At Argentus, we handle all kinds of searches for talent in Supply Chain, Procurement, Operations, Logistics and Planning. Every so often, we like to highlight a particularly interesting search to help give a picture of where the market for talent is...
Month: September 2016
Blockchain: The Next Great Leap in Supply Chain Transparency
It’s no secret that transparency is the name of the game in today’s world-class Supply Chains. More and more consumers are demanding accountability and openness about where their products come from. More world-beating companies are recognizing that the...
How to Hire the Right Supply Chain Employee
This guest post was written by Frank Cavallaro, CEO of Fronetics Strategic Advisors. Fronetics is a boutique marketing firm focused on the logistics and supply chain industries. Today’s hiring managers in the supply chain face a number of challenges, so making the...
Why Don’t You Nominate a Supply Chain Rising Star for this Award?
Any effort to reward and encourage the new generation of Supply Chain talent is important to us at Argentus. By now, everyone knows that the baby boomers’ retirement is creating a vacuum in terms of Supply Chain talent, and the industry needs to do...
Here’s One Stereotype About Millennial Workers That Doesn’t Hold Up
For the past few years, there’s been a glut of articles about the millennial generation in the workforce. These articles originally focused on how millennials’ perceived laziness and entitlement kept them from securing long-term employment....
NPR Map Highlights the Rise of the Logistics Industry
Here’s a quick post to draw your attention to a cool infographic that illustrates the rise of Logistics. NPR’s Planet Money (a great economics and business podcast you should check out) recently put together a featurette about the most common jobs in the U.S....
Everyone’s Anxious About Increased Job Instability – But is it a Myth?
Every once in a while, we like to take a step back and assess the state of the job market, as well as the state of how people feel about it. It’s clear that the world of work is changing. The workforce is becoming nimbler, and it’s less common than ever for...
Infographic: Comparing Permanent and Contract Work in Procurement
Contract (contingent) work has taken off as an employment model in Procurement and Strategic Sourcing. More companies are realizing the benefits of hiring contract professionals to build strategic improvements into their Procurement function, and...
4 Characteristics of the Evolution of Supply Chain
Written by Alexa Cheater. This post first appeared on the Kinaxis industry blog, The 21st Century Supply Chain. It's Time for the Evolution of Supply Chain: Here are 4 Characteristics to Watch for with Supply Chain 2.0 The right product, at the right place, at the...