Supply Chain Digital Magazine July 2023 | Page 110

WATCH NOW Wendy Herrick
SUSTAINABILITY

Oracle

and Uber Freight making transportation sustainable

WATCH NOW Wendy Herrick

TITLE : HEAD OF CUSTOMER EXCELLENCE , US SUPPLY CHAIN
COMPANY : UNILEVER
INDUSTRY : FOOD , HOME & PERSONAL- CARE PRODUCTS
Herrick has been with Unilever for
25 years and has held leadership roles across both finance and supply chain . She has worked in countries across Europe , Asia and the Americas .
Driving Unilever ’ s sustainability initiatives is its Sustainable Living Plan , a blueprint for growing its business while decreasing its environmental footprint . To help it deliver | on these goals , Unilever needed to find new ways to drive customer service but reduce logistics costs , while maintaining a high level of reliability and scalability for its transportation management system .
Unilever chose Oracle Transportation Management ’ s automated transport planning solution to give it insight into its transport and logistics planning and decision-making .
“ It ’ s a globally recognised solution that has the flexible functionality needed to support a global enterprise ,” says Wendy Herrick , Head of Customer Excellence , US Supply Chain for Unilever .
She adds : “ Unilever is committed to growing our businesses sustainably . Working with Oracle Transportation Management ,