Author: Stefan Dinu

This week we are joined by Paulo de Castro and Pierre Mille. Paulo is currently the Global CFO of the Petcare division in Mars Incorporated whilst Pierre is working as a Consultant at Bluecrux.

On this week’s episode Paulo, Pierre and Maria discuss: 

• How the definition of service has changed.
• How finance and supply chain can work together to define new metrics to measure performance.

Make sure to like and subscribe to Transform Talks to never miss the supply chain conversations that matter. New episodes are released every Wednesday.

↓ Paulo de Castro ↓

https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulo-de-castro-4683831/

↓ Pierre Mille ↓

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Maria Villablanca (Host)

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This week we have the privilege of sitting down with three guests; Sheri Hinish, Radu Palamariu and Lebogang Letsoalo. Sheri is IBM’s Global Practice Leader for Sustainable Supply Chain, Circularity and Social Impact. Radu is the CEO of Alcott Global and the Global Head of Supply Chain & Logistics Practice. Lebogang is a supply chain coach, thought leader and currently a Chief Executive of Sincpoint, an organisation focusing on sustainable supply chain advisory, logistics, and capacity development solutions. Together they have a combined 60 years experience in Supply Chain Management. 

On this week’s episode Sheri, Radu, Lebogang and Maria discuss: 

• How to create well-represented teams. 
• What’s standing in the way of greater representation in supply chain.
• Why it’s imperative that supply chain leaders of today take bold action to create greater opportunities. 

Make sure to like and subscribe to Transform Talks to never miss the supply chain conversations that matter. New episodes are released every Wednesday.

↓ Sheri Hinish ↓

https://www.linkedin.com/in/supplychainqueen/

↓ Radu Palamariu ↓

https://www.linkedin.com/in/radupalamariu/

↓ Lebogang Letsoalo ↓

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lebothesupplychaincoach/

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Maria Villablanca (Host)

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Hank Canitz is the Vice President, Industry Solutions for Nulogy, the leading provider of multi-enterprise supply chain solutions for the contract supplier business network. Henry has 25+ years of experience building high-performance supply chains including evaluating, implementing, and using enabling technology as a practitioner at leading companies and developing and marketing business solutions with leading enterprise software providers. Henry was named a Supply & Demand Chain Executive Pro to Know in 2019 and 2020 and is a member of the Advisory Board for the Foresight International Journal of Applied Forecasting.

On this week’s episode Hank and Maria discuss: 

• Why organisations need to stop applying single enterprise solutions to multi-enterprise problems.
• Why more of a focus is needed on the upstream supply chain.

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↓ Hank Canitz ↓

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Maria Villablanca (Host)

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Dan Norenberg is an advisor, consultant and professional speaker. Dan’s mission is to enable executive teams and their organisations to play at their best. He’s advised and coached over 100 executive and senior leadership teams and has led leadership growth initiatives in over 17 countries. Some of his clients include the Allianz Group, Lego, The Walt Disney Company and UBS.

On this week’s episode Dan and Maria discuss: 

• What makes high-performing leaders and teams. 
• The importance of creating a culture of ownership and consistent reflection. 
• How improving on the little things can have a tremendous impact on performance.

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↓ Dan Norenberg ↓

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Elsy Ocejo is the Director of Supply Chain and Sourcing Optimization for Bimbo Bakeries USA. Elsy is responsible for managing a team focused on S&OP processes, OTIF, distribution, inventory, and cost reduction projects. She also has extensive experience in global logistics strategy, managing logistics teams abroad, and trade compliance in the US, Mexico, Europe, China, and India. As well as this she is also the President of Kellogg Alumni Club of Houston, Founder of Kellogg for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion group, and part of the Diversity, Equity and Belonging Steering Executive Committee at Bimbo Bakeries USA. In 2017 she was recognized in Diversity MBA’s Top 100 under 50 Diverse Emerging Leaders.

On this week’s episode Elsy and Maria discuss: 

• How Bimbo Bakeries dealt with Covid. 
• The key component to Bimbo’s impressive growth.

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↓ Elsy Ocejo ↓

https://www.linkedin.com/in/elsyocejo/

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Maria Villablanca (Host)

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Kim Britton is the S&OP and IBP Director for Johnson Controls. Kim has close to 30 years of experience working in supply chain management, closely focused on planning and integrating wider business functions into supply chain processes. Recently joining Johnson Controls, Kim previously occupied long-held positions at Ford Motor Company, Cummins & 3M. Kim has a background in Mechanical Engineering and is currently based out of the United States.

On this week’s episode Kim and Maria discuss: 

• The differences between S&OP and IBP.
• The challenges of balancing long term objectives with the day-to-day running of the business.
• The pros and cons of IBP and why supply chain is a service provider to the business and not the be-all and end-all of the business. 

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↓ Kim Britton ↓

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-britton-901b066a/

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Maria Villablanca (Host)

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Gib Bassett is the Solutions Marketing Director at Alteryx. Gib leads the company’s go to market for supply chain, retail, CPG, and manufacturing industry solutions. He is passionate about helping business and technology leaders and their teams overcome challenges to achieving best-in-class outcomes with analytics. Prior to Alteryx, Gib worked in customer success at Salesforce, where he supported several top retailers throughout their cross-cloud digital transformation journeys. Elsewhere, he led go-to-market for retail and consumer goods big data analytics at Oracle and global CPG retail and manufacturing industry marketing at Teradata.

On this week’s episode Gib and Maria discuss: 

• What a customer-centric supply chain looks like.
• The challenges of building customer-centricity into large, complex supply chains.
• The crucial role data plays in building a customer-centric supply chain.

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↓ Gib Bassett ↓

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Maria Villablanca (Host)

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Bjoern Neal Kirchner is the Corporate VP of Global Supply Chain Adhesive Technologies at Henkel. Bjoern has over 20 years of experience in logistics and supply chain management. Prior to Henkel, Bjoern spent 11 years at BASF, where he held various logistics and supply chain management positions. In 2015 he took up a role at the Hartmann Group as the VP of Supply Chain Management. Bjoern’s specialisms include business process optimization, organisational transformation projects, and building high-performing teams.

On this week’s episode Bjoern and Maria discuss: 

• The barriers to obtaining the level of visibility required to serve modern-day customers. 
• The barriers to gaining an end-to-end view of your supply chains.
• The role customer segmentation plays in reaping the benefits of it.

Make sure to like and subscribe to Transform Talks to never miss the supply chain conversations that matter. New episodes are released every Wednesday.

↓ Bjoern Neal Kirchner ↓

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Jonathan Wright is the Global Managing Partner of Finance and Supply Chain Transformation at IBM. Jonathan is responsible for leading consulting, SAP, Oracle, Workday, and the BPO teams supporting transformation across finance, supply chain, manufacturing, asset management, procurement, and FSS core processes. Before joining IBM in 2018, Jonathan spent 4 years at EY, 17 years at Accenture, and 5 years at ExxonMobil. Jonathan’s experience spans digital, analytics, customer service, supply chain and operations, procurement and cost reduction programs, and order-to-cash.

On this week’s episode Jonathan and Maria discuss: 

• How the supply chain industry has changed over the past few decades, and where it’s headed. 
• How to best leverage supply chain’s newfound seat at the decision-makers table.
• Why sustainability is a key characteristic of a robust supply chain. 

Make sure to like and subscribe to Transform Talks to never miss the supply chain conversations that matter. New episodes are released every Wednesday.

↓ Jonathan Wright ↓

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanwright2/

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Maria Villablanca (Host)

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Francisco Betti is the Head of Advanced Manufacturing & Production at the World Economic Forum. Francisco joined the World Economic Forum in May 2015 and is currently a Member of the Executive Committee. He also heads the platform for Shaping the Future of Advanced Manufacturing and Production. The platform is helping global leaders from business, government, academia, and civil society anticipate the impact of Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies on manufacturing and value chains. Leaders engaged in the Platform set and drive the global manufacturing agenda and incubate new pilots and partnerships to ensure a more productive, sustainable, and inclusive future of production for all. Prior to joining the World Economic Forum, Francisco worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers SA in Geneva, Switzerland, primarily on management consulting assignments for international organisations. 

On this week’s episode Francisco and Maria discuss: 

• Why sustainable supply chains are the future.
• The greatest barriers to making progress in this area.
• How supply chain leaders can marry up their sustainability initiatives with their quest for greater reliability and efficiency.

Make sure to like and subscribe to Transform Talks to never miss the supply chain conversations that matter. New episodes are released every Wednesday.

↓ Francisco Betti ↓

https://www.linkedin.com/in/francisco-betti-10074342/

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Maria Villablanca (Host)

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