With the pace of technology advancement, companies are on the search for talent that could help drive digital initiatives and fast-track transformation for competitive advantage. However, the supply chain profession has an image issue and still fails to attract diverse talent, losing out to sexier professions. In this episode, Maria Villablanca is joined by Lena Weigele, Head of Supply Chain Performance Europe at WernerCo, to discuss how companies can attract and retain the talent they need for growth. Lena, being a young female supply chain professional in a traditionally male-dominated field, tells us how she got into the world of supply chain and how she's taken upon herself the duty of helping her company acquire and retain diverse talent.

About the Speaker
Lena Weigele is Head of Supply Chain Performance Europe for WernerCo, the world's leading manufacturer of ladders and climbing equipment. There she is responsible for the streamlining and digital transformation of the European supply chain for optimal performance and customer fulfillment while taking care of environmental aspects and sustainability. Prior to obtaining this role, Lena worked in several leading global positions in the area of supply chain and lean manufacturing in companies as the Aptar Group, Ada Cosmetics International, and Hansgrohe.She holds a Master's degree in Industrial Engineering and an Executive Leadership degree from the University of Oxford. Lena is passionate about diversity, equity, and inclusion as well as female empowerment and she does a lot of work in pushing this agenda as a member of the global steering committee and leader of the EMEA Chapter of the WernerCo Women's Inclusion Network.