Why Supply Chain, and Why Now? Because I have over 30 years experience in recruiting and more than 12 years specifically recruiting in Procurement/Supply Chain, I’ve seen a great deal of change in what companies are looking for across many industries within this...
Contracts from May 24th Sometimes you have to ask yourself, where is your career going, and where do you want to be? This week, we blogged about our interview with a senior Procurement contractor who decided he’d rather be a free agent than work in a permanent role....
Woo...Hoo...Adele Adele Casciaro is certainly the “fastest draw in the West”. Here’s our fastest “to hire” permanent recruit in recent memory – and I’m blowing Adele’s horn because she is always right on the money when she works with her clients. Just last week we...
Lululemon, Horsemeat and Women in Supply Chain - Its a good read Known for Recruitment Specialists in the narrow vertical of Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Logistics, Distribution Change Management and Retail, we always make a point of knowing what’s in the...
As you’ve probably noticed, we’ve blogged a lot recently about our initiative to expand Contingent staffing initiatives in Procurement and Supply Chain. Gone are the days when contracts as something one did between jobs - a desperation move to make ends meet. Just as...
The IT Procurement Debate Rages On: How do you bridge the gap between IT and Strategic Sourcing? We’ve posted before about this very topic on several occasions, originally going back to July 2012. It’s a topic that always gets lots of discussion, because there doesn’t...
We’ve been writing a lot lately about how Procurement professionals can make more money in contract positions, and enjoy a lot of lifestyle advantages. The pay is higher than permanent roles, allowing a better work/life balance. Self-incorporation can let you save for...
Recently we wrote about “5 Reasons Why Contract Work…is a viable Permanent Alternative…” (yes worth a read if you didn’t catch it the first time round) as an alternative to permanent employment for Procurement and Supply Chain professionals. We discussed the many...
SUPPLY CHAIN JOBS IN PROFILE From the perspective of a candidate, what can a job description really convey? You click through to a job that looks interesting. You get a paragraph of boilerplate about the company. You get an exhaustive, covering-all-the-bases list of...