Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) and contract logistics provider DHL Supply Chain have joined forces to inspire a new generation of supply chain leaders.
Sponsored and co-developed by DHL Supply Chain, the Girl Scouts’ Solutions Superstar patch program challenges girls in kindergarten through grade 12 to be “creative, solution-minded leaders.” Following a two-year pilot, the challenge-based activity program is available nationally for all Girl Scouts.
“From planning cookie delivery routes to inventing new gadgets, girls will build key skills like creative thinking, teamwork, and problem-solving, getting a peek into how logistics keeps the world moving,” the groups said in a statement announcing the program’s launch Tuesday. “Through these engaging, challenge-based activities, Girl Scouts get to put their curiosity to work while building practical life skills they can use in school, their communities and beyond.”
The activities also include a “future focus” section that helps girls connect what they are learning to real-world careers in supply chain, logistics, engineering, and technology.
The program is part of a broader DHL effort to identify, develop, and support the next generation of supply chain leaders, according to DHL Supply Chain. It also aims to help close the gender gap in supply chain-related careers: According to a 2024 Women in Supply Chain survey, women comprise 40% of the supply chain workforce and represent roughly one-third of leadership roles—figures that have stalled recently. The annual Women in Supply Chain survey is conducted by Gartner and AWESOME, an industry group representing women in the supply chain profession.
“DHL Supply Chain is pleased to partner with GSUSA and is committed to investing in helping girls develop life-readiness skills while introducing them to careers in logistics,” DHL’s Jim Monkmeyer said in the statement. Monkmeyer is president of transportation for DHL Supply Chain North America and first vice chair of Girl Scouts of Ohio’s Heartland. “Together, we’re opening doors and inspiring the next generation of female c-suite change-makers.”
For more information on the Solutions Superstar patch program, visit girlscounts.org.
