CPO 2021: Supply Management Outlook

David Millington is the Director of Education for Next Level Purchasing Association and a Certified Strategic Planning Professional. With over 18 years of experience, David brings hands-on experience at VP, Director, and Manager levels, guiding and facilitating the development of strategic and tactical solutions to intricate organizational, product, and service challenges.

David holds a Master’s Degree in Quality Systems Management from the New England College of Business, and is a Certified Supply Chain Professional, Certified New Product Development Professional, Certified Strategic Planning Professional, and a Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt.

Tor H. Hough is at the helm of a well-trusted, third-party supply chain management service company. He has decades of experience building supply chain data and risk information systems for global manufacturing clients in the automotive, defense, and heavy equipment sectors.

Bryan brings over 20 years of practical experience in global supply management, training, coaching, and consulting with major spend categories including MRO, Electronics, Software, Professional Services,  Labor, Telecom, Automotive, Mail Automation, Material Handling, and Fintech.

Mike is responsible for driving Advanced Purchasing Dynamics strategy to help manufacturers prepare for digital transformation and Purchasing 4.0. Before joining APD, Mike was COO of FACTON, and a global software company focused on cost modeling and Enterprise Product Costing.

Ron Crabtree has over 30 years’ experience in organizational & business innovation and transformation and along the way, more than 20 years in procurement and supply chain. Ron is a Master Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, having helped train and certify thousands of Lean Six Sigma and Six Sigma belts and driving hundreds of $millions in value for clients. He is the author / co-author of 5 books on Operational Excellence.