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Top 30 Supply Chain Leaders 2023

A Tradition to Reward Excellence in the Global Supply Chain Industry Alcott Global is proud to celebrate excellence in the

Whitepaper: Know the Challenges and be Prepared to Overcome Them

Supply Chain Challenges Over the Next 12 Months Efficiency is important, whilst the agility and ability to adapt to complexity

Whitepaper: Be Your Success Story

Supply Chain Leadership, Skills, Knowledge, Talent Development Amidst the pandemic, we came to recognize the significance of supply chains and

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Future Supply Chain Leaders

Are you ready to become the Supply Chain Leader of the Future? Global product makers have to be as agile

Top 30 Supply Chain Leaders 2022

Recognizing and Celebrating the Supply Chain Leaders Alcott Global rewards excellence in the global Supply Chain industry at the first

Collaboration, Sustainability, and Career Transition Report Featured Image

Collaboration, Sustainability, Culture, and Career Transition

Summary of the Report Chapter 1: Introduction Much has been shared by today’s leaders of supply chain organizations on Collaboration,

Career Advice for Supply Chain Executives 2022

Career Advice for Supply Chain Executives For the past two years, the supply chain ecosystem has seen lots of disruptions:

There are many leadership qualities discussed in multitudes of studies, papers, and theories. And we all relate to information in ways that are unique to our own experience. Sometimes it might be harder to find the connecting dots between information and the practicality of how that information can translate to actual steps in pursuing the career path we desire. That’s why, actual leaders’ experience and advice becomes a valuable source of inspiration in defining actions one could consider, to move into the right direction. In the past year, Alcott Global’s guests in the Leaders in Supply Chain Podcast and in the Global Summits, have shared their experience and advice, in over 35 hours of interviews and keynotes. The Career Advice for Supply Chain Executives report, has synthesized key actions of what would it take for Supply Chain Professionals to step into the Executives positions. Citing Andrew Bryant: “What if a C-suite position opened up tomorrow? Are you ready for it?” Supply Chain organizations are the biggest people organizations in any company, with an immense potential to drive business growth. Preparing to take up a Supply Chain Executive role, or even CEO, it does start with aiming for that position, and it requires regular homework, intentional planning, strategic actions, constant hindsight, curiosity, and balance. The leaders featured in the report have generously shared about the essential skills, both hard and soft skills, habits triggered by Covid-19 crisis which are to be observed and avoided, the exposure and long term investments to build the trust and bring into light differentiators that count in stepping into the C-suite, but which CVs will not be able to reflect. Listen to the full podcast episodes here: #100: Pier Luigi Sigismondi President at Dole Packaged Foods #98: Daniel Stanton, “Mr. Supply Chain” #97: John Church EVP of Supply Chain & CSCO at General Mills #96: Sandra MacQuillan EVP & CSCO at Mondelēz International #94: Susan Brennan COO of Bloom Energy #93: Shellye Archambeau Board Director Verizon, Nordstrom, Roper Technologies, Okta The report concludes with Alcott Global observations on the 7 essential skills that define Top Talent in Supply Chain Featured Image

Career Advice for Supply Chain Executives

What Does it Take to Become an Executive? There are many leadership qualities discussed in multitudes of studies, papers, and

CV Guide

What’s in the Guide: Highlighting relevant credentials Importance of LinkedIn in your CV Featuring core skills Career highlights Professional Experience