Watch on-demand now to learn tips for diversifying your supply chain partners to cope with regional fluctuations.
Discussion of the lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic and how feed producers/allied industries can improve their supply chain and logistics for supply shocks and related disruptions in the future. Featured speakers include Justinas Liuima, senior consultant at Euromonitor International, Thierry Kiener, chief procurement officer at ADM, and Wyatt Johnson, director of procurement and risk, Land o’ Lakes/Purina.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:
- What lessons should feed producers learn the supply chain disruptions experienced during COVID-19 pandemic.
- Tips for diversifying your supply chain partners to cope with regional fluctuations, volatility.
- Strategies to have in place when “expect the unexpected” becomes a reality.
- Examination of the ways two of the world’s largest feed producers have secured their feed, ingredient supply chains.
This is the second webinar in the Feed Strategy Virtual Conference 2021. Explore how the global animal feed industry can increase profitability and meet future challenges in a series of three webinars.
This webinar is presented by Feed Strategy and WATT Global Media.
SPEAKERS:
Justinas Liuima is a Senior Consultant at Euromonitor International with a focus on industrial and mobility research. He leads Euromonitor’s Industrial research and provides thought leadership on industrial and mobility trends, advising clients across manufacturing, packaging, logistics, automotive, consulting, and government sectors on key industrial and manufacturing technology trends. Prior to joining Euromonitor, Liuima worked in the consulting sector, specializing in transportation and R&D fields.
Thierry Kiener, chief procurement officer, ADM
Thierry Kiener is Vice President of Procurement for Animal Nutrition at ADM, a global leader in human and animal nutrition and the world’s premier agricultural origination and processing company. In his role, Thierry is responsible for managing the worldwide Direct Procurement function for ADM Animal Nutrition plants worldwide. His combined 30 years of experience in the field of nutritional products includes a number of roles across research & development, commercial, marketing, supply chain, and strategic sourcing functions. Thierry joined ADM in 2019 following the acquisition of Neovia, where he was the Chief Procurement Officer; responsible for managing their worldwide purchasing function. As well as holding an Executive MBA from the European Institute of Purchase Management, Thierry also has a DVM degree from the Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort in France.
Wyatt Johnson, director of procurement and risk, Land o’ Lakes/Purina
Wyatt Johnson, Land O’ Lakes, Inc.’s director of procurement and risk, is responsible for procurement and risk management of commodities at Purina Animal Nutrition, LLC and seed risk for Winfield United. In addition, he has responsibilities for Land O’ Lakes corporately on energy, natural gas, heating oil, and propane. He has worked for Land O’ Lakes for 18 years and graduated from the University of Minnesota.