Guest Name : Rodney Apple, Founder and managing partner at SCM Talent group. Language : Indonesian, Publication date: May, 27. 2020

Rodney Apple serves as the Managing Partner of SCM Talent Group which he founded back in August of 2004 in Atlanta, GA. He has been completely specialized in end-to-end supply chain recruitment since 2001 when he joined The Home Depot (Fortune 13 at the time) to lead the recruitment for their very first supply chain department. Rodney went on to lead all professional and executive supply chain recruitment for The Coca-Cola Company for 6+ years followed by a few other clients that included Kimberly-Clark, Cummins and PWC.

Rodney’s passion for the field of supply chain management is evident through his involvement within the industry and various supply chain associations. He has presented at CSCMP and APICS global conferences, has been serving as the Career Coach for ASCM (formerly APICS) since 2014, and in 2017 became an APICS Magazine Department Author, contributing articles under “Professional Development”. Rodney also authors the Supply Chain Talent Blog where he shares best practices in supply chain recruiting, leadership development, job search strategy, resume optimization, interviewing techniques and related topics. Visit more on: https://www.scmtalent.com

In this interview, Rodney explains why mentorship matters in a supply chain career:

The benefits of mentorship program
Advise to the leader for starting the mentorship program in their organization
Do's and Don'ts for a mentors and mentees

Connect him on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scmtalent/

75. The power of mentorship in a supply chain career