From 20th to 24th of May we had the privilege of hosting Nicolas Le Sourd (Head of Malaysia HUB/ZONE BP AOA) in South Asia Region. The week was action packed and helped us to learn from his vast experience. We come out of this visit energized and looking forward to delivering BEST to our Business so that our Business can deliver the BEST to our consumers.
The 5 days had sessions planned across functional categories, enablement teams, NBS, strategic supply partners and we ended on a high note by recognizing our people who have made a significant impact.
Category sessions: Deep insightful sessions designed to discus the local nuances, understand global best practices and decide the way ahead. Thanks to Rahul Bhagat, Chirapravo Ghosh, @Ankit Singhai, @Praveen Sareen and @Abhinav Sinha for the wonderful presentations.
Country Sessions: Interesting and insightful sessions were presented by our colleagues from Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. It was exciting to see the exemplary work happening across the countries. Thanks to Gihan Vidanapathirana and Shahnoor Sohel.
Enablement Teams: This was followed by deep interactions with enablement teams spanning across PPA, Business partnering and Sustainability. Thanks to @Soma Pal, @Deepika Malhotra and Sonakshi Pande Tripathi for leading the impactful discussions
Partnerships: South Asia Region boasts of partnerships which have extended across generations and in some cases have lasted more than 35 years. It was an enriching experience for our long term and key strategic partners to meet our senior leadership and have interactions focusing on value creation and innovation for the future.
Recognitions: Individuals who have contributed to make the South Asia team one of the BEST Procurement teams across the Zone, were recognized by our leaders Nicolas Le Sourd (Head of Malaysia HUB/ZONE BP AOA), @Varun Gupta (Director – Supply Chain, South Asia Region).
We thank Mr Nicolas Le Sourd for taking out time to spend with South Asia Team, for the nuggets of wisdom, for the positive challenges and sharing his recommendations aimed at helping the team raise the bar of performance even higher. We look forward to continued guidance from him.
We also sincerely look forward to more such invigorating visits by our Procurement Leadership Team Patricia Stroup , Kimberly Fisk , Manmeet Singh Aneja , Jacob Busk Nielsen , Antonia Wanner, Arnd Weinlaeder, Eric GORLIER, Eric Chatelain , Regina Arriagada and Michael Arnone.
Congratulations Ankit on your well-deserved recognition ! Your commitment, sincerity, work ethic, and calm leadership are truly commendable. You have set great examples for new team members and consistently delivered high-quality results alongside your team. We at Nestle are proud of your growth and achievements, and we believe you will continue to shine and achieve even greater milestones👏👏..