Sustainability | Resideo

Continued from page 5 have to make sure that you build strong and trusted vendor partnerships.

How far along your set of objectives have you progressed? Have you achieved everything you wanted to achieve by this point on the journey?

I am pleased with the progress we have made as a team since my first days with Resideo. We have worked hard to develop our comprehensive vendor portfolio which includes new partnerships.

However, COVID changed the procurement landscape for every sourcing team in every company. Just like everyone else we had to face the extraordinary and sustained challenges of the worldwide supply chain shortages of certain commodities. However, by working as a team of teams we managed to navigate through the headwinds.

As mentioned, the covid pandemic forced the sourcing operations to go back to basics and deep dive into the processes and supply chain. However, when you joined in 2018 one of your objectives revolved around this subject anyway so the task was not new to you. With a background in manufacturing and operations do you believe that looking at sourcing with a ‘fresh pair of eyes’ has assisted your transition and enabled you to bring new ideas to the table?

This is a very interesting question. In operations you want to: keep building on the line continuously, focus on your transformation cost and keep the volume as steady as possible.

Moving to sourcing meant a changing set of KPIs. However, I kept in mind my operational background, and way of looking at things, to help when negotiating with vendors.

Sourcing plays a key role in driving innovation. To achieve this there needs to be open and transparent dialogue within the strategic supplier base. Does Resideo look to involve suppliers at the early stages of development? What did you learn about the value of these strategic partnerships during the worst of the covid pandemic? What opportunities exist for new suppliers with Resideo?

We absolutely involve our strategic partners in our development plans and actively look at partners, who can support our vision. The roller coaster of the COVID pandemic really underlines how important it is to have trusted and transparent relationships with your suppliers, and be in regular dialogue about future plans.

Resideo was recently awarded the Ecovadis Silver award. Sustainability is of paramount importance to the business but from a personal perspective you also have a great desire to drive this. What responsibility do you hold within Resideo for this subject matter?

At Resideo, we are focused on having a positive impact on the planet and making sustainable business decisions. Our goal is to operate in sustainable and responsible ways alongside our supply chain partners.

As I mentioned, I am the ESG SPOC in Sourcing, so I coordinate the activities with

EcoVadis and other partners within the Sourcing team. We have started to roll out the sustainability ratings for our largest vendors and will continue to expand the list over time.

Since my childhood, I have had a keen interest in protecting the environment and reducing waste. Once I had children it made me even more aware of the importance of taking care of our planet for future generations. The new generation seems to care a lot more about the environment than previous ones. We all can feel the changes in the climate across the globe. Making positive change starts with the individuals, and then communities acting together.

I’m proud to work for a company that really cares about the impact of our global business operations on our planet.