Optimize Your Supply Chain / Logistics Resume

August 11, 2014 in Career and Job Search Tips, Resume Tips

 

Laurie Hyllberg

Laurie champions Kinsa Group’s position as the top food and beverage recruiting firm in the nation and its presence in the global FMCG marketplace. To her Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Business Management, and Marketing she adds over 20 years of executive search experience in the food and beverage industry at Kinsa. Building a network of executives and professionals through membership in the Women’s Foodservice Forum, Institute of Food Technologists, FaB Wisconsin, Chicagoland Food and Beverage Network, and maintaining professional expertise in recruiting as an Executive Board Member for the Recruiters Of Wisconsin association, Laurie is able to connect top talent in the food industry with food and beverage processors and foodservice providers growing their teams at the C-Suite, VP, Director, and Management level. Connect with Laurie today!

 

Want to know exactly what a recruiter wants to see on your food & beverage Supply Chain or Logistics resume?

We have the information you need.

Today, Kinsa continues our series of resume optimization posts, each dedicated to a specific professional job category within the food & beverage industry.

Last quarter, our recruiters shared what they and their clients look for in Food & Beverage Quality and Food Safety resumes. Below, they detail best practices for strengthening your Supply Chain or Logistics resume – so recruiters take notice:

From Karen Engelmann – Account Manager:

  • Quantified accomplishments. Not surprisingly, the best resumes include information on cost savings and efficiencies gained. Whenever possible, include hard numbers to support your achievements.
  • Employees managed. Include information on the size of your staff.
  • Transportation and forecasting experience. When applicable, outline the types of transportation for which you were responsible (e.g., domestic, import/export, TL, LTL), as well as the types of planning/forecasting experience you have.
  • Purchasing specifics. When addressing your purchasing experience, the details matter. Recruiters want to know:
  • the annual spend for which you were responsible
  • any cost savings you implemented
  • everything (products) you were responsible for purchasing

From Robert Navarro – Account Manager:

  • Specific, relevant experience. Include the experience you have that pertains to sourcing of materials, purchasing, production planning, inventory management, warehousing and distribution.
  • Contract negotiation skills. Detail the type of experience you have with contract negotiation.
  • Software experience. Explain the types of ERP [Enterprise Resource Planning] and transportation-specific software systems with which you’ve worked.

From Laurie Hyllberg – Vice President:

Certifications. If you work in Supply Chain and have an APICS (American Production and Inventory Control Society) certification, or are a Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.), feature them in your resume. These are the most globally recognized designations for supply management professionals and need to be noted.

Looking for more executive food & beverage resume advice?

Check out these earlier posts from Kinsa: