by Jan Malasek | Mar 29, 2023 | OnDemand Update
March 29, 2023 OnDemand Resources, the leading provider of independent project and interim talent in Strategic Procurement, Supply Chain and Operations is delighted to announce the addition of Gary Long, a seasoned consultant with significant experience supporting clients in their efforts to achieve exceptional results as they pursue cost reduction and efficiency improvement initiatives to the team. Mr. Long brings to OnDemand over three decades of Procurement & Supply Chain experience across both industry and management consulting. His industry experience includes Pepperidge Farm, Sealed Air Corporation and Teva Pharmaceuticals. His consulting experience includes senior positions with Kearney, Accenture, FTI and others. He has supported clients in the areas of Sourcing & Procurement, Supply Chain Strategy, Logistics and S&OP. He has successfully combined his hands-on experience in industry with leveraging leading practices gained from 20+ years of management consulting experience across a broad array of industries including but not limited to CPG, Diversified Industrials, and Pharmaceuticals. “I am delighted to join the high performing team at OnDemand. I had the pleasure to get to know Jan and his team over the years, both as their client as well as a consultant in their network and was always impressed with their ability to serve their clients with exceptional independent talent to get results.” said Gary Long. “We are pleased to welcome Gary to our team, to help us accelerate our strong growth which is only possible by continuing to deliver superior work for our clients,” said Jan Malasek, OnDemand’s CEO. “Gary’s great client management and engagement skills will ensure that our existing and new clients will get the support needed to achieve...
by Jan Malasek | Mar 21, 2023 | Strategic Sourcing
A global confectionary company with HQ in the US has embarked on a mission to reduce cost and improve strategic supplier relationships. While making strong progress in most areas, Brand and Marketing has been a challenge to engage due to their perception that Procurement lacks subject matter expertise. In order to address this perceived shortcoming, the Global Director of Procurement turned to OnDemand Resources for help to provide a Marketing Spend Sourcing Expert who could lead projects across the Brand and Marketing Category. OnDemand engaged a former client and current independent consultant / member of the OnDemand Professional Network Michelle Griffith to help the company develop and execute strategic sourcing relationships with their Marketing partners. SITUATION OVERVIEW The Marketing Category was challenging – Client had a large portfolio of brands (15+) and a large portfolio of agency types on the roster (15+) – all at different life cycle stages and with significantly different budgets. Additionally, the Client was transitioning a new piece of business, bringing in not only new brands but also new staff members that were not accustomed to their policies and practices. Single sourcing was happening throughout the organization as the procurement function was relatively new to most. Michelle started to engage with Brand and Marketing on smaller projects to build momentum – she understood that building trust and relationships is critical to procurement success. As time progressed, she was able to demonstrate significant procurement value and was tasked to lead larger and more complex sourcing engagements. Her success in building substantial procurement momentum helped Brand and Marketing deliver significant and sustained results. The Client was so...
