Accelerators for Chief Supply Chain Officers

Set a clear cost management vision aligned with business goals. Further, align stakeholders on the trade-offs between short-term cost reduction and long-term profitable growth. Embed cost management into the supply chain culture to sustain breakthrough cost improvements.

Avoid beginning the organizational redesign process by designing detailed org charts first. Instead, prioritize reorganization outcomes that directly support business goals and lead change management across the C-suite.

Ensure supply chain AI strategy is aligned to enterprise goals to support the enterprise AI vision. Expand the view of AI pilot success beyond time savings to include metrics like quality of work and employee experience. Further, build AI knowledge among supply chain leadership and staff to equip them to contribute to the pilot process.

Focus the supply chain risk management strategy on the key strategic objectives to protect. Further, create strategic and budgetary alignment between risk management activities for the supply chain and the enterprise at large. Enable the supply chain to proactively manage risks and respond to them effectively. 

Identify change barriers and tailor change activities accordingly. Set experience-based change metrics that focus on the employee experience to build trust and adoption.Further, avoid delegating change management to other roles; CSCOs not being actively involved can lead to the supply chain team being disengaged.