Rodney Apple
Rodney Apple’s Biography
https://scmtalent.com/supply-chain-recruiters
▶︎𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐈 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐏 𝐒𝐔𝐏𝐏𝐋𝐘 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐈𝐍 𝐎𝐑𝐆𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐙𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒: Leveraging 20+ years of end-to-end supply chain recruiting & executive search experience to help great companies build, optimize & transform their supply chain organizations for the purpose of enabling & sustaining revenue growth, enhancing profit margins, mitigating business risks & disruptions, and creating an enduring competitive advantage.
▶︎𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐀𝐃𝐕𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐒𝐔𝐏𝐏𝐋𝐘 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐈𝐍 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐑𝐒
★ Co-Host of the Supply Chain Careers Podcast (launched in 2021)
★ Author of the Supply Chain Talent Blog since 2012
★ Featured in Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Supply Chain 24/7, Supply Chain Matters, Supply Chain
Management Review, SupplyChainBrain, Supply Chain Dive, Supply Chain Now Radio, DC Velocity,
Inbound Logistics, Modern Materials Handling and more
★ Presented at several ASCM/APICS, ISM and CSCMP conferences on supply chain talent topics
★ Served as the Supply Chain Career Coach for ASCM (formerly APICS) from 2014-2021
★ Professional Development Author at “SCM NOW” (ASCM’s Magazine) from 2017-2021
▶︎𝑬𝑿𝑷𝑬𝑹𝑰𝑬𝑵𝑪𝑬 𝑶𝑽𝑬𝑹𝑽𝑰𝑬𝑾
10+ years leading executive & professional supply chain recruitment for 4 Fortune 500 corporations, each having made the Gartner Top 25 Supply Chain list, multiple times:
★ The Home Depot (led the build-out of their first supply chain department)
★ The Coca-Cola Company
★ Kimberly-Clark
★ Cummins
Having filled 1,000+ supply chain positions to date from Chief Supply Chain Officer to Supply Chain Analyst and everything in between, I developed a comprehensive knowledge base as it relates to supply chain management across most major industries, built a robust, ever-expanding network of supply chain professionals and executives, and crafted a rigorous, quality-focused recruitment process that consistently delivers top supply chain talent for our clients.
▶︎𝙀𝙉𝘿-𝙏𝙊-𝙀𝙉𝘿 𝙎𝙐𝙋𝙋𝙇𝙔 𝘾𝙃𝘼𝙄𝙉 𝙍𝙀𝘾𝙍𝙐𝙄𝙏𝙄𝙉𝙂
★ Logistics – Transportation, Warehousing, Fulfillment, Distribution Operations, Automation, Robotics,
★ Procurement – Strategic Sourcing, Direct & Indirect, Commodities, Category Management,
★ Planning - S&OP, IBP, Supply Planning & Demand Planning, Production Planning, Forecasting,
★ Manufacturing – Materials Management, Production, Maintenance, Engineering, Quality,
★ Continuous Improvement – Lean, Six Sigma, Operational Excellence, Supply Chain Transformation,