Donna Del Rosso on Being the Only Woman with a Seat at the Table And Adding More

Working your way up in supply chain for a seat at the table may still not be simpler for women, even with growing market needs and challenges presenting new opportunities. Women still make up less than half of the supply chain workforce and just 21% of executive-level supply chain roles—backsliding a little from previous years. However, while Women In Supply Chain™ have more challenges breaking through to executive-level positions, female professionals (founders included) comprise 19% of the supply chain C-suite.

 At Let’s Talk Supply Chain, we’re passionate about helping more Women In Supply Chain™ blaze trails through glass ceilings across global logistics, manufacturing, and transportation. Studies show that Women In Supply Chain™ spike higher levels of innovation—accelerating global business performance. These women inspire us; we hope they’ll inspire others to keep going. That’s why we share their stories every month.

And we hope supply chain business decision-makers take notice also. Because promoting female professionals in your ranks is proven to generate higher revenue and customer satisfaction. Over half of businesses dedicated to gender inclusion and equity have 50% higher profits and 61% higher revenue growth than their peers with less female leadership. Over 70% of these companies lead in customer satisfaction.

Inflation, geopolitical tensions, and an ongoing talent shortage continue propelling supply chain disruptions. Diversity in thought is no longer just necessary to remain competitive but also to stay in business.

Let’s Talk Supply Chain is committed to closing the supply-chain gender gap by bringing more visibility around women supply chain and logistics leaders who are obliterating gender barriers and glass ceilings with purposeful career moves forward. Let’s Talk Supply Chain explores the obstacles women leaders continually learn to navigate, how they support each other, and how they are transforming the way we do business.

This month, we’re proud to highlight Donna Del Rosso, Senior Vice President of Transformation & Planning at GXO Logistics, Inc. Donna has built her career at Fortune 500s and startups. She is passionate about building cohesive strategies to drive revenue and profitability, expand channels, and unleash an unparalleled customer experience. Donna boasts virtually three decades of industry and leadership experience and an MBA in General Business and Operations from Florida Atlantic University. She’s also earned a Rutgers University Certificate in Customer Experience Management and one from Georgia Institute of Technology for Global Supply Chain programs.