Recruiter complains about shortage of training in supply chain

Digitalisation is having an effect on the type of vacancies that are opening up in the logistics sector and the skills required from candidates. “The rise of technology in supply chain and logistics is changing jobs and required competences,” explains Dries Serré, business unit manager Purchasing & Logistics at recruitment agency Hays. “Where previously recruitment was based on competencies such as stress resistance, flexibility and operational drive, in the new landscape other skills are required. The sector needs highly skilled profiles who are not afraid of change, and are bitten by IT and data analytics.”