Identifying Supply Chain Manager Leadership Skills and Competencies Gaps in Malaysia

Research by: Siti Wahab, Albert Wee Kwan Tan, & Olivier Roche

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This paper discusses the significance of online job posting advertising in recruitment processes, particularly in the context of e-recruiting’s emergence as a crucial tool for human resource management. It outlines how online platforms facilitate job advertisements, resume submissions, screening tests, and communication with potential candidates. With the prevalence of social networking sites like LinkedIn, Facebook, and others, job postings have expanded their reach, benefitting both employers and job seekers, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Moreover, the authors emphasize the evolving requirements for employability skills in the 21st-century business landscape, citing the need for a combination of hard and soft skills to meet global market demands. It underscores the importance of skill development, driven by advancements in information technology and globalization, and discusses employability traits such as adaptability, emotional intelligence, technical skills, and core knowledge as crucial factors in today’s job market.

The focus then shifts to logistics and supply chain management, highlighting the changing role of logistics managers over time due to globalization, technology, and evolving market conditions during COVID-19. It underscores the increased complexity of managing the supply chain and the necessity for logistics professionals to possess a diverse skill set encompassing managerial skills alongside expertise in logistics. Leadership skills emerge as essential in dealing with the complexities of the modern business environment within supply chain management.

Furthermore, the authors address challenges within supply chain management, including recruitment, retention, succession planning, and the need for better understanding and acknowledgment of the specific competencies required in this field. It stresses the importance of matching job-related competencies and needs to benefit both employers and employees, particularly in light of the changes brought about by globalization and the Fourth Industrial Revolution (IR4.0). The study aims to analyze the most sought-after skills in logistics and supply chain management through online job postings, identifying career opportunities and offering guidance to job seekers.

In essence, this paper covers the expanding role of online job postings in recruitment, the evolving landscape of employability skills, and the challenges and changing skill requirements within logistics and supply chain management. It underscores the importance of understanding and developing the necessary competencies to thrive in the modern job market, particularly within the logistics and supply chain industries.

To cite this article: Wahab, S.N., Tan, A., & Roche, O. (2024). Identifying supply chain manager leadership skills and competencies gaps in Malaysia. Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning. https://doi.org/10.1108/HESWBL-07-2023-0179

To access this article: https://doi.org/10.1108/HESWBL-07-2023-0179

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Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning is the only journal to focus on the interface between higher education and the workplace. Covering higher level skills, higher level work-based and work-integrated learning and higher education, the journal publishes articles with strong impact implications for practice and policy development. Providing broad international coverage of issues, developments and innovation, the journal showcases work around employer engagement, work-integrated learning, cooperative education, graduate employability, occupational competence, academic and professional standards and workforce development.

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