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Sep 2022
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#131: Shekar Natarajan, Chief Supply Cha...

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Shekar Natarajan is the Chief Supply Chain Officer for American Eagle Outfitters and has been with the company for quite a few years. He has done pretty much all the different scopes and roles within supply chain with a great impact. He's had a long-standing career within supply chain. He has worked for several very large FMCG companies earlier in his career, including Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and AB InBev. He also made significant things within very large retailers such as Walmart and Target.

Now he's driving some extremely interesting projects within the American Eagle Outfitters supply chain, including the acquisition that they've made to Quiet Logistics and AirTerra. They are creating a sharing platform where logistics and supply chains can be looked across different retailers and different brands. 

Discover more details here.

Some of the highlights of the episode:

  • Why Shekar's career was a series of accidents
  • How did Shekar convince AEO’s CEO of significant acquisitions within the supply chain and logistics sector
  • Building the Shopify of Logistics and how will it work
  • Why should brands and retailers collaborate on supply chain
  • Dogged persistence and the keys to success

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