E-commerce Field Said to Lure Supply Chain Professionals from Traditional Retail Sector | SupplyChainBrain

E-commerce Field Said to Lure Supply Chain Professionals from Traditional Retail Sector

Supply Management
August 29, 2013

The report shows supply chain and logistics vacancies increased by 19.5 percent in July, compared with the month before, and by 67.5 percent year-on-year.

Matt Gascoigne, executive director of procurement and supply chain at Badenoch & Clark, said: "E-commerce is attracting candidates from the wider retail sector including merchandising and logistics. This is creating vacancies in the wider sector that are typically harder to fill."

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