Future of Sourcing Awards
The 2022 Future of Sourcing Awards recognizes organizations and individuals that show innovation, leadership and transformation in categories that are critical to the sourcing industry. The Awards will take place on October 19, 2022, the capstone evening at the SIG Global Executive Summit. Attendees will enjoy dinner, networking and an awards ceremony that brings together some of the brightest minds to create a truly remarkable experience.
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1) How did you get into this field? Was it purposeful or by accident?
How did you get into this field. Was it purposeful or by accident?
It was by a happy accident. I started in the packaging engineering industry. In that industry, I played the role of purchasing by sourcing my own customized packaging. In the process of combining engineering design with negotiation my...
1) How did you get into this field? Was it purposeful or by accident?
Interestingly, it was both purposeful and accidental. The accidental side is that my first internship was with a CIO of a publicly traded engineering firm. The CIO, a family friend, hired me that summer to help him complete post-acquisition cost reduction efforts. They had acquired 50+...