Michele Johnson

Director, Strategic Products/Programs
Sandoz

Michele has over 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry during which 15 years have been focused on supply chain management. Currently she is at Sandoz where she is the Director, Supplier Relationship Management. She has responsibilities for both program management and supplier relationships. Prior to Sandoz, Michele was an industry consultant utilizing her expertise in supply chain and project management. During her consulting days, she also became a leader in the management of temperature sensitive products. Michele started her career with Merck. During her tenure at Merck, she was Executive Director, New Products Management, where she led a group of experienced professionals in the management and execution of new product supply chains supporting launches of products world-wide.

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Day 2

Saturday, May 9th, 2015

14:25 PRESENTATION & PANEL: Supplier Relationship Management: Creating Greater Strategic Alignment To Create More Agility & Flexibility In Your Supply Chain

Opening Presentation by David Lowndes, followed by a panel discussion:

• Strategic alignment is a two way street. There has to be something in it for both parties if it is really going to work. It can’t be a take, take mindset
• There are certain suppliers that are commodity vendors which will never really be strategic partners but we can’t forget to respect their needs too as they can still have a significant impact on our businesses
• If you want more flexibility and agility you need to make certain that your supplier understands that and that you are willing to support them in their effort to achieve it on your behalf
• Periodic face time with you key suppliers is critical to achieving greater strategic alignment. You need to fully understand each other’s needs and find the
common ground to be able to achieve true strategic alignment and this can’t be accomplished with just emails and phone calls