Management and Marketing

Supply Chain Management Day

Students and company representatives talking at last year's SCM Day

About SCM Day

SCM Day - September 18, 2024

SCM Day is the primary networking and recruiting event for our SCM students and industry partners. This in-person event is hosted on the Macomb campus, and held prior to most companies making their hiring decisions regarding internship and employment for the following spring and summer.

Students from freshman year through graduate school attend the day’s events.

  • Semi-annual advisory board meeting with program updates. Industry partners provide advice and input regarding classroom curriculum and trends.
  • Table Fair: company representatives have access to the talent pool of potential interns and employees. Businesses provide materials about their companies, careers available, etc.
  • Students gain information about the companies attending, practices and trends in the SCM field and learn from leaders in the industry.
  • On site interviews may be conducted.

Schedule

Wednesday 9/18--Macomb Campus

  • Advisory Board Meeting & lunch (for faculty and industry partners): 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
    University Union Capitol Room

  • SCM Career Fair Event: 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
    University Union Grand Ballroom
    Pre-registration required on Handshake

Past Keynote Speakers

  • 2021: Michael Wohlwend, Managing Principal, Alpine Supply Chain Solutions
  • 2019: Jeremy Womack, VP of Supply Chain & Packaging for Group O, Inc.
  • 2018: Brian Byers, Morning show host and VP of Development at Neuhoff Media Decatur
  • 2017: Bryan Langston, VP of Warehousing, Dot Foods
  • 2016: Tim Engstrom, Walgreens VP / Group VP, Distribution Operations
  • 2015: Daniel Stanton, MHI VP of Education and Workforce Development
  • 2014: Mark Schweitzer, Managing Director of Intermodal & International Freight, Archer Daniels Midland Company.
  • 2013: Thomas Knoll, VP, Worldwide Supply Management & Logistics, Deere & Company

Questions?

Please contact the School of Management and Marketing at (309) 298-1535 or email hm-zimmerman@wiu.edu.

Past Participating Companies

  • AgReliant Genetics
  • Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM)
  • Association for Supply Chain Management
  • Becker Logistics
  • Caterpillar Logistics, Inc.
  • C.H. Robinson
  • Dayton Freight Lines, Inc.
  • Dohrn Transfer Company
  • Dot Food.
  • Fastenal
  • Fermilab
  • GlobalTranz
  • Group O
  • Iowa 80 Truckstop
  • Institute for Supply Management
  • J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc.
  • John Deere
  • Loadsmart
  • Marquette Transportation Company
  • Menards
  • Old Dominion Freight Line
  • Robert Bosch, LLC.
  • RRD DLS Worldwide
  • Rural King Farm and Home Store
  • Rust-Oleum Corporation
  • Wahl Clipper Corporation
  • XTRA Lease