Decision Intelligence Benchmark: Manufacturing & Supply Chain Talent Decisions for 2026 – 2027
How supply chain and manufacturing leaders are keeping strong, stable teams intact while the shape of their organizations and jobs changes
Supply chain and manufacturing teams are among the most engaged in the benchmark, and their people are staying put. But nearly everything around them is moving. Fewer leaders expect flat headcount here than in any other function, more plan to add specialized roles, and more expect AI to cut headcount. At the same time, the outside talent market is tight and slow. Hiring your way through this transition is a risky bet.
This report takes you inside supply chain and manufacturing teams to see how leaders are handling a workforce that’s staying while the work changes around it.
Inside, you’ll discover:
- Why supply chain and manufacturing teams report some of the strongest engagement and lowest turnover expectations in the benchmark
- Why fewer leaders here expect flat headcount than in any other function, and what’s driving organizations in opposite directions
- Why this function leads the benchmark in plans to add specialized roles
- Where expectations that AI will reduce headcount run higher than anywhere else
- How much of the team leaders expect will need meaningful reskilling
- Why “hire what we need, when we need it” is a risky strategy in today’s talent market
- How the deepest internal bench in the benchmark could become these leaders’ biggest advantage
Download the report to see how your peers are redeploying, reskilling, and growing the people they already have.
