Women in Global Sourcing

The New Age CPO: Tania Seary

Posted: 05/20/2022 - 09:00
Author: Tania Seary
Tania Seary is the Founding Chairman of Procurious, an online network for procurement and supply chain professionals.

Tania Seary is the Founding Chairman of Procurious, an online network for procurement and supply chain professionals. Born and based in Australia, Tania’s fascination and commitment to procurement development began 20 years ago in the United States. After finishing her MBA at Pennsylvania State University, she became one of Alcoa’s first global commodity managers.

3 Lessons Learned: From One Woman in Procurement to the Next

Posted: 06/21/2021 - 09:00
Author: Niki Heim
3 Lessons Learned: From One Woman in Procurement to the Next

Women in the C-suite are slowly gaining momentum, with leaders like Jane Fraser, CEO of Citi, Cathy Engelbert, CEO of Deloitte, and Karen Knudsen, CEO of the American Cancer Society all being named “first female CEOs” within the last few months. But there is still opportunity for other women to level up to the C-suite, especially in procurement.

Women in Global Sourcing: Susan Feiner

Posted: 07/30/2019 - 00:16
Author: Susan Feiner

Tell us about your career path. How did you get into this field? Was it purposeful or by accident?   

It was definitely by accident. I took an entry-level job out of college in the Administrative Services department at Thomas Cook Travelers Cheques.  It was a support role to the VP of Facilities and Purchasing.  During my interview, I asked him what I would do when I was finished buying?   Somehow, I still got the job and the rest is history.
 

Women in Global Sourcing: Sarah Scudder

Posted: 04/16/2019 - 21:20
Author: Sarah Scudder
Tell us about your career path. How did you get into this field? Was it purposeful or by accident?
 
I was involved in several organizations in college. My sorority put on an annual fundraising event that I chaired. I hired a local company to source and produce all the print, promotional items and apparel. They offered me a job. They wanted to infuse the company with younger people and setup an internship program. 
 

The Value of Women and Diversity in Global Procurement

Posted: 04/12/2019 - 01:10
Author: Karina Swette
If there’s a part of any company that ought to understand the value – the business value – of diversity, it’s procurement. Buyers have to build relationships with a cast of characters, both suppliers and internal clients, who have very different objectives, vision, culture and modes of communication. And that cast seems to get bigger and more diverse all the time. It’s more than any one person, or any one kind of person, can handle.
 

Introducing...Women in Global Sourcing

Posted: 12/28/2018 - 02:09
Author: Sarah Scudder
I have a passion for style and design. I like handbags, stilettos and lipstick so much that before I stumbled on sourcing during my senior year of college I planned on a career in fashion. I had recently finished my Alpha Gamma Delta sorority presidency and volunteered to coordinate Lip Jam, our largest fundraiser of the year benefiting diabetes. I hired a local print management company to source all the print, apparel and promotional items for the event. Out of nowhere, they offered me a job. I’m sure it was my charming personality and drop-dead good looks.  
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