Español:
Gary Horsfield es el Chief Supply Chain Officer de BIC en todo el mundo durante aproximadamente 2 años en Francia. Antes de ocupar este cargo, fue COO interino del PPE del Reino Unido en el Departamento de Salud y Atención Social (DHSC) del Servicio Nacional de Salud (NHS) en el Reino Unido durante aproximadamente 2 años. Antes de este cargo, trabajó como Director Ejecutivo, Jefe de Grupo de Embalaje, Cadena de Suministro e Innovación en William Grant & Sons en el Reino Unido. También trabajó en los años anteriores como vicepresidente de la cadena de suministro de Asia y Europa para Mead Johnson Nutrition y vicepresidente de la cadena de suministro de Asia y África para Kelloggs Company. Desarrolló su carrera en Pepsico durante más de 14 años en diferentes roles como vicepresidente de la cadena de suministro de la región de Asia Pacífico y también de la región ANZ, además de otros roles de dirección en la región. Inició su carrera en Mars como Gerente de Operaciones.
English:
Gary Horsfield has been the Chief Supply Chain Officer for BIC worldwide for about 2 years in France. Before this role, he was the Interim Chief Operating Officer of UK PPE at The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) at the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK for about 2 years. Previous to this role, he was an Executive Director, Group Head of Packaging, Supply Chain & Innovation at William Grant & Sons in the UK. In previous years, he also worked as Vice President of Supply Chain Asia & Europe for Mead Johnson Nutrition and Vice President of Supply Chain Asia & Africa for Kelloggs Company. He built his career in Pepsico for over 14 years in different roles as Vice President of Supply Chain Asia Pacific Region and also, in the ANZ Region, plus other Directions roles in the Region. He initiated his career on Mars as Operations Manager.
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Algunos de los aspectos más destacados del podcast:
- Introducción de Gary Horsfield
- Tus pasos iniciales en Mars como Gerente de Operaciones.
- Te mudaste a PepsiCo para hacer carrera durante más de 14 años.
- Cuéntenos sobre sus roles iniciales como Gerente de Operaciones, Director de Planta y Gerente General Norte en PepsiCo.
- Usted puede desarrollar su carrera a través de diferentes roles gerenciales en la región, pasando de director sénior de la cadena de suministro de PIUK y director de operaciones de Quaker & Tropicana a desempeñarse como vicepresidente de la cadena de suministro de la región de Asia Pacífico. ¿Qué aprendizajes y habilidades adquiriste para alcanzar este rol? ¿Qué proyectos clave gestionó en la Región?
- Comenzó un nuevo desafío con Kellogg’s como Vicepresidente de Cadena de Suministro de Asia y África en un nuevo país en Singapur. ¿Cómo fue?
- Te mudas a otra empresa multinacional, Mead Johnson Nutrition, como vicepresidente de la cadena de suministro de Asia y Europa, que cubre las principales áreas geográficas. ¿Qué desafíos enfrentó?
- ¿Cuáles son los factores clave que considera desarrollar cadenas de suministro globales y regionales para poder suministrar productos al cliente?
- ¿Por qué es clave la digitalización y la IA en la Cadena de Suministro en las organizaciones?
- ¿Cómo puede cualquier organización iniciar esta ruta crítica?
- ¿Ha estado desempeñando varios cargos en la Junta No Ejecutiva? ¿En qué crees que tu experiencia en Supply Chain te ha apoyado en el desempeño de estas funciones de asesor?
- También trabaja para William Grant & Sons desempeñando el cargo de Director Ejecutivo, Jefe de Grupo de Embalaje, Cadena de Suministro e Innovación. ¿Cómo su experiencia en la cadena de suministro lo apoya para desempeñar este papel clave?
- En 2021 fue nombrado CSCO para BIC. Cuéntanos sobre este nuevo desafío.
- ¿Cuáles considera que son las cinco prioridades principales en las que un CEO debe enfocarse en la organización para asegurar el éxito en la industria?
- ¿Cuáles son las tendencias futuras que cambiarán la forma en que definimos y usamos la tecnología de logística y cadena de suministro hoy?
- ¿Qué recomendación y consejo le daría a los profesionales para el desarrollo de sus carreras en la Industria y Cadena de Suministro?
- ¿Cuál es su mensaje final para la audiencia?
- Despedida
Some of the highlights from the podcast:
- Introduction of Gary Horsfield
- Your initial steps in Mars as Operations Manager.
- You moved to PepsiCo a make a career for over 14 years.
- Tell us about your initial roles as Operation Manager, Plant Director, and General Manager North in PepsiCo.
- You do develop your career through different Managerial roles in the Region moving from PIUK Supply Chain Senior Director & Operations Director Quaker & Tropicana to perform as Vice President Supply Chain Asia Pacific Region. Which learnings and skills did you learn to reach this role? Which key projects did you manage in the Region?
- You started a new challenge with Kellogg’s as Vice President of Supply Chain Asia & Africa in a new country in Singapore. How it was?
- You move to another Multinational company Mead Johnson Nutrition as a Vice President of Supply Chain Asia & Europe, covering major geographical areas. Which challenges did you face?
- Which are the key factors you consider in developing global & regional supply Chains to be able to supply products to customers?
- Why is key digitalization and AI in the Supply Chain in organizations?
- How can any organization start this critical path?
- You have been performing several Non-Executive Board roles. What do you think that your expertise in Supply Chain has supported you in performing these advisor roles?
- You also work for William Grant & Sons performing the role of Executive Director, Group Head of Packaging, Supply Chain & Innovation. How does your expertise in Supply Chain support you to perform this key role?
- In 2021 you were appointed CSCO for BIC. Tell us about this new challenge.
- Which do you consider the top five priorities that a CEO should focus on in the organization to assure success in the industry?
- Which are the future trends which will change the way how we define and use Logistics & Supply Chain technology today?
- Which recommendation and advice could you give to professionals for developing their careers in the Industry and Supply Chain?
- Which is your final message to the audience?
- Farewell
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About the Host:
The host, Xabier Basañez is a well-rounded Supply Chain expert, with end-to-end experience in different industries: FMCG, Logistics, 3PL, and Retail. He is a natural Processes synchronizer strengthening organizational operations. He loves to connect supply chain professionals to create spaces for discussion and analysis, focusing on LATAM & USA.
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