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What lies ahead for the international supply chain industry?

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  The international supply chain has undergone huge changes over the past few years. There have been moments of challenge, opportunities for development, and situations that have exposed breaks and fractures right along the line. In our role as a supply chain recruiter, we’ve seen businesses scramble to adapt to shifting conditions - with firms upping the ante on their recruitment efforts to build resilient teams and cope with seismic change. But, as we start to emerge from the impacts of the global pandemic, what lies ahead for the international supply chain industry and the people within it? Supply chain disruptions have become public knowledge. Before the recent supply chain crisis, most people who weren’t in the industry knew very little about the international supply chain. However, today - thanks to media coverage - there is a lot more understanding of it. For many consumers, this quest for greater knowledge has often been the result of trying to find out why they don’t have acce
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How to negotiate a salary

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  Finding the perfect role can be a long and arduous road. Once you have found an employer that fits your requirements, and your skills and attitude fit perfectly for the job, hopefully it is time for an offer to come through. In a perfect world, you get an offer that you would enthusiastically accept. However, if you are in a candidate-driven market, you may be in a position to negotiate salary and other benefits before you seal the deal. Competition for talent is fierce. The pressure is on for hiring managers to secure the right candidate by offering an attractive compensation package, so if you are keen on the role, but you want to negotiate the salary, you need the skills to be able to do this. The aim of negotiating salary is not to find a compromise where both parties are dissatisfied, but find a balance where you both come out feeling valued and enthusiastic moving forwards. Negotiating a salary can be tricky, but this blog can give you the guidance and support you need in this
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How to make the perfect job offer

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  Finding the perfect candidate for your latest role can be a long and arduous road. Once you have found the employee with the skills you need and an attitude which will fit perfectly within your team, it is time to make your job offer. In a perfect world, you will get an enthusiastic acceptance. However, if you are hiring in a busy sector, or trying it is likely you may have to negotiate salary and other benefits before you can seal the deal. Competition for talent is fierce. The pressure is on for hiring managers to secure the right candidate by offering an attractive compensation package before they accept an offer from a competitor. The aim of a salary negotiation is not to find a compromise where both parties are dissatisfied but find a balance where you both come out feeling valued, and enthusiastic about moving forward. Negotiating salary can be a tricky business that requires a high level of strategy. ​ ​Set your limits before you advertise the job Salary negotiations can be c
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The Case for Sustainable Business Practice

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  Sustainable supply chain talent is key to a brighter future The world relies on supply chains, but these integrated networks are vulnerable and can be a disruptive force for climate risk. How can supply chain verticals and enterprises be a catalyst for meaningful change by embracing sustainability? The answer could lie in getting the right people in place to collectively tackle climate change.  Our latest whitepaper,  The Case for Sustainable Business Practice , explores our key insights and topics covering: Auditing the Carbon Footprint Chain Reaction: Companies Leading the Charge Digitalization of the Supply Chain Green Jobs: New Ways to Conduct Business Sustainable Talent Accelerating the Transition
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How AI is changing the face of the procurement sector

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  There has been a lot of talk about Artificial Intelligence (AI) in procurement . However, what this tech really boils down to is a system that can solve problems, and optimize solutions, across a procurement lifecycle. As a procurement recruiter, we often find it helps to simplify AI in this way so that its true power doesn’t get lost in a sense of complexity or overwhelm. That being said, AI has the potential to change the face of the procurement sector - and the experience of organizations within it - in a number of impressive ways. Using AI to create a competitive edge in procurement AI has a lot to offer those engaging with the procurement sector - as a procurement recruiter, we have identified a number of key ways in which it is changing how organizations approach procurement going forward. ·      Sourcing. The power of AI lies in providing insights into where the best possible deals are when it comes to sourcing, as well as reducing the amount of time that sourcing takes. It ca
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Sustainability spotlight: an interview with Gwyneth Fries

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  In a world where everything is intimately connected, it’s important to understand the production flow of goods or services – the supply chain ecosystem in other words. But have you ever considered the environmental impact of global supply chains? Although supply chains might be brandished as the ‘weakest link’ for some organizations, with estimates pointing to them being 11.4 times higher than operational emissions, opportunity is certainly emerging on the horizon. We interviewed  Gwyneth Fries , Expert Senior Manager at  Bain & Company , who reveals how sustainability is having a rippling effect on the supply chain industry and the talent within this space. ​ Q: Please could you tell us a little bit about yourself, your role, and day-to-day. I am an Expert Senior Manager at Bain & Company. My role is to provide outside expertise and be an internal expert for Bain & Company on corporate sustainability. I work on a number of projects helping organizations to decarbonize, k
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How to leverage the Intelligent supply chain

Intelligent supply chain management applies the latest technology to various areas of the supply chain to introduce optimization and efficiency for any organization. Efforts to leverage this can create a wealth of opportunities in terms of technical operations jobs that give companies ways to reduce costs, improve services and create a competitive edge. Intelligent supply chains are integrated, optimized, and connected - so what does that mean for businesses today and what steps are necessary to leverage it? Taking steps towards an intelligent supply chain For any business, there are going to be key steps to take in terms of creating the right foundation to start leveraging the intelligent supply chain. This is vital knowledge for those in technical operations jobs, as it goes right through the heart of the business. The first step is to increase investment in IoT- based systems and to start using big data and analytics to identify areas for improvement. There are two other key steps f
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