Category: SCM Talent News
Supplier Relationship Management Takes Center Stage in 2025
Supplier relationship management takes on an important role as 2025 kicks off. The unsettled nature of vendor relationships becomes even more tenuous as the United States transitions to a new administration focused on increasing domestic revenue production.
Supply Chain Executives Weigh in On Manufacturing Operations Talent Shortages Threatening US Investments
By Chris Gaffney and Joshua Stack Introduction A creeping imbalance in the supply chain talent world could threaten to disrupt American manufacturing investments. Not enough people have manufacturing operations experience. As billions flow into manufacturing plants, we don’t have enough talented people who know how to run them. Manufacturing centers are struggling to retain frontline employees while having even more difficulty finding and retaining qualified people to manage the plants. Why is this happening, you ask? In part because too many people graduate from college and get swept up by consulting and analytic services as high-paid “analysts” without first [...]
Hurricane Helene Business Update | Asheville, North Carolina
Hurricane Helene’s devastating impact on Asheville, NC. Learn how the community has rallied to organize supply chains and restore essentials.
Market Pressures Slowing Hiring and Adjusting Supply Chain Career Paths
Discover the power of an agile supply chain: adapt quickly to consumer demands and stay ahead of the competition.
Agile Supply Chain Explained
Discover the power of an agile supply chain: adapt quickly to consumer demands and stay ahead of the competition.
PRESS RELEASE: SCM TALENT GROUP MERGES WITH SUPPLY CHAIN CAREERS
A popular supply chain job board, career resource hub and podcast will now be part of a leading Supply Chain Executive Search Firm.
Supply Chain Talent Shortage: The Downside of an Up Economy
There are few basic economic tenants that rarely need explanation. One such phenomenon is the principle of supply and demand. In the world of supply chain, we are seeing this principle play out across every sector of the industry. From trucking to shipping to ports to production and warehouses and to the people who manage all of the touchpoints, supply and demand has rarely, if ever, been more of an issue. As consumers’ purchasing power increases, so does the need to increase capacity in direct proportion to this change in consumer behavior. As executive supply chain recruiters, we’re seeing [...]
SCM Talent Group Featured at ASCM 2019
SCM Talent Group is returning to the ASCM (formerly APICS) 2019 annual conference, this year taking place in Las Vegas, NV. The conference brings together more than 2,000 professionals from 50+ countries with over 65 educational sessions that are mapped across six learning paths to cover all aspects of the extended supply chain; plan, source, make, deliver, return, enable. Since 2014, SCM Talent Group President and ASCM Career Coach Rodney Apple has attended the conference to provide one-on-one career coaching to college students and APICS scholars, as well as participated in presentations on topics pertaining to supply chain talent [...]
SCM Talent Group Featured at APICS 2018
SCM Talent Group is returning to the APICS 2018 annual conference, this year taking place in Chicago, IL. The conference brings together more than 2,000 professionals from 50+ countries with over 65 educational sessions and is the supply chain event of the year. Since 2014, SCM Talent Group President and APICS Career Coach Rodney Apple has attended the conference to provide one-on-one career coaching to college students and APICS scholars, as well as presentations on topics pertaining to supply chain talent and career development. Apple will be presenting on Monday, October 1st from 1:30-2:30 PM CDT “The Future of Supply [...]
SCM Talent Group a Proud Exhibitor at APICS 2017
We’re excited to announce SCM Talent Group will be exhibiting and attending APICS 2017 in San Antonio, TX. The annual conference boosts over 2,000 supply chain professionals, 60+ educational sessions, 12 facility tours, two keynote speakers and dozens of networking opportunities. This year’s theme is Leadership, which breaks down the rise of supply chain and subsequent opportunities and how to succeed in today’s dynamic environment. Since 2014, SCM Talent Group President and APICS Career Coach Rodney Apple has attended the conference to provide one-on-one career coaching to college students and APICS scholars, as well as presentations on topics pertaining [...]
