A UNIFIED , DIGITAL SUPPLY CHAIN
“ IN 2015 WE SET OUT ON A MAJOR TRANSFORMATION IN IT , AT THE SAME TIME BUILDING OUR CORE PRODUCT , OUR NETWORK ”
— Martin Fijman , VP and Head of Product and Supply Chain
portfolio management for the organisation ’ s three brands : Sprint , Boost and Virgin Mobile .
A UNIFIED , DIGITAL SUPPLY CHAIN
These have been productive years from a procurement perspective . “ In 2015 we set out on a major transformation at Sprint ,” says Fijman . “ Since then Sprint has been successful in reducing its costs by billions of dollars , and device supply chain transformation and collaboration across the business has been an integral part of that .” When he started , the challenge was to lay the foundation for a sound device sourcing structure and build a best in class team . That role has expanded progressively to cover all aspects of the device supply chain , creating what he defines as a unified supply chain that includes both forward and reverse logistic elements .
By unified , Fijman is speaking not only of the work of his product and supply chain team : “ It ’ s common in our profession to see people managing supply chains in a vacuum , not aligned with external factors . What I mean by a unified supply chain at Sprint is one
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