Category: Leadership Development
Podcast: Systems Engineering Director – Lowe’s Home Improvement
Systems and Support Engineering Director with Lowe's Home Improvement talks with us about supply chain team dynamics & having fun.
Podcast: COO at Lenovo – Renee Ure
Renee Ure, Chief Operating Officer at Lenovo’s Infrastructure Solutions Group (ISG), talks with us about global responsibilities for supply chains.
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
Outstanding Operations Leadership Program: O2L
Operations Leadership Program (O2L) - Introduction Extensive research on the performance of Fortune 500 companies has shown that the key to driving sustainable long-term performance is to place an equal emphasis on the performance and “health” of an organization.1 The research notes that companies that balance the two outperform their peers by three-fold. In this context, “organizational health” refers to all the systems, processes, and cultural elements that are a part of executing the business priorities. An example from a recent engagement is expanding the S&OP process to manage inventory build-up to support new business development. This led to [...]
Podcast: Featuring – Debbie Haseley
Debbie shares her career journey starting with two decades at Coca Cola where she moved from financial services to the North American Supply Chain, to the global supply chain.
Podcast: Featuring – Erich Wachendorf
Erich shares his career journey from the leadership lessons he learned while being a supply officer in the Marines to his first civilian supply chain position in operations at Target, to becoming SR Vice President of Supply Chain at Macy's
Top Tactics to Advance Your Procurement Career at Your Current Company
In planning your procurement career, earning job promotions at your employer is a great way to reach your goals sooner, as opposed to transitioning employers every two to three years. This is especially true if you can get in with a high-growth company that has a strong focus on talent development and promotion from within. Are there certain strategies and tactics you can leverage to help accelerate your procurement career advancement with your current employer? Of course! Remember, a job promotion isn’t necessarily guaranteed year to year. You’ll have to put in the proper amount of effort and work [...]
Top Tips for Executing an Executive Supply Chain Job Search
As we move further into this new decade, have you found yourself wondering if it’s time to explore other career opportunities? While there are fewer job opportunities at the top of the pyramid, along with immense competition, there are still various tactics one can apply to their executive supply chain job search in order to be noticed by the right decision-makers at the right time. We’re going to break down what to do to prepare for an executive job search, how to best execute, and other tactics to attract top supply chain recruiters and hiring executives to your profile. [...]
10 Competencies to Advance to Supply Chain Executive (Part 2 of 2)
As we discussed in Part 1, there is no magic formula to reach the most senior supply chain executive level. Every company has a unique supply chain thus requiring varying degrees of experience, qualifications and skills. Below you’ll find the next 5 core competencies that supply chain practitioners should aim to acquire in efforts to advance to the most senior supply chain executive level: Technology & Innovation In today’s digital era, customers demand a high degree of personalization and expect a rapid turnaround with every order placed. Supply chain executives need to have the strategic ability and know-how to [...]
10 Competencies to Advance to Supply Chain Executive (Part 1 of 2)
Supply chain leadership roles such as Chief Supply Chain Officer continue to grow in popularity as more companies recognize that supply chain management is central to success and a key differentiator for adding value and sustaining revenue growth. Supply chain leaders of today aren’t just focused on coordinating the company’s end-to-end supply chain and cutting costs. They are also involved with developing and supporting core business strategies, product and service innovations, customer retention programs, leading due diligence and integrations for mergers & acquisitions, margin enhancement initiatives, and more. One of the common questions I receive from rising supply chain [...]
