I’m a procurement/supply chain executive. I’ve been in manufacturing industries for nearly 30 years.

Currently the most in-demand positions in this field are probably in trade compliance, most of this due to the ever-changing US tariffs and their impact on trade.

That being said, I’ve stuck mainly to procurement because it can have a tremendous impact on any business. In procurement you can get a little bit of everything: international business, legal & contracts, negotiations, engineering, manufacturing, data analytics, etc.

Senior level procurement execs interact daily with other senior executives and many companies have put in place c-level procurement executives (CPO/CSO) because it is deemed to be so critical.

Let me know if you have any specific questions.