Reshoring group seeks survey participants

The Reshoring Initiative is collaborating with an executive recruiting firm on a survey designed to examine what is factoring into manufacturers’ decisions on whether to reshore factories and supply chains.

The nationwide survey will be released Jan. 28 and will remain open to respondents through March 15 with an aim to gather experience and insights from manufacturing operations, supply chain/procurement decision makers, contract manufacturers and distributors.

For the survey, the Sarasota, Florida-based not-for-profit Reshoring Initiative is collaborating with Atlanta-based Regions Recruiting, an executive talent acquisition firm.

The Reshoring Initiative says the industrywide survey, open to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), contract manufacturers and distributors, "comes at a critical time as the United States rebuilds its hollowed-out manufacturing base.”

“One purpose of the survey is to determine the impact of proposed policy changes, (e.g. tariffs, taxes and deportation) and the U.S. need for a greatly enhanced skilled workforce and training system,” Reshoring Initiative founder Harry Moser says. “Reshoring has surged from 11,000 jobs announced per year in 2010 to 270,000 per year in 2023. Our economy and national defense need much more reshoring and workforce to thrive and survive.”

The survey’s findings will be released at the end of March and will be shared with industry leaders as well as the Trump administration with the intention of helping to shape policies that will benefit manufacturing and the U.S., according to the Reshoring Initiative.

“The pandemic was an eye opener, showing us what’s at risk when supply chains are disrupted," says Kathy Nunnally, managing partner at Regions Recruiting. "Ever since, most of our clients have been reshaping their supply chain procurement strategies —and the teams that execute them—to focus on resiliency and guard against potential geopolitical risks, climate risks and more.”