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02/09/2026

😄 Fun test for non-English speakers: sign up for SCM Sensei AI for Free. Write a very complicated supply chain problem in Ask in your own language and compare the response with ChatGPT and let me know which one is better :)

Here is a quick review of how SCM Sensei AI works

01/09/2026

Is supply chain or procurement a rewarding career for "Engineers"

You can find an answer to this question in this podcast, featuring a fellow engineer Janice Marquardt & very successful entrepreneur Marc Kloepfel, who started and exited a procurement consulting practice.

Engineers, unlock your next POWER MOVE! Why moving to supply chain ...

23/08/2026

The issue is candidates using AI to boost their CVs, and companies are using AI to filter them out!

As a result, candidates can’t get interviews and companies can’t find candidates.

To break this "AI vs. AI deadlock", where candidate bots auto-generate hyper-optimized CVs and corporate Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) auto-reject them for lack of authentic signals, both sides must pivot from text-matching documentation to verified human capability

Meaning: you should reach out to the hiring manager or HR at the company directly and ask for a short 30-minute introductory call.

This will generate a personal connection. And if you reach out to 20, I am sure you can get 2-3 conversations.

This is some effort, but it will bring tangible results.

Hope this helps :)

22/08/2026

I am sure procurement folks agree that every request in procurement is "urgent" until you ask a follow-up question, "when you need it"?

Then suddenly, it can wait until next week.

In nearly every team I work with, buyers learn early that the real skill isn't sourcing. It's triage. Working out which fire is real and which one is someone else's poor planning wearing a red flag.

The pattern is almost always the same:

Stakeholders delay their own request for weeks

It becomes "critical" the moment it lands on procurement's desk

Procurement absorbs the time pressure that the business created

The cycle repeats because nobody owns the root cause

If everything is urgent, then nothing is really urgent.

And a team that is always fighting fires never gets time to build the fire prevention system.

What's the worst "urgent" request you've had to unwind this year?

21/08/2026

I've had this exact conversation with three different hiring managers in the last quarter alone: over 200 applications for a supply chain manager role, months on the market, and still no hire.

This isn't one company's bad luck. It's a structural problem.

Supply chain roles now demand a mix that barely existed a decade ago: negotiation skill, data fluency, ERP literacy, risk sensing and stakeholder diplomacy, often in the same job description.

Meanwhile, most training still teaches the 2015 version of the job.

If you're hiring, the gap isn't candidate quality. It's that the market hasn't caught up to what the role actually requires now.

If you're job hunting, this is exactly why upskilling in the areas that didn't exist in your degree (digitalisation, category strategy, supplier risk) is the fastest way to stand out.

What's missing most in candidates you've interviewed this year?

18/08/2026

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Watch sensei. DRAFT Mode build a procurement policy, an S&OP deck, a supplier agreement and a KPI dashboard — live, in one session. Free webinar - August 26, 2026.

22/07/2026

Real innovation moves faster than traditional education. So we decided to close that gap.

Thrilled to share this testimonial from project44's CEO Jett on our Decision Intelligence practitioner certification, co-created with project44 and now live on SCMDOJO Academy.

Here's why this partnership model matters for supply chain right now:

1. Software companies are where innovation actually happens first

project44 and companies like them are building the next generation of supply chain capability today. Universities and traditional certification bodies simply cannot keep pace with that speed. Partnering directly with the innovators means the community learns what is cutting edge now, not what was cutting edge five years ago.

2. It drives real engagement, not passive learning

When practitioners are certified on live software from the companies shaping the industry, they engage at a deeper level. This is not theoretical case study learning. It is hands on knowledge tied directly to tools they will use in their careers.

3. This is a new model for client engagement and industry standardisation

Supply chain and logistics software is one of the most fragmented markets out there. Too many platforms, too little shared language, and that fragmentation directly hurts agility and resilience across the industry.

Co-creating training and certification content with software companies is a powerful way to change that. It turns a vendor's platform into a recognised industry standard, builds a trained talent pool ready to use that software from day one, and gives the vendor a community of certified advocates rather than just customers.

A few more benefits worth naming:

- It shortens the sales and onboarding cycle, since certified professionals already understand the platform before they are hired or engaged

- It builds trust and credibility for the software provider through third party, practitioner-led validation

- It creates a feedback loop where practitioner insight from the field can shape future product development

- It future proofs the workforce, since supply chain talent is trained on where the industry is heading, not just where it has been

15/07/2026

The Career Map, the Vibe Coding Demo, and why both matter more than you think this week

Two things we have created this week that seem unrelated but connect in a way worth thinking about.

The first is three definitive career guides covering every stage of a supply chain, procurement, and logistics career, from first role to C-suite. The second is an episode of The Supply Chain Show where a former McKinsey Partner and I demonstrate building a live S&OP platform using AI, without writing a single line of code.

The connection: the skills that get you promoted in 2026 are not the same ones that got people promoted in 2016. Both pieces of content this week are about understanding that shift and positioning yourself ahead of it.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/career-map-vibe-coding-demo-why-both-matter-more-than-ahmed-w9ahe

13/07/2026

Can AI build enterprise-grade supply chain software with Vibe Coding? The answer might surprise you.

In this 91st episode of The Supply Chain Show™, with Knut Alicke, we dive deep into Vibe Coding and explore how supply chain professionals can build powerful planning applications using tools like Claude Code, ChatGPT Codex, Google Vertex AI, and Bolt.new Cursor, Replit Agent and Lovable AI—without being software engineers.

In this episode, you'll discover:

- What Vibe Coding really is
- Best AI coding tools for supply chain professionals
- How to build S&OP applications without programming
- AI-powered demand planning & capacity planning
- Connecting AI apps with SAP and ERP systems
- Why Excel might be becoming obsolete
- The future of AI copilots in the supply chain
- Practical advice for professionals who want to stay ahead

It is a must for any supply chain professional interested in learning what AI can do for them!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nf6uxL_K8zI

02/06/2026

If logistics in your organisation is treated as a back-office function, you're missing something critical.

Every box that moves late is a customer conversation you don't want to have. Every transparent delivery builds trust. Every optimised route frees up capital for growth.

Logistics isn't tactical. It's strategic.

The companies pulling away from their competitors understand this. They've elevated logistics to the C-suite conversation. They've aligned it with customer experience, profitability, and brand promise.

Your logistics team isn't managing movement. They're managing competitive differentiation.

Treat them and the function accordingly 😎