship penny jar