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At NASCES23 we recorded a panel on strategies to bring impactful sustainability to the value chain.
From assessing the relevance of technology and how it helps the business work towards and achieve sustainability goals, to taking lessons learned from a company based in Mexico and with a presence in 34 countries, give this one a listen!
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At NASCES23 we recorded a panel on supporting the women who make supply chain organizations work.
Give this a listen to hear supply chain leaders discussing, debating, comparing, and contrasting options in the New Normal of Work when we talk about supporting working caregivers, employee mental health programs, work-life balance, flexibility and moving away from one-size-fits-all thinking,
maternity leave, post-maternity leave reintegration, and more.
Martina Ryall has more than 25 years of progressive experience in Pfizer, and currently leads Strategy and Operational Excellence within Pfizer Global Supply. She is responsible for the Strategic design and optimization of the Manufacturing site network to deliver products that bring breakthrough to patients’ lives, including Business Development and Product Sourcing and Operational Excellence and the Pfizer Integrated Manufacturing Excellence ecosystem.
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Fernando Hernandez is vice president of Supplier Performance for Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) in the Global Supply Chain and Integration organization. Named to this position in April 2023, Fernando leads a multi-disciplined organization responsible for proactively managing the quality and health BDS’s global network of suppliers. He is responsible for ensuring supplier adherence to delivering the highest quality products and services to BDS customers in compliance with customer requirements and Boeing’s rigorous Quality Management System. As part of this role, Fernando oversees policymaking, advanced quality planning, supplier surveillance and performance, source inspection and ongoing continuous improvement efforts across the supply chain.
Fernando began his career at Boeing as a part of the Boeing Business Intern Program. He has worked for The Boeing Company for more than 20 years and his career has spanned numerous supply chain and operational responsibilities across Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Boeing Global Services and Enterprise Services.
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Sidra is a mechanical engineer and a supply chain enthusiast with more than 16 years of experience in manufacturing and planning across multiple geographies including Asia, Europe, and North America.
After starting her career in manufacturing with Unilever, Sidra joined Philip Morris International in 2017. Since, she has held various positions in operations and supply planning, thereby proactively contributing to achieving the company’s vision of delivering a smoke-free future. In response to global supply chain disruptions, she has been involved in supply chain transformation projects, the deployment of digital solutions, and associated change management.
In her current role as Director Operations Customer Services Latin American and Canada (Supply Chain), Sidra’s main focus area is ensuring service superiority in markets with high innovation portfolios. Her key focus areas are: planning and response, loss elimination across the value chain (B2B & B2C) and in-market customer collaboration programs.
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David is a thought leader and industry expert in the field of Global Supply Chain. David spent 23 years with Microsoft Corporation as General Manager of Global Supply Chain and Supply Chain Technology officer, he was involved in every product launch from Windows 2000 through to the most recent Surface and Xbox products. He has built and managed numerous global teams, has led across multiple disciplines including Manufacturing, Strategic Sourcing, Fulfillment and Logistics, Forecasting, Planning and Channel Management. He has played a key role in major acquisitions including Nokia, built world class teams and continuously evolved Microsoft’s Supply Chain capabilities in a multi-channel environment.
As Supply Chain Technology Officer David was additionally responsible for determining the next generation of technologies that could augment and enable Supply Chain capabilities. In this capacity he worked with numerous Private Equity and Venture Capital partners to understand potential opportunities and the overall industry landscape for technology in Supply Chain.
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Dawn Green is the North America Procurement Vice President for Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management and digital automation. She leads a team of highly dynamic and experienced professionals, supporting revenue of $6.4B in the North America region year to date. Her focus includes raw materials, fabricated components, and electronics across 35 factories. With her ability to embrace change and resilience, she has led the Procurement transformation during a tough Supply Chain crisis, supporting Schneider Electric to not only stay ahead of competitors, but also achieve 15% organic growth in the first half of 2023. Prior to this, she was the Procurement and Supply Chain Vice President at ARRIS.
She is an accomplished global procurement and supply chain management business leader with a record for driving business growth and operational efficiency. Her engineering background brings a unique value to product manufacturing and supplier negotiations. She has a proven ability to link data analytics with strategic thinking to advise company leaders on the long-term impact of actions and her voice is one of trust.
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Ed Oldham, Senior Vice President of Supply Chain and Chief Supply Chain Officer, joined PetSmart in May 2022. In this role Ed is responsible for several thousand associates across PetSmart’s US and Canada DCs. Prior to PetSmart, he served as Senior Vice President of Inventory and Planning at Petco.
Ed has more than 25 years of experience in retail, CPG and consulting. Serving in many different leadership roles at companies including Walmart, Ernst & Young and Walgreens, Ed’s experience spans store operations, transportation, merchandising, replenishment, planning, strategy and program management.
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Jessica Kipp is the Senior Vice President, Head of HP’s Supply Chain Markets and Logistics organization. She is responsible for driving the strategic direction and execution of HP’s complete order-to-cash customer and partner experience. She oversees a largely outsourced, integrated logistics operation for all personal systems and print products. A transformational business leader, Jessica’s mission is to unlock enterprise value by optimizing the end-to-end value chain through digital transformation and operational excellence. Jessica advocates HP’s Sustainability objectives in partnership with our Logistics Service Providers.
Prior to her current role, she was responsible for HP’s Global Logistics Operations which included overseeing international and domestic transportations, customs, and warehousing. This accountability spanned from global and regional factories all the way to final mile delivery placing HP’s technology in the hands of our customers. She led her team through transforming the supply chain, resulting in significant cost reductions, improved efficiencies, and risk mitigation in an uncertain and dynamic market.
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As Corning’s Chief Procurement Officer, Nolan leads Corning’s Global Supply Management (GSM) operations team. He is focused on enhancing value creation and managing supply chain risk in each of Corning’s businesses by driving deep engagement with GSM global service offerings, category teams, and its logistics control tower. He is also operationalizing the function’s digital transformation. Nolan has rich experience in glass and ceramics serving optical communications, life sciences, automotive, and pharmaceutical packaging industries. He is a graduate of UNC Wilmington’s Cameron School of Business.
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Melani Wilson Smith is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of MDWSCo, an advisory and impact investment organization based in the United States. After nearly 30 years in industry, Melani founded MDWSCo to offer businesses Supply Chain, Procurement and Operations expertise and to help them scale for value delivery.
Prior to founding MDWSCo, Melani was the Chief Procurement Officer for PepsiCo. Melani led global procurement teams across PepsiCo to deliver supply assurance and productivity, grow supplier relationships and to build strategic capabilities, helping to drive PepsiCo’s growth.
Throughout her career, Melani has held roles of increasing responsibility including Procurement, Supply Chain and Operations teams across the consumer products and pharmaceuticals industries with Novo Nordisk, Mondelēz International, Merck & Co., Pfizer and Procter & Gamble. Melani has worked in the US and Europe and is recognized as a thought leader in organization and culture transformation.
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Greg is responsible for all physical goods movement, information flows, and logistics procurement activities that contribute to Mattel’s purpose of creating innovative products that inspire, entertain, and develop children through play.
He oversees the overall business management of Mattel’s logistics, distribution, transportation, and logistics procurement activities worldwide. This work includes the operation of Mattel’s global network of 38 Regional Distribution Centers, 6 DTC Distribution Centers, Asia Logistics operations, 2 Consolidated Cross Dock Centers, and a Global Transportation network executing over 12 million customer deliveries across all channels and brands.
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Ryan Petersen is Founder and CEO of Flexport, a leader in global supply chain technology. In 2022, companies of all sizes – from emerging brands to Fortune 500s – used Flexport technology to move more than $26 billion of merchandise. Prior to starting Flexport, Ryan was the founder and CEO of ImportGenius, a premier provider of transaction data for the global trade industry. He earned a BA from UC Berkeley and an MBA from Columbia Business School.
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Anders leads the North American Sales efforts at Blume Global. He brings over 25 years of experience in building and leading enterprise sales teams at several global technology companies. Prior to joining Blume, Anders spent 16 years at Oracle where he had responsibility nationally for Oracle’s Enterprise SaaS solutions for Supply Chain Execution and Planning, Enterprise Resource Planning as well as Enterprise Performance Management in several industry verticals.
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Fred Laluyaux is the CEO of Aera Technology, a company transforming the future of work through Decision Intelligence — the digitization, augmentation, and automation of decision making. An entrepreneur at heart and Silicon Valley veteran, Fred brings an impressive track record of building successful startups and driving technology innovation. Prior to launching Aera, Fred was the CEO of Anaplan, which he grew from 20 to 650 employees, and a $1B+ valuation. He also held several executive positions at SAP, Business Objects, and ALG Software.
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Sulaiman Panjwani is the Sr. Product Marketing Manager at Logility. With close to 10 years in Supply Chain across many roles including procurement, supply chain and product marketing, he possesses a deep understanding of the intricate nuances of supply chain management. Sulaiman enjoys translating complex technical solutions into compelling value proposition and leverages his expertise to bridge the gap between technology and customer needs.
Joe Slater has been with Logility for 8 years and got his start as an implementor of their Inventory and Constrained Supply Planning capabilities working with a variety of clients across a broad range of industries like Food & Beverage, Life Sciences, Retail & Apparel, Consumer Durable Goods, and more. For the past several years he’s brought that deep domain expertise to the presales team working with prospective and existing clients to understand their business challenges and align them to capability in Logility’s end-to-end digital supply chain planning platform.
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Throughout her career, Amy Cooper has been at the forefront of supply chain data and technology, selling for Dun & Bradstreet when they launched their supplier scoring solutions and part of the team that launched Gartner for Supply Chain. Featured as a guest on various supply chain technology podcasts, Amy has supported multiple Fortune 500 companies in their quest to optimize operations and drive innovation. She is the Algo Global Account Director for Microsoft, leading the global CPFR program for XBox and Surface devices. In addition to her role in sales, Amy is deeply involved with Algo’s AI development roadmap and focused on co-creating cutting edge technology solutions that drive continuous improvement for her customers.
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