AUSTRALIA with experience in other industries , starting with hiring Lesser back in 2006 as Vice President , Supply Chain based in Colorado . As Orica ’ s new supply chain initiatives were implemented globally , he shifted to Singapore to oversee the global changes as Senior Vice President , Global Supply Chain .
“ In that global role I was hiring the talent which started us down this path , bringing in new people with prior experience in other industries – primarily around supply chain change – mapping that experience to our industry ,” he says .
“ This was a shift for Orica , from using more internal talent , but bringing in that external experience has certainly helped our efforts to reshape the supply chain to be more agile and responsive to market conditions .”
While there are limited diversification opportunities within a specialised vertical like explosives manufacturing for the mining industry , optimising its supply chain affords Orica the opportunity during the downturn to reach new regions and target
“ Reshaping our supply chain has certainly made that a smoother transition than if we were only geared up to support the major players and didn ’ t have the ability to effectively engage with the smaller end of the market which is looking for smaller volumes .”
– Steven Lesser , Head of Supply Chain at Orica , Australia , Pacific & Indonesia
smaller players which weren ’ t a priority in a high-growth market .
“ We ’ ve always had a mix of large global customers and smaller players , but the decrease in
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