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ISM® Salary Survey Reveals Wage Growth Amid High Demand for Supply Management Talent

July 30, 2021

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The sixteenth annual Institute for Supply Management® Salary Survey revealed a promising outlook for supply management practitioners, despite a 2020 marred by layoffs, furloughs and limited bonus pay.

The Monthly Metric: Savings Per Strategic Supply Management Employee

September 20, 2021

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A metrics that indicates the function’s value, especially to executives and other internal stakeholders, is savings (cost reduction and avoidance) per strategic supply management employee, which can result in impressive returns in comparison to a practitioner’s salary (base plus overhead).
Enhancing the Talent Pool for On-Site, Hourly Workers

September 20, 2021

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The shortage of on-site, hourly workers for logistics and manufacturing jobs means it’s imperative that companies find ways to broaden the talent pool.
CFOs Are Concerned About Inflation, Workplace and Talent Issues

September 20, 2021

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Such talent challenges as retention, morale and return-to-work measures are CFOs’ greatest internal risk worries. The coronavirus pandemic, including new COVID-19 variants, and their impacts on workforces and workplaces — along with inflationary pressures — were among the greatest external concerns.

ISM in the News

Sysco struggles with shipper delays, works to find alternative sourcing
August 12, 2021
Senate Passes Trillion-Dollar Infrastructure Bill; Industry Groups Respond
August 11, 2021
Orders outpace invoices as bullwhip wallops manufacturing
August 10, 2021
Shopping online drives need for warehouses
August 10, 2021
Growing Trade Gap Partly Due to Supply Shortages
August 6, 2021
Euro area yields tick up ahead of critical U.S. jobs data
August 6, 2021
Is the U.S. Economy Too Hot or Too Cold? Yes.
August 5, 2021
Shipping snags prompt US firms to mull retreat from China
August 5, 2021

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This issue is a celebration of supply management’s talent. You’ll learn about the best of the best, from the college students who are recognized as the future of the profession through the R. Gene Richter Scholarship Program to the emerging professionals who are the ISM^® 30 Under 30 Supply Chain Rising Stars to the winner of the profession’s highest honor, the J. Shipman Gold Medal Award.

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