Category: Career Map & Job Profiles
Talent Management Playbook for Supply Chain Leaders: Supply Chain Now Webinar
Webinar Summary During a recent webinar hosted by Supply Chain Now, industry leaders Rodney Apple of SCM Talent Group, Chris Gaffney of Georgia Tech, and Scott DeGroot of the University of Tennessee discussed how supply chain talent is evolving and what organizations must do to remain competitive. The ways in which employers are building high performing supply chain teams is changing by the month with the ever present technological advances. While these technologies continue to reshape the profession, the panel consistently returned to a common theme. Companies that invest in leadership development, organizational design, communication skills, and workforce planning [...]
Transportation and Logistics Hiring Trends: What Employers Should Know in 2026
Explore the key challenges of AI supply chain implementation and how companies can navigate them effectively.
The Future of Procurement: Leadership, AI, and Supply Chain Transformation in 2026
Explore the key challenges of AI supply chain implementation and how companies can navigate them effectively.
Supply Chain Talent vs Technology ROI: Why People Matter More Than Technology
Explore the key challenges of AI supply chain implementation and how companies can navigate them effectively.
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 [...]
AI in Supply Chain: Implementation and Challenges Across Enterprise, Mid-Market, and Government
Explore the key challenges of AI supply chain implementation and how companies can navigate them effectively.
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.
Supply Chain Management Salary Calculator
Introduction Supply chain management has become a highly sought-after field. This is also a bit of a catch-all term. It can include procurement, transportation, and logistics, strategic sourcing, manufacturing, operations, plant management, and so much more. If your career path falls under this umbrella, then you could be in line for a lucrative promotion. But before you get too far down the path of accepting a job offer, it’s important to know your worth and to determine how to calculate your supply chain management salary. The Value of Supply Chain Sectors If you’re reading this, it means that you’ve [...]
Supply Chain Manager Job Description
The role of a Supply Chain Manager carries the responsibility of overseeing and managing every stage of the production flow for a company. This includes purchasing raw materials, delivering those materials to various points, ensuring the company makes enough product to meet customer demand, and delivering the final product to the right destinations on time and within budget.
Supply Chain Management Careers – Overview of Career Options
Supply Chain Management Careers are some of the most expansive and diverse disciplines within the business world as they encompass a broad array of interconnected activities and functions which enable commercial activities, such as procurement, logistics, inventory planning, order fulfillment, and manufacturing. Likewise, the paths of these careers are expansive and diverse, particularly so because supply chain touches almost every industry in almost any type of company, from private to public to government to non-profit. If you’re considering or beginning a career in supply chain management, you may find it a bit overwhelming to gain a comprehensive understanding of [...]
