EXECUTIVE INSIGHT
68K Number of small farmers JTI works alongside
36 Number of JTI factories around the world
46K Number of JTI employees
I was lucky enough to join JTI in 2020 in a manufacturing role and , within just a few months , I was asked to take responsibility for the supply chain and I ’ ve been running it ever since . My core expertise remains in the manufacturing area , but I have enough knowledge in terms of how we expand and operate across the end-to-end supply chain .
Q . WHAT DOES A TYPICAL DAY LOOK LIKE FOR YOU ?
» I try to spend about a quarter of my time on the road visiting operations , whether that ’ s the leaf operations , the factories or increasingly the market warehouses . I also spend time with suppliers and with our market teams trying to cover the full supply chain .
We have a fairly strong drumbeat in the organisation in the form of a daily direction-setting meeting , when we get visibility on challenges in the supply chain . We complement that with a monthly review of our KPIs and overall performance so we can make adjustments on a strategic basis , a monthly S & OP meeting and then we have quarterly and annual reviews to take a deep dive on our long-term roadmap .
I try to leave around two hours a day free to reflect , carry out email tasks and keep the supply chain machine flowing by answering questions , doing the necessary approvals and moving things forward .
When I ’ m not on the road I try to be in the office at least three days a week and , in the overall spirit of work-life balance , aim to spend a couple of days
22 September 2024