How Ember Mug Heats Up The Supplier / Buyer Relationship with Siobhan Hunter

Supply Chain Therapy

Raise your hand if you remember having to search through a catalog to source your suppliers. For those with their hands down, do you know just how much else has changed in supply chain management since?

Today’s guest can catch you up to speed. Joining Alex and Michelle is Siobhan Hunter, President of Blind Dog Supply Chain Risk Consulting, and former VP of Global Supply Chain at Ember Technologies. Siobhan has been excelling in logistics since 1997 when she got her start at Celestica, and since has held senior roles with organizations such as Jabil, Blackberry, and BlueCross BlueShield North Carolina.

Today, you’ll hear how Siobhan has decided to transition away from her latest role with Ember in order to pursue consulting full-time with Blind Dog Risk. She’ll discuss her time with the design-led temperature control brand as well as how they’re looking towards the future with “Cold Chain Management.”

Alex and Michelle also dive into how operations relationships have evolved over the years, and why this evolution has benefitted us all. And if you’re just starting out in the industry or are interested in finding out how to switch, Siobhan offers up her advice for breaking into supply chain management.

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Guest Bio

Siobhan Hunter is a highly accomplished supply chain executive with over 25 years of experience leading supply chains in diverse industries such as telecom, consumer products, health insurance and electronics manufacturing. She is a driven and detail-oriented professional, who has made significant contributions to the field through her leadership, strategic planning, and operational expertise, and was the recipient of a national innovation award for her work forging collaborations within third party risk management.

Starting her career back at NCR Microelectronics, an ASIC semiconductor manufacturer, Siobhan has held senior roles at Celestica, Jabil, and Blackberry, before she took her skills to Blue Cross Blue Shield. Most recently, she was with Ember Technologies, serving as VP of Global Supply Chain. Now you can find her charting her own path with her very own company, Blind Dog Supply Chain Risk Consulting. If you wanted to reach out to her she loves email – [e-mail]

When she's not driving operational excellence, Siobhan enjoys yoga, quality bourbon, and traveling.

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Guest Quote

“The competitive landscape has completely changed, right? It's allowed more entrants into the marketplace. I definitely have seen the relationship between a supplier and the buyer change and become much more of a partnership.” - Siobhan Hunter

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Time Stamps

*(2:00) A problem with an unstable Bill of Materials

*(8:57) All about Ember

*(11:06) Ember’s new “Cold Chain Management”

*(13:51) How Siobhan has seen the industry change

*(17:38) The modern supplier / buyer relationship

*(21:21) Solving more problems with BCBS

*(26:38) What is Blind Dog Risk Consulting?

*(28:39) Siobhan’s career advice

*(30:55) Speed round

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Links

• Connect with Siobhan Hunter on LinkedIn

• Connect with Alex Kent on LinkedIn

• Connect with Michelle McNamara on LinkedIn
• Check out the Stord Website
• Learn more about Ember Technologies
• Learn more about Blind Dog Supply Chain Risk Consulting