Women in Supply Chain: Trailer Bridge's Amanda Richterkraft Talks Building a Career in Logistics

Amanda Richterkraft, logistics sales ops team lead for Trailer Bridge and one of the 2023 Women in Supply Chain award winners, talks building a career in logistics.

February 23, 2024

Kelly LimpertMarina Mayer

Trailer Bridge Inc.

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Amanda Richterkraft, logistics sales ops team lead for Trailer Bridge, was named one of Food Logistics' and Supply & Demand Chain Executive's 2023 Women in Supply Chain award winners.

Over the past 5 years in logistics, Richterkraft has truly worked from the ground up, picking up odds-and-ends jobs before dabbling in inventory management as a receiving specialist for a large grocery chain.

Richterkraft sat down with Let's Talk Supply Chain, an exclusive sponsor of the Women in Supply Chain award, to talk about her journey in supply chain and how she found her voice.

CLICK HERE to read the interview.

CLICK HERE to learn more about this year's Women in Supply Chain winners, presented by Food Logistics and Supply & Demand Chain Executive.

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