From the Ever Given stuck in the Suez Canal, which was carrying several Isola containers, to chemical force majeures, to price increases never seen on this scale, to a shortage of containers, vessels and labor, the supply chain group has seen it all.

To lead a Supply Chain organization through these unprecedented times takes those same attributes that helped during times of change: patience, taking each issue as it comes up and working through it; perseverance, knowing there aren’t any easy solutions and working with the supply base every day to overcome the obstacles to ensuring supply; and finally, fairness, treating our suppliers with respect especially during the difficult discussions.

I’ve always looked at supply chain like the hub of a wheel, and our suppliers, internal customers and external customers are all the spokes of that wheel. Supply Chain organizations touch everyone and everything so our support of all those other functions needs to be rock solid.

When I’m not trying to figure out how to get material off a ship stuck in a canal, I enjoy downtime with my husband and two German Shepherds up in Oregon where we live on a vineyard in paradise.