Decision Intelligence Benchmark: Supply Chain Talent Decisions for 2026 – 2027
How supply chain leaders are rebuilding their teams while keeping the business running, and why internal career paths need to move faster
Supply chain leaders say the pace of change today is harder than the COVID years. Tariffs, freight costs, reorganizations, and digital transformation are all hitting at once, and many supply chain teams are leading that transformation for the whole company. Engagement is still remarkably strong. But teams are being reshaped from the inside: some roles quietly go unfilled, data skills are in high demand, and good people who don’t see a clear path to leadership may go looking for one.
This report takes you inside supply chain teams to see how they are adapting, and how they are growing talent from within.
Inside, you’ll discover:
- Why supply chain teams are more likely to expect cuts than any other function we studied, even as more than a third expect to grow
- How AI is reducing headcount needs without layoffs, and what’s happening to roles when people leave
- Why nearly half of teams plan to add specialized roles, and where those roles are concentrated
- How one company is hiring data and math talent and teaching them supply chain
- Why supply chain’s talent bench is deeper than the benchmark average, and the rotation strategy that may explain it
- Why reorganization uncertainty is a bigger retention risk here than across the benchmark
- What it will take for internal career paths to keep pace with constant change
Download the report to see how your peers are reshaping supply chain teams and keeping their best people through the transition.
