can make to the success of
their organization. We will be
doing some in-depth market
research to understand what
employers think of our pro-
fession, association and des-
ignation that will give us the
opportunity to address any
gaps,” says Cheryl.
They will be keeping busy
with the launch of their first
leadership forum, which is an
attempt to engage more senior
leadership in Canada. Also in
the process is the establish-
ment of a new member-ser-
vice database so members can
have easy access to features,
such as a searchable online di-
rectory.
“[The supply chain industry
is] a high-growth area... there
was some labour market re-
search completed a couple of
years ago that indicates that
there will be 66,000 vacan-
cies in supply chain manage-
ment every year for the next
five years, so there’s going
to be a challenge in finding
skilled people in this field,”
says Cheryl. “It’s also a field
that’s not particularly visible,
so another big role for the as-
sociation is to make sure that
young people or people with
related skills understand that
they can translate them into
this exciting profession.”
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