Category: Mentorship
Podcast: Paving a Unique Pathway to COO, with BODYARMOR Sports Nutrition COO, Felix Faulhaber
Listen to our 60th Supply Chain Careers Series Episode featuring Felix Faulhaber, COO of BODYARMOR Nutrition.
Podcast: The Journey of Creating a Supply Chain Consulting Business, with the founders of Profit Point Inc.
Listen to our 57th Supply Chain Careers Series Episode featuring Alan Kosansky and Jim Piermarini, co-founders of Profit Point Inc.
Podcast: From Corporate Supply Chain to Entrepreneurship, with Oakmont Founder, Lindsey Walker
Listen to our 56th Supply Chain Careers Series Episode featuring Oakmont Founder, Lindsey Walker
Podcast: Shaping a Career in Logistics – with Tim Grant, VP of Logistics & Customer Service, T. Marzetti
Listen to our 55th Supply Chain Careers Series Episode featuring Tim Grant, VP of Logistics & Customer Success, T. Marzetti.
Podcast: The Importance of People, Relationships, and Communication – with Charles Fallon, President of LIDD
Listen to our 54th Supply Chain Careers Series Episode featuring Charles Fallon, President of LIDD.
Podcast: Connecting Companies with Students & Universities – with Executive Director of Career Management, Toni Rhorer
Toni Rhorer provides her unique perspective about how to connect industry and students through university career services!
Podcast: Last-Mile Logistics Expert – Tim Dreffer
Principal and Last-Mile Logistics Expert with Aesculus Group LLC talks with us about how networking is a life-changing practice.
Podcast: Vice President of Global Supply Chain at Amway – Deb Parme
Deb Parme, Vice President of Global Supply Chain at Amway tells us her story from transitioning from an accounting career to supply chain.
Finding and Retaining a Supply Chain Mentor
Find a supply chain mentor. In fact, find more than one. Mentors can be incredibly valuable, career-long, possibly lifelong sources of advice and connections as you complete your studies, get your first full-time position, and advance your supply chain career. However, make sure you both understand the expectations of the relationship. Finding the First Supply Chain Mentor, and the Next You can get started while you are still a student by utilizing contacts you already have: a respected professor, someone you met during an internship, or a speaker that came to campus, even a relative’s friend or contact that [...]
6 Tips to Create a Successful Procurement Mentorship Program
Establishing a procurement mentor program is a proven way to attract, develop and retain talent. In a recent Procurement Leaders’ Salary Survey, one of the most important considerations in job satisfaction for procurement professionals is mentoring opportunities. There are many benefits for the participants and the procurement organization, such as: Keep Employees Engaged and Retained Transfer Indirect and Direct Procurement Knowledge and Skills Improve Succession Planning throughout the Procurement Organization Develop a Strong Learning Culture that Promotes Growth Enhance Leadership and Coaching Skills in Managers Improve Employee Motivation, Morale and Overall Performance Promote Collaboration throughout the Workforce Improve Diversity [...]
