Category: Professionals
Podcast: Industry Liaison – National Center for Supply Chain Automation
Industry Liaison for the National Center for Supply Chain Automation talks with us about advancing from an entry-level warehouse position to being a supply chain leader.
Professional Burnout – How to Understand, Avoid, and Beat It
In today’s competitive business world, everyone has to be at the top of their game to stay on track, keep up, and meet or exceed expectations. This is especially true in supply chain management. The success of a business is linked to the efficiency of its supply chain. Supply chain management is at the very center of profitability. A business with a well-managed supply chain may significantly reduce all of the operating expenses connected with that chain, which in turn, contributes to a greater profit and even accelerated growth. Suffice it to say that there is a lot riding [...]
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: Reverse Logistics Association Executive – Tony Sciarrotta
Tony Sciarrotta, Executive with the Reverse Logistics Association, talks with us about building a career within reverse logistics.
How to Get Off to a Great Start in a New Supply Chain Job
How do you get off to a great start in a new operations or supply chain job? What should you do before and immediately after you start? Well, we are about to give you some great pointers that can reduce your risks, increase ramp-up speed, and raise the ceiling on your potential contributions when changing jobs or starting a new supply chain job. These tips are also applicable when changing employers or transitioning to a new department or division within your current company. What is expected from you? First and foremost, it is critical that you understand what is expected [...]
Podcast: Fashion Education Professional – Jacqui Jenkins
Jacqui Jenkins, Fashion Education Professional focused on Innovation and Strategy, talks about Fashion Supply Chain Management.
Top 5 Tips For Optimizing Your Supply Chain Resume
What should you do to improve your supply chain resume? What works? I’ve evaluated thousands of resumes during my 30-year career and can provide some insight. There are several high-importance components to integrate into your operations management and supply chain resume to optimize its effectiveness. I believe these tips will help improve your job application to interview ratio and ultimately lead to you a much-improved job search result. As we exit the global pandemic, the economy is rebounding in much of the world and in most industry sectors. Combine that with huge issues in shipping, ports, product availability… the need [...]
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
Podcast: Vice President at Fortna – Dr. Russ Meller
Dr. Russ Meller, VP of Solution Design and Research & Development at Fortna talks about hard and soft skills in supply chain.
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.