Kim Hadlum has been the Senior Director of Inventory Planning at Armada Supply Chain Solutions since January 2020. In her role, she is responsible for the success of large teams in Demand Planning, Supply Planning, and in Planning Analysis and Capabilities. In her role, Kim leads her teams to develop and implement strategically driven inventory…
Maddie Seitz, Supply Chain Manager at Kohler Company
Maddie Seitz is a Supply Chain Manager at Kohler Company. In her six years at Kohler, Seitz has held roles across many supply chain functions including Purchasing, Warehouse Operations, Transportation Logistics, and Operations Planning—all which have challenged her to bring innovation and cost savings to their business. Currently, she and her team manage all transportation…
Sarah Brogno, Digital Product Owner at Johnson & Johnson
Spanning an 11-year supply chain career with Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Sarah Brogno is a motivated and collaborative professional who is eager to make a positive impact and deliver high quality results in support of business growth, process improvement and increased customer experience. She has built a diversified portfolio of experiences, across a multitude of…
Kate Mahoney, Senior Director, Integrated Business Management at Utz Brands
Kate Mahoney is the Senior Director, Integrated Business Management (IBM) at Utz Brands, Inc. She has found no day to be the same since joining Utz in spring 2022, especially given the integral role her team plays in the company. Mahoney currently leads a team whose primary focus consists of both supply and demand planning….
Lauren Chuday Gallagher, Vice President, Merchandise Operations at Walmart
Lauren Chuday Gallagher is Vice President of Merchandise Operations supporting Entertainment, Toys & Seasonal at Walmart, Inc with almost 15 years’ experience leveraging the supply chain to help people save money and live better. She is a dynamic leader with a proven ability to consistently exceed expectations through cross functional collaboration, understanding customer needs, building…
Caitlin Dunn, Supply Chain Optimization Lead for American Eagle Outfitters
Caitlin Dunn is currently the lead of supply chain optimization for the supply chain strategy and analytics team at American Eagle Outfitters. Her primary focuses include network design and orchestration as well as inbound optimization. Dunn’s overall role involves problem-solving through data analytics and creative thinking to innovate the company’s supply chain while also streamlining…
Shradha Muktidoot, Senior Group Manager at Lyft
Shradha Muktidoot is currently a Senior Group Manager of Global Supply Management at Lyft. She leads a team of diverse and talented individuals who manage all of Lyft’s indirect spend; looking after the savings, the influence, and the change that is able to be made on the business in an impactful way. In her role…
Jess Isenberg, Senior Manager Global Production at Smartwool
Jess Isenberg is currently the Senior Manager of Global Production at Smartwool, a VF Company. She helps lead her team in risk mitigation and supply chain strategy so Smartwool continues to grow their business in natural performance products with the right set of partners. Isenberg believes the key to a successful team is the ability…
Emma Scott, Penn State Student
Emma Scott is a third-year student at Penn State, studying supply chain management with a minor in information systems. An ambitious student, she is heavily involved with the Sapphire Leadership Academic Program, the Schreyer Honors College, THON, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals as well as Schreyer for Women. The Sapphire program is a…
Rashmi Sharma, Penn State Assistant Clinical Professor
Rashmi Sharma is an assistant clinical professor in the Smeal College of Business and the managing director of Laboratory for Economics Management and Auctions. Sharma has been a faculty member with the college since fall 2018 and teaches a number of courses in supply chain management and information systems, specifically analytics and programming. Tune in…
Claudia Aguero Ruiz, Senior Supply Chain Manager at Dropbox
Claudia Aguero Ruiz is a Senior Supply Chain Manager at Dropbox. She is a rising supply chain professional with experience in global sourcing (EMEA, APAC, LATAM) across of variety of product categories, supplier relationship management, import and export as well as forecasting and inventory management. She has a track record of successfully leading global projects…
Kelly DiMuccio, Demand Manager at Mondelez International
Penn State Smeal College of Business introduced Kelly DiMuccio to supply chain and many possibilities the career can bring. The more that she learned about the field, the more she felt a calling to pursue the degree. Through courses such as BA 297A, which taught her how to market herself and speak confidently as a…