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EP 2 — DuPont’s Miguel Gonzalez on Creating Value Through Procurement Transformation

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In this episode of the Smarter Sourcing podcast, John speaks with Miguel Gonzalez, Chief Procurement Officer at DuPont. They discuss how DuPont takes a centralized approach to its procurement strategy by integrating it across the business, and how they're building supply chain resilience through redundancies and contingency plans. They also talk about their three priorities for procurement, the rising importance of ESG, and how DuPont is prioritizing employee health and wellness.

Topics discussed:

  • How DuPont builds supply chain resilience through redundancy and contingency plans.
  • The three priorities in their procurement strategy: compliance, supply security, and creating value.
  • Why DuPont prioritizes employee health and wellness, and how Miguel leads by example.
  • How they model for what's happening worldwide to anticipate changes or disruptions.
  • How they've structured a centralized procurement approach that integrates procurement across the business.
  • The rising importance of ESG and why it should be part of everyone's job.
  • Why procurement leaders need to think about managing indirect costs as well. 
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