In most companies, supply chains evolve over time. Products change, companies expand, mergers are formed and companies are acquired. This evolution causes an increased complexity that often pushes supply chains beyond their limits. Executives who are skilled at managing increasingly complex supply chains and transforming them over time into a competitive advantage are in increasingly high demand.

The supply chain has been likened to the spine of a company’s operations. As supply chains have become leaner and efforts made to carry less inventory, the supply chain also becomes more vulnerable to disruption. Executives who are skilled at recognizing these vulnerabilities while striving to increase efficiencies and reduce costs are critical to any company’s success. The person who is responsible for supply chain operations must be able to develop an organization which is proficient from the procurement of raw materials to the various elements of reverse logistics. These executives must demonstrate the strength of personality to overcome the corporate inertia involved in strengthening the supply chain. They must form effective process teams across their own company’s operations and have deep insight into the needs and expectations of the company’s eventual customers.

Edward W Kelley & Partners is the successor firm to A.T. Kearney Executive Search. It has unparalleled experience among the major search firms in placing executives with the requisite skills and experience to transform supply chain operations into world class operations.

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