Supply chain leaders are tasked with embodying a new standard of leadership to attain their goals in a world that's in a constant state of flux. As consumers, shareholders and regulatory bodies demand more from organizations, organizations are demanding more from their supply chains, putting tremendous pressure on leaders to accelerate transformation. In this episode, Maria Villablanca is joined by Sarah Sheppard (Managing Director) and Erika Biggadike (Principle Consultant and Commercial Director) from Sequoia to explore the three traits today's supply chain leader must embody to prosper at a time where business continuity is at constant risk from a myriad of disruptions. 
 
About the speakers
Both Sarah Sheppard and Erika Biggadike have been involved in leading and delivering complex supply chain projects that span the 4 areas of Sequoia's capability building: structure, processes, tools, and people. They have implemented inventory solutions globally and have been involved in training numerous supply chain professionals. They bring numerically assisted thinking to bear on the complex trade-offs that exist within supply chains and ensure clients are empowered through understanding.
Sarah’s passion is to embed the skills that enable supply chain professionals to make a real difference to their business, focussing on both technical, data-driven supply chain solutions and the interpersonal skills needed to ensure that a supply chain team are able to deliver on one of their fundamental roles – that of effective cross-functional communication.
Erika has undertaken operational roles for major clients and used those experiences to feed both designing and delivering effective, relevant training and ensuring Sequoia’s solutions are practical and address real-life supply chain problems.