There is a need to draw a distinction between the terms ‘Logistics’ and Supply Chain Management. Briefly Logistics can be defined as the efficient movement of goods from the place they originate from to the place where they are going to be used or consumed. Supply Chain Management however is a much wider process involving the procurement of the goods, moving them as required during the manufacturing process and finally delivering them to the end user.
Logistics recruitment deals with both areas of activity. Today’s Supply Chain and Logistics industry is far removed from the old ‘haulage contractor’ days. Increasing globalisation means that UK consumers now expect to be able to buy fresh produce grown in Africa and beyond within just a few hours of them being harvested. Each day thousands of Avocado pears are monitored individually on board ships so that they arrive at their destination in a perfectly ripe condition.
Whilst IT specialists and software programmers are behind many of the miraculous achievements of today’s Supply Chain & Logistics companies, the traditional skills of sales people, project managers and transport staff are still essential.
Successful Supply Chain Management requires the integration of many skills and experiences, which can make it quite challenging to attract and retain the right people with the right skills at the right location. This is where using Supply Chain Professionals, such as BiS Henderson, to help you in the recruitment of Supply Chain Professionals can make all the difference.
Using specialist Supply Chain & Logistics Recruiters like BiS Henderson is a logical step – we employ people who have themselves had experience in supply chain management. As recruiters they can be expected to have a much better understanding of the instincts and experiences that are required by people needed for a specific role.
You will be well aware that ‘Integration’ is a buzz word in logistics and supply chain management. It is essential for you to successfully integrate many diverse skills in a system for it to work properly. One area of expertise or responsibility needs to fit seemlessly with all the others. For these reasons many Logistics and Supply Chain Management organisations choose to outsource the entire logistics recruitment function to a specialist firm that it trusts to oversee the whole process of talent acquisition.
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