Outsourcing vs Insourcing – Getting Procurement Right for Your Business
When businesses don’t have the time or resources to handle things in-house, they outsource them. Outsourcing can be a useful solution to an overstretched or understaffed function and is becoming more attractive as businesses attempt to reduce their costs further. The adoption of procurement outsourcing has been slow, with many companies being hesitant to ask […]
Our recent whitepaper discussed in UKWA Magazine
Bis Henderson Recruitment understand that the nature of order fulfilment in eCommerce is changing radically, and with it, the demands placed upon the human resources needed to manage and support it – so much so that we developed a detailed whitepaper to discuss the effects of automation; new skill-sets required, changing roles, motivation techniques needed […]
WHITEPAPER: Getting to grips with the human aspects of automated eFulfilment
The nature of order fulfilment in eCommerce is changing radically, and with it, the demands placed upon the human resources needed to manage and support it… With insights from John Munnelly, Head of Operations at John Lewis and Ian Sheppard, Supply Chain Director at Connect Books, our latest whitepaper discusses why businesses need to carefully […]
What can the logistics sector do to tackle the challenge of gender diversity?
The spotlight has been recently shone on gender diversity across UK businesses, with senior staff reassessing the imbalances in their boardrooms and across the pay scale. With household names such as the BBC publishing the salaries of its top talent, and now Tesco actively confirming they are considering more and more females for their senior […]
UK firms looking to avoid post-Brexit tariffs by severing European supply chains
It seems that the dynamic between UK and European firms will change significantly in the aftermath of the British departure from the European Union. That much has been indicated by a new report suggesting that plans are already being drawn up by organisations on both sides of the Channel to sever supply chains so that […]
Procurement jobs salaries on the increase as many firms struggle to hire
A mixed picture of steadily increasing salaries for UK procurement jobs and worries among employers in the sector about a lack of relevant skills and experience has been painted by the latest CIPS Salary Guide. Scott Dance, a UK procurement engagement director within the recruitment sector, said at the launch of this year’s CIPS Salary […]
Why supply chain firms could soon see an expansion in C-suite roles
Amid the continued pressure on logistics organisations to fill their middle-management and procurement jobs, it has been suggested that many of them could soon move to bolster their core leadership teams. Such a trend has been attributed to a desire on the part of such firms to preserve foundational business knowledge near the top of […]
Bis Henderson reports 20% boost to logistics jobs post Brexit-vote
Bis Henderson Group, the talent-to-solutions supply chain services company, has seen a significant boost to the recruitment side of the business following the Brexit vote – a jump of some 20% in permanent executive jobs placed over the last six months of 2016 compared with the same period a year earlier. The figures run contrary […]
How the digital transformation is bringing big challenges and opportunities for retailers
A newly released report explores how the ongoing digital transformation in retail means that retailers are having to focus on a number of digital priorities in order to remain competitive in the omnichannel retailing landscape. Retailers express confidence – but many are unprepared The survey, CEO Viewpoint 2017: The Transformation of Retail, prepared by […]
How Women in Logistics are Changing the Industry
At present, research suggests that the logistics sector still remains a male-dominated space despite the rise in the number of women in the rest of the business world. However, there is a growing number of statistics and trends emerging to prove the true worth of placing greater numbers of women into logistics jobs. The spotlight has been recently shone […]