Women In Supply Chain™ Award Winner on Mentorship and the Future

The number of Women In Supply Chain™ is still rising, increasing 3 to 5% annually, now making up 41% of the industry. The recently overwhelmingly male-dominated industry is shifting and evolving. This decade has brought a greater understanding and awareness of how supply chains impact communities globally. According to Gartner, that trend is only increasing this year. More female professionals are rejoining the post-pandemic workforce and making gains across almost every leadership level–including C-level positions (CSCO, SVP, EVP, CPO). Today, Women In Supply Chain™ make up 26% of these roles, an unprecedented jump from 19% just last year.

The number of Women In Supply Chain™ has been increasing with business gender equality goals and initiatives since the start of the decade. Supply chain programs and strategic roles are also expanding in response to recent challenges and disruptions. Gartner’s study finds that more female C-suite leaders give other women momentum to achieve management and executive positions.

 At Let’s Talk Supply Chain, we’re passionate about empowering more Women In Supply Chain™ to break glass ceilings across global logistics, transportation, and manufacturing industries. The numbers don’t lie, and they show that Women In Supply Chain™ spike faster, with larger leaps forward and advancements. They drive global business performance to unleash faster, smarter outcomes through greater collaboration. These Women In Supply Chain™ inspire us, and we hope they’ll motivate other female professionals looking to break the bold to keep going. That’s why we highlight their breakthrough achievements and the experiences behind them every month.

Let’s Talk Supply Chain’s Women In Supply Chain™ program, and these blogs also show business leaders that investing in their female workforce with room for career growth is a powerful competitive advantage. Elevating women in your ranks is proven to propel higher revenue and ROI. Over half of businesses committed to gender diversity and equity have 50% higher profits and 61% higher revenue growth than competitors with less female leadership. Over 70% of these organizations rank the highest in customer satisfaction.

Inflation, geopolitical tensions, and an ongoing talent shortage propel 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 remaining gender gap with more visibility around women supply chain and logistics leaders shattering glass ceilings and gender barriers with purposeful moves forward. Let’s Talk Supply Chain explores professional roadblocks women leaders continually learn to navigate, how they support each other, and how they transform business.

This month, we’re proud to highlight Karin Bursa, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer at NIRAKIO, a B2B technology firm focused on supporting business growth and scalability. Karin is also a strategic advisor, a Fractional Chief Marketing Officer, and a TEKTOK Digital Supply Chain podcast host. She boasts over two and a half decades of supply chain technology experience and a proven strategic positioning, branding, segmentation, analyst relations, and lead generation track record. 

Karin led strategic and marketing initiatives for Gartner Magic Quadrant and IDC MarketScape leader Logility. She has been hailed for her leadership with elite distinctions, including the Women In Supply Chain™ Award for the Supply Chain Pro to Know of the Year for 2020, and the 2009 Technology Marketing Executive of the Year. She also has been recognized as a Supply Chain Pro to Know for 2018, 2019, and 2020. Karin is a servant leader who has a history of sitting on forums and boards, including The Empty Stocking Fund, Kids in Need, the DBC Foundation, ASCM/APICS, and CSMP.