Transform Talks: The Supply Chain Transformation Podcast

#84 - Digital Transformation Success, Failure and Resistance with Srini Raghavan

In this episode, accomplished supply chain leader Srini Raghavan joins us to discuss the origins of digital transformation success and failure and how to deal with workforce resistance to transform. Drawing on his past experiences of leading supply transformation as VP of Supply Chain, Procurement & Logistics of Diodes Incorporated and VP Supply Chain & Procurement of PrimeSource Building Products, Srini addresses how important inspiring 'aha' moments early on is key to fostering workforce buy-in, along with reskilling and upskilling your teams.
 
About the Speaker
Srini Raghavan is an accomplished supply chain and procurement executive who helps companies improve their top and bottom line by transforming their supply chains from siloed and underperforming to resilient and high performing using best-in-class business processes and automation. His transformational experience spans Asia, Europe, and North America and across multiple sectors such as semiconductors, industrial, and retail.

#83 - Diversity is not a Nice-to-Have - It‘s a Must-Have! with Philips CSCO with Ivanka Janssen

In this episode, Ivanka Janssen, Chief Supply Chain Officer of Philips, joins us to share her biggest learnings of the past year, Philips' supply chain strategy for 2021 and beyond, and the role that culture and teams play in successful transformations. Ivanka addresses how Philips is closing the skills gap and empowering teams in the day-to-day running of the supply chain and what benefits you can expect to see when you welcome diversity and invest in inclusivity.
 
About the Speaker
Ivanka Janssen is one of the most highly regarded supply chain leaders of our time. After holding senior leadership positions at Philip Morris International, Diageo & PepsiCo, Ivanka now holds the prestigious position of Chief Supply Chain Officer of Philips. Ivanka is renowned for leading best-in-class transformation programs and has particular expertise in planning transformation. Her specialties include customer-driven supply chain strategies, direct-to-consumer, e-fulfillment, digital supply chain, AI & ML, Amazon & pure player relationship management, personalization & late customization, customer collaboration, sales & operations planning, customer service, logistics & procurement, route-to-market strategies, and leading large scale manufacturing in the food & beverages industry.

#82 - The Last and Next Chapter for Procurement as shared by Michael Stietz

In this full-on, bold interview, Michael Stietz, SVP and Chief Procurement Officer of Korber, sheds light on how the procurement function has changed over the past few decades and since the Covid-19 pandemic ensued in March of 2020. Michael shares with us his advice on navigating the trade-off between cost reduction, quality, and supplier-led innovation for competitive advantage and gives us a rundown of the next chapter for procurement and his golden rules for digitization.
 
About The Speaker
Michael Stietz is Senior Vice President & Chief Procurement Officer of Körber AG in Hamburg, Germany. Michael is responsible for the management and development of the Group Procurement and Supply Chain Management function. For more than 15 years, he has been working in various Operations, Procurement, SCM functions. He is the initiator and co-founder of the first Procurement Chair at the University of Mannheim, Germany, and a guest lecturer at the Universities of Mannheim, Berlin, and Karlsruhe.

#81 - The Ingredients of Successful Digital Transformation: The Schneider Electric Case-Study as shared by Stephane Piat

The 'people' pillar of digital transformation is often overshadowed by the exciting technologies that power it. Stephane Piat, SVP Supply Chain Strategy & Transformation at Schneider Electric, reminds us why taking people along with you in your digital transformation journey is imperative for success, comparing digital transformation without 'people' as having a high-end car driven by someone that cannot drive. Sharing with us the Schneider Electric strategy underpinning top-level performance, building resilience, and becoming more customer-centric, Stephane outlines the four key ingredients of the successful adoption of digital and the outcomes of following this recipe.
 
About the Speaker
Stephane Piat has devoted over 25 years to Schneider Electric and held various roles, including global supply chain and IT transformation leadership positions and operational roles driving manufacturing, planning, and regional logistics operations in France, Europe, MEA, and Asia. He was promoted to Head of Supply Chain and Quality for the Industrial Automation business unit in 2018 and Senior Vice President Supply Chain Strategy & Transformation in March 2020, responsible for driving Schneider Electric's global supply chain strategy and performance.

#80 - Best Practice Advice on How to Deal with Black Swan Disruptions as shared by Thought Leader Trevor Miles from LOP.ai by Bluecrux

Trevor Miles is one of the most revered thought leaders in the supply chain space. Throughout his career Trevor has worked for well respected brands such as Kinaxis, i2 Technologies and SAP. What makes Trevor so unique is his global understanding of not only market needs but also customer requirements. 
On this week's episode Trevor and Maria discuss: 
How companies typically deal with disruptions and black swan events.
Why businesses must operate in this way consistently.
The role organizational structure and people play in balanced decision-making.
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Trevor Miles has been in the software industry since 1985 and the supply chain planning area since 1994 when he joined i2 Technologies in Europe. Trevor was with i2 for 16 years, first in deployment and then as an Industry Leader in Europe for Automotive before moving to Dallas in Industry Product Management. He's dedicated 10 years to Kinaxis holding the roles of Product Marketing, Industry Principal, and Thought Leader. After brief periods as Chief Strategist at SAP Digital Supply Chain and VP Supply Chain Solutions at Celonis, Trevor joined Bluecrux in October 2020 as Thought Leader with a focus on LOP.ai. Trevor has watched the supply chain planning space move from a niche solution into a cornerstone of every manufacturing company’s operations management capability. In that time, Trevor has seen the transition from on-premise, on-disk solutions to cloud, in-memory solutions, and narrow-focused, functional applications to broad, cross-functional solutions. Trevor is fascinated by the opportunity and threat of the rapid pace of adoption of machine learning and AI in supply chain planning, which is a key capability in LOP.ai.

#79 - A Glimpse into the Unilever Supply Chain‘s Diversity and Inclusion Success Story as shared by Antoinette Irvine from Unilever

Antoinette Irvine is the Vice President HR Global Supply Chain at Unilever. Antoinette is responsible for all HR-related strategic agenda for supply chain including the delivery of the HR Strategy to support the business, remuneration, talent management, change management programs, learning and development, building the desired culture, IR/ER, and diversity and inclusion. Antoinette is a champion of diversity and inclusion and has successfully shifted gender transformation from 19-42% at management levels in last 4 years. Recognizing the power of people in transformation, Antoinette leads Unilever’s global manufacturing excellence program for the People Development pillar with a membership of 250 owned Unilever manufacturing sites globally.
On this week's episode Antoinette and Maria discuss: 
How 160,000 supply chain personnel managed to transition from visiting factories and working in offices to a 'work from home' system.
How Unilever's continued efforts towards their diversity and inclusion initiatives have and continue to impact the bottom-line.
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#78 - Lufthansa Cargo‘s Accelerated Leap into Digital Amid Covid-19: The Complete Case Study as shared by Jochen Gottelmann

In this session, we're joined by Lufthansa Cargo's CIO, Jochen Gottelmann, to discuss Lufthansa Cargo's accelerated leap to digital throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. For many companies, managing through the Covid-19 crisis has been the priority. For Lufthansa Cargo, however, digitalization has continued to take precedence, alongside daily firefighting. Watch this podcast to hear Lufthansa Cargo's impressive digitalization story from the man who has been spearheading it.
 
About the Speaker
After studies and a Ph.D. in mathematics, physics, computer sciences, and economics in Mainz, Germany, and Valencia, Spain, Jochen Göttelmann started his professional career as a software developer at Dresdner Kleinwort Benson. After several IT positions in reinsurance (Cologne Re) and private banking (Credit Suisse), he spent 12 years at Allianz Global Investors with European responsibility for their core IT systems. In 2015 Jochen joined Lufthansa Cargo as Chief Information Officer, now in charge of the IT of Lufthansa Group's air freight division. He always worked in IT with a high business focus, dedicated to applying technology to enable business and drive digitalization.

#77 - The Rise of Accessible Leadership with Leslie Nicholson from Nestlé

In this episode, Leslie Nicholson, SVP Supply Chain Operations and Digital Transformation at Nestle, talks to us about the rise of what she calls 'accessible leadership' amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Leslie addresses her biggest takeaways of how the pandemic has affected leadership styles and some of the positive developments she's seen first-hand from her experiences in the past year. We discuss the modern-day competencies supply chain leaders must embody during digital transformations and the common misconception that being 'technical' is a prerequisite to being 'digitally savvy' and leading successful large-scale digital transformations.
 
About This Speaker
Leslie Nicholson is SVP Supply Chain Operations and Digital Transformation at Nestlé Canada, a member of the business executive team, reporting directly to the President & CEO of Nestlé Canada. In this capacity, Leslie provides leadership and insight across the consumer value chain for Nestlé in Canada. She is responsible for the following functions: demand and supply planning, customer service, logistics operations, procurement, customer and supplier facing, product commercialization, IT, and digital transformation. Previous to her current role, Leslie was the VP, Procurement and Product Commercialization at Nestlé Canada. She has worked in several cross-functional areas spanning operations, product management, and sales and category leadership for a broad range of well-known brands and companies: Cargill, Canada Safeway, L'Oreal, CP Rail, and Nestlé.

#76 - Digitalization on Steroids: How Canada Post is Rethinking its Operating Model to Delight the Modern-Day Customer with Charles Brewer

It’s no secret that the penetration of e-commerce has been amplified during the pandemic, with those who would traditionally shop in brick and mortar stores switching to online shopping. This has put a lot of pressure on 3PLs and postal companies to fulfil higher levels of demand with ill-equipped infrastructure, changing consumer needs, and a reduced workforce to make the deliveries. In this high-energy episode, Charles Brewer, Chief Operating Officer of Canada Post shares with us how the penetration of e-commerce during Covid-19 and infrastructure constraints have affected Canada Post's operations and customer-centricity efforts, and what the future holds for the provision of logistics.
 
About The Speaker
As Canada Post's Chief Operating Officer, Charles Brewer leads all operational aspects of Canada Post's business, including plants, delivery, engineering, network, and real estate. Charles holds an Advanced Logistics diploma from Cranfield University School of Management and has completed the Advanced Senior Executive Management Program at Henley Business School, both in the United Kingdom. He has over 30 years of industry experience and has held senior leadership roles in Europe, the Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, and the United States. Before moving to Canada Post in 2020, Charles had devoted 30+ years to DHL, working through the ranks from Customer Service Agent to Global CEO of DHL eCommerce. Charles' specialisms include e-commerce logistics, cross-border, fulfilment, first and last-mile delivery, supply chain management, business, and digital transformation.

#75 - From 18th to 4th Place: How Schneider Electric Moved Up 14 Places on the Gartner Top 25 Supply Chain Rankings in 4 Years with Mourad Tamoud

In this special episode, Mourad Tamoud, Chief Supply Chain Officer of Schneider Electric, talks to us about the key learnings of Schneider Electric's Tailored Sustainable Connected 4.0' (TSC 4.0) transformation (2018-2020) and what's in store for Schneider Electric in their new transformation program, STRIVE (2021-2023). We learn how Schneider Electric moved up from 18th place (2016) to 4th (2020) on the Gartner Top 25 Supply Chain rankings in just four years, Mourad's predictions of what the supply chain landscape may look like in the next year, and how Schneider Electric have weathered the Covid storm.
 
About the Speaker
Mourad Tamoud joined Schneider Electric in 1997 as Supply Chain & Logistic Manager. In 2012 he became Senior VP of Global Supply Chain China, a post in which he had oversight of manufacturing and distribution operations for the region and was responsible for safety, quality, customer satisfaction, procurement, and supply chain. Having been with Schneider Electric for over 20 years, Mourad has held positions in low voltage and medium voltage industrial operations, industrial strategy, manufacturing logistics, production & logistics, procurement, and ERP information systems. In June 2016, he was appointed Executive Vice President of the Global Supply Chain Operations for Schneider Electric. As of February 2019, Mourad has joined the Executive Committee as the Chief Supply Chain Officer overseeing the operations, transformation, logistics, network design, and strategic agenda for the entire supply chain organization.