It’s always great when your hard work is
rewarded. Ironically, for me, I received
verbal notification that I was being recognized as a Top Woman in the Supply
Chain by Supply and Demand Chain Executive on the same day that my role as the
Supply Chain Global Process Owner at Berry Global was ending. (Check out the
wonderful article on all the winners here: https://www.sdcexec.com/professional-development/article/21015342/top-women-in-the-supply-chain)
After three years of often grueling work on Berry’s
Supply Chain Transformation, which was supported by a broad portfolio of
programs and projects that touched everything from planning and sourcing to
customer service and IT, the ground work to support a digital transformation
was in place, but the appetite for change was sated. In fact, most stakeholders
were beyond full and ready to push back from the buffet. For me, being recognized by my supply chain
peers for my work at Berry was a cherry on top of what was truly a wonderfully challenging
and enriching career milestone.
As part of the award, I am further privileged to be
speaking at Richmond Events’ Logistics & Supply Chain Forum in Marana, AZ
on 4-6-November. If you haven’t
registered yet, I think you should.
November is a great time to visit Arizona and you can attend my session,
“You need a tribe, not a mentor, to be
successful in supply chain.”
In this session, we will explore why supply chain
requires more than a mentor, how to create a tribe, and how to leverage your
tribe to advance your career. Regardless of where you are in your career, you
need support, feedback, guidance, direction, and understanding. Creating a
tribe allows you to meld and develop your IQ and EQ both for your success and
others.
Since leaving Berry, I have absolutely leveraged
my tribe to challenge my perspective, provide coaching on prospects for my
future, and to help me navigate the wonderful adventure of finding my next career
opportunity. My tribe has not let me rest on my laurels this summer and has
provided rich advice and mature counsel.
I will always relish my time at Berry and be
grateful to the folks that believed in me and gave me free reign to explore,
innovate, and lead. With that said, I’m
beyond excited to keep feasting on supply chain innovation and am hopeful that
I can help others in their own maturity and transformation journeys.
You can check out the forum using the link below:
Many thanks to Richmond Events and Supply and
Demand Chain Executive on recognizing the great work that women do in supply
chain. I’m very appreciative and humbled
to be included with such an amazing group of professionals.
Hope to see you in Arizona!
Christine
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