A Logistics Manager is a vital member of any organization that relies on efficient and effective transportation and distribution of goods and materials. This role involves managing the movement of products from one location to another and ensuring that inventory is managed effectively. This blog post will explore what a Logistics Manager does, their responsibilities, and the skills and qualifications required to succeed in this role.
Read MoreA Supply Chain Manager is critical in any organization that relies on efficient and effective supply chain operations. This role involves overseeing the entire supply chain function, including procurement, logistics, inventory management, and transportation. This blog post will explore what a Supply Chain Manager does, their responsibilities, and the skills and qualifications required to succeed in this role.
Read MoreWhat Does a Director of Supply Chain Do?
A Director of Supply Chain is a key member of any organization that relies on efficient and effective supply chain operations. This role involves overseeing the entire supply chain function, including procurement, logistics, inventory management, and transportation. In this blog post, we will explore what a Director of Supply Chain does, their responsibilities, and the skills and qualifications required to succeed in this role.
Read MoreSupply chain management is a crucial function in many industries, and there are several high-paying jobs in this field. Here are some of the highest-paid supply chain jobs today:
Read MoreIn the last few years, Small World Recruiting has gone through multiple transformations.
Where we began:
Denise started Small World Recruiting in 2014 after leaving the Logistics and Supply Chain industry, where she had worked for over a decade. She worked for prominent names in the industry: Maersk / Damco, Kuehne + Nagel, Agility, and more. Seeing first-hand that recruiters not specialized in logistics or SCM had difficulty understanding roles within the industry, she decided to make a career change, thus opening Small World Recruiting.
Read MoreThanks to the convenience and flexibility that the internet and modern technology are offering, more and more people are taking their skills online and working remotely. This can, in fact, be a real boon to businesses in many different ways. For one thing, talents are now more accessible, so hiring for specialized tasks is potentially easier. For another, businesses and employers can hire the people they need, as they need them, which can be very helpful for short-term projects or part-time tasks and helps keep overhead low.
Read MoreWith Priority Search, you get the best of both worlds. It’s a middle ground between expensive, retained search, and bargain, contingent search. Priority offers you the benefits of retained search with a more affordable investment. We know that budgets are reduced and purse straps are pulled and it makes sense for us to offer a win win solution for us and you, the client. To engage Small World in a Priority Search, you make an initial, smaller, investment and the remainder is not due until after the new employee starts.
We don’t love contingent, you don’t love retained, let’s meet in the middle.
Read MoreOver these past few months, I’ve heard from many clients that they need to make a hire but can not afford (or aren’t allowed due to budget restraints) to use an outside recruiter for the search. Cost savings and making wise financial choices is a focus for all companies right now. The problem is that they don’t have the talent internally who can find the people that the hiring managers need for the job. If their talent acquisition team and or HR department had all of the skills, connections, market insight, etc. then they probably wouldn’t be using an external recruitment firm in the first place. Right?
Read MoreIf you've never worked for a private equity firm, in my experience they don't mind spending money, but they demand results, which is where I came into the picture. I'll spare you the details, but suffice to say the sales team they'd recruited, trained and compensated was selling booths and as such earning healthy commissions, but the throughput of high margin solution sales was not following.
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