Category: Mentorship
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 [...]
7 Steps to Engage The Right Mentor & Advance Your Supply Chain Career (INFOGRAPHIC)
Looking to advance your supply chain career? Perhaps you’re seeking to sharpen up your leadership skills in efforts to advance into an executive leadership role? Having a mentor throughout your supply chain career can truly provide insight and leadership development for both the mentee and mentor. I’ve kept track of many of the 1,000+ supply chain professionals that I’ve placed in the last two decades and the most successful of the group have used mentors and served as a mentor. The best mentor for you might not be your coworker down the hall, but could be an experienced professional from [...]
APICS Career Coach Webinar: Fast Track Your Supply Chain Career through Mentorship
SCM Talent Group Founder & President, Rodney Apple, who also serves as the APICS Career Coach, will be presenting another webinar for APICS members on Wednesday, August 17th from 2pm-3pm CST. He will be discussing his experience, wisdom and the importance of mentorship in supply chain. Learn: The advantages of using a mentor and how they can help accelerate your career How to identify the right mentor throughout each phase of your career The steps you need to take to get the most out of your mentor If you can’t make the webinar, you can always replay it after August [...]
