​The supply chain moves fast, and new technologies require a growing set of skills and talents from workers. As the Asian ecommerce sector booms, there is more pressure to ensure the procurement and supply chain sector in Hong Kong has a workforce with the right skills to keep the chain running smoothly.  With many companies in Hong Kong choosing to hire globally, skilled wo...

​Toxic employees can also be brilliant employees, but even if their results are brilliant, behaviour such as gossip and undermining others can bring down whole teams as toxicity spreads. The consequences can be disastrous, as the Hong Kong procurement and supply chain sector relies on productivity and teams which can collaborate to quickly find solutions.   As a team leader,...

​The supply chain is a demanding and fast-growing sector, especially with the phenomenal rise of the eCommerce supply chain putting pressure on logistics companies to grow and evolve, through hiring top talent to stay competitive.   There is no fast solution to ensuring your company attracts the best talent from a small pool, but there are steps you can take to attract great...

​The Hong Kong procurement and supply chain sector is a busy and talented job market. Technologically savvy workers are in demand, and it is vital for companies to retain their skilled workers to keep up in a fast-moving sector.  When employers are faced with a talented employee wanting to exit the company, they need to balance the cost of replacing that employee alongside m...

​An onboarding process doesn’t begin and end with your new employee’s first day within your office. When hiring within Hong Kong’s procurement and supply chain sector, it is essential that you create a thorough onboarding process which will help your new hires quickly integrate within your company culture and start their work confidently and productively.  A truly successful...

​Employer relocation programmes are growing in popularity to help attract global talent to the Hong Kong procurement and supply chain sector. As eCommerce and other technologies grow and transform the sector, employees with specific technical skill sets can bring a lot of value and innovation to a new company.   Relocation policies don’t only require financial assistance, bu...

​When hiring within the procurement and supply chain sector within Hong Kong, it is likely that any job you post will receive more applications than you needed. Though responding to all of these applications will take up time, it is essential to keep a positive employer brand through a polite and considered rejection process for unsuccessful candidates.  If you reject candid...

​Hong Kong’s job market relies on sourcing exceptional talent from the global job market, and it is often the case that you must be ready and willing to negotiate an attractive salary package while hiring for a skilled, technical or senior role within the procurement and supply chain sector.   When making job offers to some of the best candidates in your sector, it will pay ...

​The Hong Kong procurement and supply chain sector is moving quickly as the supply chain itself embraces automation technologies and revolutions such as blockchain. When reviewing CVs for your next hire, it can be hard to find those candidates who show potential for adaptability, growth, or even introducing new ideas to your team.  In the modern labour market, hiring manager...

​In end-to-end supply chain women only fill 15% of senior positions despite making up 37% of the workforce, according to a report from Gartner. How we can we address this imbalance and drive diversity forwards? By demonstrating that gender diversity a commercial imperative - and business leaders agree. A report by McKinsey & Company found that 90% of CEOs said they prior...

​Are you focused on the candidate experience?What makes the perfect interview process? The right format? The right panel? The right questions? These are all important factors to consider, but none of them are as significant as the candidate experience.So are companies giving the candidate experience the attention it deserves? Ask job seekers what they think and the answer wo...

​​It is evident that when it comes to work, millennials are very different than the generations that came before them. In order to support and manage this type of talent, it is essential to address the generational differences, to better understand their priorities and behavior in the workplace.Millennials all have one thing in common: they want to make a difference. Researc...