In this interview, Sam Achampong, Regional Director for CIPS, discusses how supply chain and procurement executives must rethink their role in a world of AI disruption, sustainability pressure, and mounting volatility. Achampong shares practical strategies to leverage technology, build resilience, and develop human skills for impactful, future-ready leadership.

Today’s most effective supply chain executives no longer choose between upskilling and cross-skilling—they become polymaths. By mastering multiple disciplines and connecting silos, polymath leaders like Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, and Benjamin Franklin have repeatedly transformed organizations and industries.

In a world where tariffs and geopolitical risks are transforming global supply chains, this article explores how organizations are navigating trade disruptions, leveraging scenario planning, and redefining their leadership needs to stay ahead.

U.S. tariffs are disrupting the Medical Device and Food & Beverage sectors, spiking costs, squeezing packaging, and straining labor, but could ignite domestic innovation and job growth. Dean Bagnall unpacks the immediate chaos and long-term opportunities reshaping procurement, logistics, and production.

Abhijit Supekar, Head of Supply Chain at Aeva Technologies, also ex-Google/Fitbit, shares his thoughts on integrating Gen AI to transform fragmented networks into competitive advantages