TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose This study aims to enhance the understanding of competency requirements of supply chain planners and analysts (SCP&As) and identify different personal preferences of hiring managers toward job candidates’ competency profiles.Design/methodology/approach A total of 243 supply chain managers with hiring experience participated in an adaptive choice-based conjoint experiment to uncover the relative importance of six competency attributes, namely, analytical and problem-solving ability, interpersonal skills, general management skills, computer/IT skills, supply chain management (SCM) knowledge and industry experience.Findings SCM knowledge and analytical and problem-solving ability were identified as the most important competencies and were considered three times more important than general management skills. Based on convergent cluster and ensemble analysis, two types of hiring managers were identified. The first group is characterized by a pronounced preference for job candidates with extensive SCM knowledge. In contrast, the second group’s members prefer candidates with a more balanced competency profile.Originality/value The authors’ findings help companies to facilitate a better person–job fit, a key determinant of employee performance and job satisfaction.
VL  - 23
IS  - 6
SN  - 1359-8546
DO  - 10.1108/SCM-03-2018-0101
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/SCM-03-2018-0101
AU  - Flöthmann Christoph
AU  - Hoberg Kai
AU  - Wieland Andreas
PY  - 2018
Y1  - 2018/01/01
TI  - Competency requirements of supply chain planners & analysts and personal preferences of hiring managers
T2  - Supply Chain Management: An International Journal
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 480
EP  - 499
Y2  - 2024/05/07
ER  -