Marisa Martin on Finding A Seat at the Supply Chain Table

Promoting yourself at work can be tough to navigate in any industry, let alone a male-dominated industry marked by constant chaos. The 2020’s have escalated nonstop supply chain disruption, from delays to shortages and workforce challenges. Supply chain obstacles are still being cited for growing global inflation. Identifying the right mentors and opportunities and being resilient in the face of constant change has never been more important to building a supply chain career.

Supply chain leaders are still struggling with an ongoing labor shortage—making getting and staying ahead harder. The continual talent shortage is aggravating consistent delays and limitations, and meanwhile, we all still need to open more meaningful dialogues about closing the gender gap in supply chain. Because diversity can empower greater business growth.

Studies have found that having more Women In Supply Chain™ can stoke more curiosity and agility—supporting organizations in meeting and exceeding business milestones.

At Let’s Talk Supply Chain, promoting yourself and other women in the industry has been a critical topic in our Women In Supply Chain™ blog series. We’re committed to closing the supply-chain gender gap with more visibility to the women logistics leaders making bold moves and career achievements. That’s why every month our Women In Supply Chain™ blog series introduces you to up-and-coming and veteran female trailblazers who are making major moves and forever changing the logistics and manufacturing industry as we know it. Let’s Talk Supply Chain shares the obstacles women leaders continually face, how they are empowering each other, and the ways they are igniting transformation across their organizations.

Women In Supply Chain™ blogs dive into the challenges women supply chain leaders navigate daily that often go unnoticed. We applaud their breakout business and personal achievements and the beginnings that positioned them for their latest breakthroughs, ushering change across the global supply chain. In our Women In Supply Chain™ blog series, we hear from women trailblazers across the global industry about their unexpected beginnings, stories, challenges they’ve overcome, and the supply chain career advice they have for other women to get ahead.

This month we’re proud to highlight Marisa Martin, Director of Corporate Strategy at Blume Global. Marisa boasts over a decade in logistics experience. She earned a Leadership Development Program certificate from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business and achieved Business Administration and International Business degrees in Finance and Accounting from the University of Colorado Boulder.