Business Chief USA February 2019
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SUPPLY CHAIN<br />
feed into increased demands for talent<br />
worldwide. The US Bureau of Labor<br />
Statistics has reported that jobs in logistics<br />
in particular are estimated to grow<br />
by 26% between 2010 and 2020.<br />
A report by DHL, ‘The Supply Chain<br />
Talent Shortage: From Gap to Crisis’ has<br />
also found that demand for supply chain<br />
professionals exceeds supply by a ratio<br />
of six to one. Not only are increased<br />
numbers retiring from the workforce,<br />
workers are now asked to have a varied<br />
skillset as a result of increased digitization<br />
and strategic thinking.<br />
“The ideal employee has both tactical/<br />
operational expertise and professional<br />
competencies such as analytical skills,<br />
but 58% of companies say this combination<br />
is hard to find. Additionally,<br />
tomorrow’s talent must excel at leadership,<br />
strategic thinking, innovation and<br />
high-level analytic and technological<br />
capabilities,” the report explains.<br />
Passionate about upskilling the workforce<br />
to counteract these challenges,<br />
Creation Technologies succeeds in<br />
attracting and developing its workforce,<br />
due to its vision of making its employees<br />
their customers trusted partner and<br />
investing in its team members, moulding<br />
them into professional supply chain<br />
leaders of the future. “We are a growing<br />
company with great opportunities for<br />
our people. We have a strong purpose,<br />
which is to enrich lives by sustaining<br />
strong profitable growth in an enjoyable<br />
and caring culture. I enjoy our fast-paced<br />
environment with its many challenges<br />
and the opportunity to constantly learning<br />
new things,” notes Cantu. “However,<br />
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