Kearney partner and procurement expert Enrico Rizzon invites James Fazzino, chairman of Manufacturing Australia, to discuss the country's ambitious climate targets and how to achieve them by 2050. Supported by abundant sun, wind, and land, Australia has the potential to become the world's largest supplier of green hydrogen. "A stronger public and private collaboration is needed," says Fazzino, who is a serial investor in ammonia production plants and sits on numerous boards across industries in Australia. Listen now.

Kearney partner and procurement expert Ana Conde invites Group Chief Procurement Officer Alex Jennings and Director of Head of Global Enablement and Transformation Harold Hendrickx, both of DS Smith, for an in-depth analysis of the procurement transformation journey the packaging giant has been on with Kearney. Alex and Harold have been through an impressive journey over the past year that required immediate action to keep “shop open whilst it was being rebuilt and redecorated.” Now, their function is called ONE Procurement and is set up to provide a balance between process, governance, technology, and ownership in order to deliver superior results from one single source of truth. Listen now.

In this episode, Singapore based Kearney partner Keat Yap interviews Phoenix Wei, VP Purchasing at ThyssenKrupp Elevator China to discuss the impact of Covid-19 on Chinese supply chains and the emerging oppportunities to stategically transform existing structures.

Phoenix Wei leads and executes all strategic and operational purchasing activities to sustain the rapid business growth at TKE in Asia Pacific. He is responsible for implementing and institutionalizing all sourcing policies, systems, and processes, including cost-saving programs. Phoenix and his team have developed an organizational capability to deliver long-term competitive advantages to the region. Phoenix received his MBA from Tsinghua University with a focus on statistics and finance.