Supply chain jobs down but not out

A recent labour market study has concluded that the while the employment market overall is soft, there remain areas of jobs demand. Core functional supply chain roles are still essential in most organisations, unless they have been outsourced to a third party.

The labour market in 2009 has seen a drop in permanent employment, with most sectors reducing their headcount. This is particularly noticeable in the pharmaceutical sector, which has seen significant merger and acquisition activity and off-shoring of manufacturing. The food and beverage sector has been something of an exception, with stable employment and approvals to replace existing positions.

Many organisations are looking to their staff to be flexible in their working hours - implementing a nine day fortnight and in extreme cases, a four day week. In addition we are seeing a significant increase in the number of part-time roles.

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