Anyone who’s been paying attention knows that Supply Chain Management has emerged from its status a back-office function to become a major strategic differentiator for business. Over the past few decades, companies have realized that the way they bring products to...
Gone are the days when companies looking to hire held all the cards. In today’s hiring market, great talent is in more demand than ever before, and companies need to do all they can to attract the top individuals. This is true even more-so in Argentus’ specialty of...
In the interest of clarity and understanding, we put together this handy guide to help candidates and others understand these two Procurement roles: what’s the difference between a Buyer and a Category Manager? What skills are needed for each? and where does occasional confusion arise?
On the Argentus Blog, one of our most popular categories of posts is Salary Comparisons. This week, we decided to dive deep into publicly-available salary data for Public Sector Procurement leadership in Ontario to evaluate and draw insights about compensation levels...
“The people in the contingent labour force are some of the top 1% performers because they’re the type of people who look for new challenges"- Mark Morrissey. Welcome to the latest instalment of Argentus’ Supply Chain Executive Interview series, where we speak with...
For a few years, economists and technology analysts have been closely watching the increasing automation of the workforce. Analysts have also long-discussed how automated manufacturing has replaced middle-class domestic manufacturing jobs. In recent months, there’s...
As a boutique recruiter specializing in Supply Chain, we’re always interested in new initiatives and ideas to help get young people involved in the field. Supply Chain is projected to both grow in importance and face a talent shortage in the coming years, and the...
Written by Kirsten Watson. This guest post first appeared on Kinaxis’ industry blog, the 21st Century Supply Chain. When considering what attributes supply chain leaders are most likely to possess, it’s easy to think first of hard skills—analytical prowess,...
In business, communication is everything. When we interview Supply Chain executives, they almost always point to communications skills (both verbal and written) as the key to progressing in your career beyond transactional and purely-analytical roles and into the...