​​Flexible working has been a growing trend for many years; with the outbreak of COVID-19, this trend has reached its tipping point.  For many employers, flexible working arrangements have been the only way to handle the unprecedented challenges the pandemic brought about; with 78% of workers now saying they want increased flexibility in their work moving forward, it will be...

​What is the global supply chain workforce thinking? Professionals are agonizing over career decisions. Is my job secure? Should I stay with my current employer? Is this a unique opportunity to get ahead?  Meanwhile, employers are trying to predict and create the future. Is our workforce secure? Will downsizing affect our ability to innovate out of the crisis? Is this a uniq...

With workers slowly returning to the office across Europe and the UK, the end-to-end supply chain workplace will be virtually unrecognisable. What short and lasting impact will the pandemic have on the workplace? How will these changes affect talent? While the global pandemic will inevitably result in long term transformations to the form and function of the workspace, the s...

​Nobody yet knows what the legacy of COVID-19 will be. HR and recruitment experts are increasingly concerned businesses which do survive this period will face a further crisis in the shape of talent acquisition and retention in ‘the new normal’.Anxiety about the workforce is not new: a recent PWC study found 80% of CEOs are either extremely or somewhat concerned about their ...

​Though telecommuting has been around since the 1970s, it has taken a global health crisis to spread its adoption.According to a recent poll by Phaidon International, 82% of the end-to-end supply chain workforce want their employer to continue offering working-from-home flexibility.Yet a fifth of employees are convinced their employer would turn down a more flexible working ...

​What makes a great recruiter? There are many styles and personalities out there suitable for every jobseeker. Recruiters should always act as advocates for professionals trying to advance their careers, but for members of the LGBTQ+ community recruiters can play an even more essential role – being a career ally.​Why do LGBTQ+ professionals need career allies?​While great pr...

​​Many of us are working in a virtual office these days. For professionals working in the end-to-end supply chain sector, that might mean more time in front of the camera than you signed up for. Even those who usually have the verve and stamina to withstand back-to-back meetings may experience video call fatigue.Why the video call fatigue?Evolving from social animals, most h...

DSJ Global's Women in Supply Chain Survey reveals that recognition of the strategic importance of gender diversity is growing, but many qualified women are dropping out of the recruitment process.The supply chain sector is facing a talent shortage that is fast escalating into a crisis. The current demand for supply chain professionals exceed supply by six to one, according t...

​​A resilient supply chain ensures existence. Today, we are facing an uncertain business environment, driven by climate change, social upheaval, economic downturns, and resource shortages, whose waters have been further disturbed by an unprecedented public health care crisis.  Of course, external risks will always come into the picture, but  Covid-19 has shown that many supp...

Working-from-home will likely last long after the Covid-19 pandemic has passed. While remote working was already on an upward trend before, it was certainly not the norm. In 2018, only 5.2% of people across the European Union would regularly work from home and in the UK that number was even lower (4.4%). As government lockdowns required most workers to stay inside and work f...

There is no denying that the recent implications of the Covid-19 pandemic on the global economy create an environment few (if any) have seen before. Whilst the global financial crash of 2008 and the Oil Glut of 2014 created shockwaves economically, they were compartmentalised to some extent within their geographic or industrial sectors.The interesting aspect of Covid-19 is t...

​​​​In the supply chain industry in the UK and Europe, many hiring managers have endured the length and breadth of the talent shortage. For years, many job post have been met with a trickle of responses, so much so that you have waited nervously to see if the source finally dries up. You have revised, rethought, and remade every aspect of your talent acquisition process, sev...

​​​​It comes as no surprise that Covid-19 is dominating the European supply chain market in 2020. While some industries like pharma, medical device, packaging and food businesses as well as logistics services are experiencing unforeseen surges in demand, other industries are hard-hit economically. So, as international markets and the global economy are being shaken up, an un...

​The Covid-19 pandemic has ushered in the largest working-from-home population in human history alongside great disruptions to the supply chain. High demand alongside constrained labor and resource capacity in manufacturing and logistics has created critical shortages for medical equipment and essential consumer goods. How is recruitment in the European supply chain being af...

Hiring managers, there is no doubt that Covid-19 has caused disruption for majority of companies within the UK, especially within the supply chain and procurement industry. With this unforeseen pandemic many companies have been forced to adopt new strategies, including onboarding new employees remotely. When onboarding remotely it is vital to have a plan to ensure the employ...

​As travel restrictions are causing flights and trains to be cancelled and social distancing measures are bringing regular life as we know it to a halt in many regions, some industries are hit particularly hard by the outbreak of the novel Coronavirus. Travel and tourism, hospitality and producers of luxury goods and non-essential items are facing tough times. Demand in many...

As the Covid-19 outbreak continues, many of us in the United Kingdom have been advised to work from home, if we are fortunate to be able to do so. During this time, it is more likely that a candidate will be asked to interview via video conference call. Long-term, video interviews have become an increasingly common part of the recruitment process in end-to-end supply chain....

​During the Covid-19 epidemic, we have been given a strong reminder of how entangled the UK economy and markets have become with complex global supply chains. More than ever, organizations need to fill business-critical roles to deliver food, resources and medicines on time. “End-to-end supply chain industry cannot afford to halt or slow down. Companies that do will lose a c...

This year’s International Women's Day campaign is #EachforEqual. Individually, we’re all responsible for our own thoughts and actions – all day, every day. In 2020, we can choose to challenge stereotypes, fight bias, broaden perceptions, improve situations and celebrate women’s achievements. Emily Cook, Head of Chemicals Procurement at DSJ Global, discusses the unique role t...

​The race is on for a gender equal workforce throughout the supply chain. Women now occupy 39% of the total supply chain workforce but only 11% of C-suite positions. Matthew Wood, director of DSJ Global, Europe, discusses the unique position that recruiters play in furthering gender equality in end-to-end supply chain.The 2020 International Women’s Day theme is that an equal...