Supply Chain Talent Management: Addressing The HR Disconnect

CTL’s white paper on the crisis of supply chain’s skills shortage, which was published in 2010, generated a huge response and helped to spark an industry-wide debate on how the profession can develop a more effective talent pipeline. However, one vital piece of the puzzle continues to be overlooked: the role of human resource (HR) managers.

These professionals are on the front line of the battle to recruit, develop, and retain the supply chain management (SCM) practitioners’ companies need to stay competitive and maintain growth in highly uncertain markets. Yet, they have not had a voice in the SCM talent debate.

This latest whitepaper published in January of 2012 addressees the often overlooked role of the HR manager and how that plays out in the evolving worlds of supply chain talent retention and management.