EP 26 - Michaels' Arvind Nathan on Why Private Brands Carry Retailer Reputation Risk
Arvind Nathan, SVP of Private Brands & Sourcing at The Michaels Companies, Inc., didn't plan to revolutionize how global teams think about private brand sourcing, but his mathematical approach to proc...
31 Juli 202543min
EP 25 - LogicSource's David Pennino on Finding Gold in Indirect Procurement
David Pennino, CEO & Founder, built LogicSource by recognizing that indirect procurement represents the largest untapped opportunity for most enterprises. His conversation with John highlights how a c...
16 Juli 202558min
EP 24 - Arm's Sean Park on Making Transformation a SPORT
Sean Park, VP of Procurement and Transformation at Arm, didn't set out to revolutionize procurement at Arm, but when you're scaling a $4 billion semiconductor company at 20% year-over-year growth with...
1 Juli 202537min
EP 23 - BIC's Steeve Yammine on Their Regionalization Strategy for Global Resilience
Managing 8+ billion products annually across 180+ countries while reducing logistics footprint by 27% requires more than traditional supply chain thinking. Steeve Yammine, Global SVP of Supply Chain a...
18 Juni 202533min
EP 22 - Komar’s Yelena Mogelefsky on Redefining Sourcing Success Metrics Beyond Just Lowest Cost
"I'm a fireman," is how Yelena Mogelefsky, SVP of Production and Sourcing at Komar describes her role to her children — a perfect metaphor for the daily crisis management that defines sourcing leaders...
25 Mars 202531min
EP 21 - BSMA’s Randy Bradley on Transforming Supply Chains into Strategic Assets
"If your supply chain only reduces costs, it's not a strategic asset — it's a commodity," Randy Bradley, PhD & EVP of Digital Transformation in Life Sciences at BSMA, tells John in this episode of Sma...
18 Mars 202534min
EP 20 - Apollo's Johnathon Baker on Transforming Portfolio Procurement Through Partnership
What does it take to transform procurement from a cost center into a strategic value driver? Johnathon Baker, Operating Partner & Head of Strategic Sourcing and Procurement at Apollo Global Management...
6 Feb 202548min
EP 19 - Russell Stover’s Jeff Bever on Leadership in Strategic Sourcing
In this episode of Smarter Sourcing, John welcomes Jeff Bever, VP of Strategic Sourcing and Procurement at Russell Stover Chocolates, to discuss how a 100-year-old company is transforming its procurem...
19 Dec 202428min
