2 Babes Talk Supply Chain

488: Women in Supply Chain, Kimberly Rodriguez

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Synopsis

Kimberly Rodriguez talks about her career journey; tackling the industry’s sustainability challenges; overcoming imposter syndrome; & finding her place.   IN THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSS:   [04.15] Kimberly’s experience growing up in the Philippines, her university education in Abu Dhabi, and how those experiences shaped her, introducing her to the complexity of supply chain and the importance of people. [06.45] How Kimberly’s education in political science and business sparked an intertest in human rights and began a career in supply chain. “It stemmed from understanding how workers are such a big part of a complex problem… understanding the complex relationships between contractors, sub-contractors, agencies – supply chain is not just products or processes, it’s people.” [09.49] After entering supply chain not knowing what to expect, what Kimberly thinks of the industry seven years later. “The more I’m in the space, the more I realize how much supply chain makes everything we do, it’s how everything works