by Janice Marquardt | Jun 3, 2025 | Org Chart, Supply Chain Career
It’s intern season! I loved being an intern. There was so much to learn about the company, the job, and why (and whether) my major actually mattered. I had a total of four internships in college because I had two while I was finishing up an advanced degree, so I...
by Janice Marquardt | Jan 14, 2025 | Org Chart, Supply Chain Career
Once the procurement team orders goods and the inbound logistics team ensures they arrive, the warehouse team ensures they are delivered safely and accurately to their final destination. So why is the warehouse so often part of operations instead of the supply chain?...
by Janice Marquardt | Dec 17, 2024 | Org Chart, Supply Chain Career
In my time in supply chain, I’ve found there’s a few personalities that keep popping up. Some of them show up in every supply chain team I’ve ever been a part of. Some only show up in the larger teams, and some of these people definitely show up in non-supply chain...
by Janice Marquardt | Jul 2, 2024 | e-Auctions, Org Chart, Supply Chain Career
All my career I wanted to be a Vice President. Everything I did professionally drove toward that goal, including: Lateral moves from engineering to supply chain (which also had a bunch of other factors I won’t go into here) Earning a technical master’s degree, two...
by Janice Marquardt | Jun 18, 2024 | Definitions, Org Chart, Supply Chain Career
Supply Chains in different industries have a lot in common – including price sensitivity, negotiations, the importance of resiliency, warehouse space issues (always either too much or too little), and the typical process of bid to purchase order to receipt. However,...
by Janice Marquardt | Jun 11, 2024 | Definitions, Org Chart, Supply Chain Career
We’ve been talking about supply chain structure and reporting chains recently, so let’s chat a little about front-line procurement roles. Today we’ll talk about role descriptions, and also talk about staffing levels needed when building/rebuilding/reevaluating a team....
