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Join us in welcoming Michele Cerminaro as the New Executive Director for F4SS! Continue reading to learn more about Michele’s career.

Julie Christiansen is the CEO of Gordon Laboratories, a premier personal care contract manufacturer in the Los Angeles area. Russ Stewart is the Senior Vice President Procurement for Tyson Foods, and he was one of the founders of F4SS during the time when he worked for Procter & Gamble.

The Foundation for Strategic Sourcing (F4SS), a non-profit organization that has been the leading voice in the FMCG/CPG contract manufacturing industry for more than a decade, announced the addition of new members to the organization’s Board of Directors.

I’m still trying to digest all the learnings from the F4SS Fall Connect 2019! What a great event. Now that we’re back from Minneapolis, I wanted to share some highlights from our full three-days of learning and networking.

John Thomas, Professional Staffing Field Consultant at Express Employment Professionals recently spoke at the F4SS Connect 2019 in Ft. Lauderdale. I found his talk particularly enlightening when it comes to how we need to position ourselves as an “employer of choice” when hiring and recruiting talent.

The supply chain is massive. Every single product produced can be linked back to a supply chain in one way or another. But our niche in this enormous arena is surprisingly small. We either know each other, know of each other, or have worked together as colleagues.

The concept of Servant Leadership has been around for quite some time. A quick survey of books written on the subject, available on Amazon.com, revealed at least 30 books. Obviously, the concept means many things to different people. Below are some of the perspectives I have learned through 35 years of manufacturing management experience.

F4SS Announces Exciting Development for Both the Organization and FMCG/CPG Industry about AuditOne.

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