Resume: Supply Chain Specialist

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Role applied for:

  • A senior supply chain specialist role and oil and gas services supply company.

Key considerations:

  • Does the candidate have the language proficiency to work with multiple stakeholders?
  • Is the experience of the candidate appropriate for the role?

Anna Wolf

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Profile ↓

I am passionate about helping clients boost profitability by saving time and money in their production, warehousing, distribution, logistics, and supply chain operations.

As a customer-focused and motivated Supply Chain Specialist with energy, and passion, I bring 20 years of experience to support employers in various commercial industries: energy, oil and gas industry; electronics and fiber optics, chemicals and plastics; food and beverage as well as freight forwarding and logistics services

My special areas of interest include the creation of collaborative business environments, reducing supply chain vulnerability and risk, time compression and techniques for aligning supply chains to maximise customer value and reduce cost.

In-depth expertise includes:

  • Strategic and Tactical Industrial Engineering for Warehousing, Distribution and Logistics
  • Assessment and Proactive Mitigation of Supply Chain Risk
  • Lean Supply Chain Operations Planning, Management, Modeling, Analysis, Design, Reengineering, Process Improvement and Cost Reduction (Lean Six Sigma, 5S)
  • Improvement of Labor Productivity, Resource Utilization and Service Levels
  • Reduction and Optimization of Inventory
  • Assessment, Analysis, Design, Economic Justification, Specification, Selection, and Project Management of Supply Chain Information Systems and Material Handling Systems

With an innovative approach driven by change, challenge and diversity, I am a strong proponent of utilizing the latest technology to strengthen processes, reduce costs and increase productivity.

I am a coaching leader, who is results oriented and who can lead large teams of employees as well as individuals.

Through having worked closely together with Operations, Finance, IT and HR management, I have gained a high level of affinity, insight and engagement in these working areas.

I am experienced in improving supply chains to Eastern Europe, Russia, Caspian Area and Sub-Saharan Africa, and have successfully changed supply chain processes and organizations in large and international companies.

Under my direction, purchasing spend, inventory levels and lead times have been reduced, customer delivery and supplier performance and warehouse accuracy levels have increased.

International Experience

Challenge – While this resume provides a great deal of information, it does not provide examples of specific employers, companies, length of service, or specific project outcomes. I don’t know how to assess the candidate against the role requirements. I am not familiar with the organizations listed, let alone their reputations, and the role titles are confusing. Should I screen this person out?

Solution – New Canadians may modify their resumes to fit advice that they have received in person or online (e.g., have you ever heard the advice “keep it to no more than a page”?), or they may have tailored their resume to the format preferred in a previous place of employment. Consider this before discounting the candidate.

The focus at the resume screening stage is to determine if the candidate meets the requirements to proceed to the next stage of the screening process. While the resume indicates a general alignment with the requirements for the role, specific details may be missing. Note that the candidate indicates that their LinkedIn profile is a source for additional information. As you have been directed to the LinkedIn profile by the candidate, you may wish to review the online profile to see how much additional information is provided.

If the candidate appears to match the requirements for the position posted, consider conducting a phone screening to determine if the candidate should proceed to the next level of the interview process. The intent of the phone screening is to address those aspects of the resume review process that the resume does not address.

Education ↓

I am committed to staying current and continuing to develop my skills to support the organizations that I work for and with. Some of my key education highlights include: Rotterdam School of Management at Erasmus University Master Class Strategic Purchasing and Supply Management (2010 – 2011); the Dutch Purchasing Society (NEVI) Commercial and operational purchasing, contract management, tendering (2002 – 2003); and the American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) CPIM, Production planning (MPS-MRP), capacity planning (RCCP-CRP), supply chain management (1992 – 1993).

Professional Credentials

Challenge – Supply chain management is not a regulated profession. That being said, there are various voluntary certifications available to support specialists. The potential employer is a learning focused organization and would like the candidate to have a designation that indicates their commitment to both ongoing learning and the profession. The resume indicates a number of these credentials, but they were obtained in the Netherlands. How do I know how the credentials compare to credentials obtained in Canada?

Solution – Consider what you are really trying to assess. As supply chain management is a non-regulated profession there is no legal requirement for candidates to hold certifications. If your organization is committed to ongoing learning and would like to assess the candidate’s commitment to their development in the profession, their resume seems to indicate an ongoing commitment that spans a number of years.

The candidate also indicates that they have listed key education highlights. This may indicate further education and credentials that are not listed on the resume, thus you may wish to ask additional questions to access this information through the interview process (phone or in-person).

Academic Credentials

Challenge – I do not see a specific degree listed on the resume. We typically consider a degree a base level of education. Should I screen out this candidate?

Solution – First, determine if a degree is essential to the role. The candidate has a wide range of education specifically related to the role, is this enough to fill the educational requirements?

Language Proficiency

Challenge – The candidate’s education indicates that much of their education was in the Netherlands, but some was also in North America; do we need check language proficiency?

Solution – The candidate’s education and international experience indicates that it is safe to assume a professional level of English language proficiency

The candidate also indicates that they have listed key education highlights. This may indicate further education and credentials that are not listed on the resume, thus you may wish to ask additional questions to access this information through the interview process (phone or in-person).

Areas of Expertise

  • Operations Change Management and Sustainable Continuous Improvement
  • Supply Chain Operations Optimization
  • Cost Control
  • Vendor Negotiations
  • P&L / Financial Performance
  • Supply Chain, Logistics, Warehousing, Transportation, Distribution, 3PL Operations Manager
  • Multisite Operations. Multi-site Operations
  • Project Management

Recommendations ↓

I have been recommended by more than 10 of my previous employers and colleagues. Hear what they have to say about the projects I’ve done, my leadership style, and my ability to build relationships.

https://www.linkedin.com/candidateprofilelink

I am an open networker. Please feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn and I would be happy to introduce you to any of my contacts should you need to make the connection.

Please feel free to contact me at any time. As I am frequently travelling email is the most reliable way to reach me.

International Experience

Challenge – It seems as though people often “trade” LinkedIn recommendations (e.g., I’ll recommend you, if you recommend me). Can I trust these recommendations?

Solution – The focus at the resume screening stage is to determine if the candidate meets the requirements to proceed to the next stage of the screening process. At this stage reference checking is not focus.

That being said, as the candidate has directed you to the online profile you may wish to review it. While it’s true that some recommendations may be “traded” on online platforms, there are also many valid recommendations and the information contained in these may give you further insight into the skills and abilities of the candidate.

I am not familiar with the organizations listed, let alone their reputations, and the role titles are confusing. Should I screen this person out?

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