While technology has been a focus in supply chain management for many years, in the end successful supply chains depended on people. In this eighth Unleashed Supply Chain Management Roundtable we speak to a collection of experts and industry professionals on their approach to the challenges of staffing and skills management. 

The Experts: 

Sergio Da Silva, Supply Chain Analyst, Flava Dot Global 

Phil Peters, Head of Supply Chain Services at YF 

Ned Neville-Rolfe, Head of Operations, Sapling Spirits 

Chris Willcock, Head of Brewing and Supply Chain Operations, 4 Pines Brewing Co. 

In this episode out panel discuss: 

5 mins - What appeals about working in the manufacturing supply chain?  

8 mins – State of the nation. What are your staffing challenges? South Africa, Australia and the UK 

20 mins - Attracting the right talent and how being a B Corp helps. 

27 mins – Is training a ‘magnanimous gesture’? 

31 mins - What’s the right personality type for a role in supply chain management?   

36 mins – How long should you hold on to someone having invested in training? 

38 mins – The halo effect of carbon neutral strategies – i.e. how tree planting retains customers and staff 

44 mins - How do you attract and retain millennials for supply chain roles?   

49 mins - Are candidates arriving with the right skillset, could more be done at an educational level?  

54 mins - What labour challenges are particular to a B Corp?  

62 mins - South African brain drain.

64 - What are your top tips when moving to a successful digital workflow? 

68 – 4 Pines maintaining agility after buy out.  

70 – YF: consultancy, tech advice and how outsourcing your supply chain means you can redeploy your team on more ‘value-add' tasks.

73 - What are the challenges of retaining a highly skilled team?  

74 - How do you better engage a larger remote workforce across multiple locations?  

75 - What would you say to convince others to join the manufacturing supply chain?  

Watch or skim the highlights here

https://www.unleashedsoftware.com/blog/scr-manufacturing-staff

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