Curtis Strzinek knows how to stay calm, cool and collected when dealing with supply surprises. Curtis is a Senior Buyer at LyondellBassel, with over 30 years buying experience under his belt. He’s sold and bought many different industrial commodities and has dealt with supply chain nightmares. He joins Sarah to discuss on time shipment arrivals and why there is so much disconnect from a purchase order being cut to if and when you're actually going to receive supply So tune in and get to know more of Curtis here on What The Duck!? Another Supply Chain Podcast  Show Highlights:Introducing Curtis StrzinekSupply chain career learningsSupply chain chose CurtisYou get what you pay forNo red tapeThe company historianCalm, cool and collectedReducing supply surprisesBuilding good relationships with suppliers Quotes:Curtis – Reducing the Number of Supply Surprises“You always have a plan B, C and D. Two belts, two pairs of suspenders and my lord you make sure that if it's something critical you have one on the shelf and if you have to get one you weigh what it's going to cost to not have it and because when the plant shuts down it's not like turning off the light that's in your office, it's an act of congress to get back up again”Curtis – Building Good Relationships with Suppliers“Relationships are pretty much always there and when you when you're in the situation to spend money they come looking for you to build a relationship and then you wait and you see if there's a need for that relationship to be built but I've always learned since I've been on both sides of the desk you don't burn bridges” Connect with Curtis and learn more about his work:About CurtisAbout LyondellBasellLyondellBasell.com Connect with Sarah and find out more about what the duck she’s up to:About SarahSarah’s TweetsAbout SourceDaySourceDay WebsiteHad fun with the podcast? Leave us a like, share our content, and subscribe! See you soon on the next episode of What The Duck?!