The Supply Chain Insights webinar, held on June 25, 2015, highlighted the shortage of talent in middle management within the supply chain sector. Key discussions included the growing talent gap and challenges faced by employees regarding career advice and workforce entry. Panelists included supply chain experts like Lora Cecere, founder of Supply Chain Insights, and emphasized the importance of addressing talent issues in the industry.

1. Taking Charge of Your Career
Supply Chain Insights Webinar:
June 25, 2015
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Your Panelists
Lora Cecere
Founder and CEO
Supply Chain Insights
Andrew Byer
Associate Director of Supply Network
Procter & Gamble
Fran O’Sullivan
GM IBM Systems, Strategy and Operations
IBM

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Right Stuff?

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Middle Management Has Greatest
Shortage of Supply Chain Talent

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Growing Talent Gap

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Losing Ground

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Challenges

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• Is this consistent with what you are seeing?
• What are the talent issues that you face?
• If you were entering the workforce today,
what advice would you want to have?
• If you were going through an M&A activity,
what advice would you want to have?
• As employees think about their careers,
what advice would you give?
Your Perspective?

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Questions?

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Founder: Lora Cecere
• Founder of Supply Chain Insights
• “LinkedIn Influencer”
• Guest blog for Forbes
• Author of 3 books: Bricks Matter (2012), Shaman’s Journal (2014)
and Supply Chain Metrics That Matter (December 2014)
• Partner at Altimeter Group (leader in open research)
• 7 years of Management Experience leading Analyst Teams at Gartner
and AMR Research
• 8 years Experience in Marketing and Selling Supply Chain Software at
Descartes Systems Group and Manugistics (now JDA)
• 15 Years Leading teams in Manufacturing and Distribution operations for
Clorox, Kraft/General Foods, Nestle/Dreyers Grand Ice Cream and
Procter & Gamble.
Contact Information:
• Email: lora.cecere@supplychaininsights.com
• Blog: www.supplychainshaman.com (6000 pageviews/month)
• Forbes: http://www.forbes.com/search/?q=lora+cecere
• Twitter: lcecere (6000 followers)
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/pub/lora-cecere/0/196/573 (46,000 followers)