INDUSTRY INSIGHTSRELOC ATION MOTIVATIONS

DSJ Global recently conducted an anonymous sur vey of

European procurement and supply chain professionals to

understand the likelihood of a professional relocating for

career advancement. The sur vey was conducted online by

124 respondents, 115 of which were based in Europe. The

statistics included in this repor t reflect the views expressed

by the 115 European based respondents only.

THE SURVEY

PROCUREMENT & SUPPLY CHAIN, RELOC ATION & MOTIVATIONS

The majority of those asked, 52.2% said that they would

be likely to relocate , with 61.5% naming the USA as their

preferred choice, followed closely by Switzer land and Asia.

THE FINDINGS

WHAT IS THE LIKELIHOOD OF YOU RELOCATING?

Likely 52.2%Actively looking to move 27.0%Very Unlikely 21.2%Never 0.9%

USA 61.5%Switzerland 53.0%Asia 42.7%

Europe (Any) 47.0%

United Kingdom 30.8%

Germany 32.5%

Spain 27.4%

Italy 24.8%

France 17.9%

WHERE WOULD YOU CONSIDER RELOCATING TO?

Out of the procurement and supply chain professionals

asked just 0.9% of respondents said that they would not

relocate for career progression with 52.2% saying that

they would be likely to relocate and 27.0% saying they are

actively looking to move.

DSJ Global is a specialist search focused firm with a dedicated team of consultants providing solutions across

the full range of Procurement and Supply Chain functions. Focusing predominantly on entr y level managerial

roles up to Global Vice President levels, DSJ Par tners are proven in deliver ing successful niche searches

for clients in the areas of Financial Ser vices, Management Consultancy, FMCG, Pharmaceuticals, Chemicals,

Industr ial Manufactur ing and Food & Beverage.

WHAT WOULD MOTIVE YOU TO RELOCATE?

WOULD YOU MOVE FOR THE SAME SALARY IF THE COMPANY/ OPPORTUNITY/ LOCATION OFFERED

WAS BETTER THAN YOUR EXISTING POSITION?

59.7% also said that they would make the move for the same salar y if the company, oppor tunity and location

offered was better than their existing position.

DSJ GLOBAL

The main motivation to relocate was found to be career advancement with 90.9% choosing this option,

followed by salar y which was a significant 32.7% behind.

Career advancement 90.9%Salary 58.2%Work/ Life balance 43.6%

Corporate HQ/ Centralised Hub 21.8%

Professional Training 14.5%

Yes 59.7%No 40.3%

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