Join Mars, Five Below & Generac at Analytics Unite: Building Resilient, Data-Driven Supply Chains
Supply chains aren’t getting simpler. In fact, they grow more complicated by the day. With geopolitical issues such as tariffs clogging up international efforts and companies expanding networks to meet consumers in an omnichannel world, it’s more important than ever to build up collaborative supply chain resilience.
At our upcoming Analytics Unite event on April 28-30 in Chicago, we will explore how retailers and consumer goods companies are creating collaborative, data-driven supply chains, and how they’re partnering to predict disruptions and enhance decision-making across the entire ecosystem. Learn how to foster collaboration, improve visibility, and implement strategies that not only increase agility but also strengthen relationships throughout the end-to-end supply chain.
Neil Bhandar
Vice President IT - Enterprise Data, Analytics & Innovation
Generac
Bhandar has over two decades of experience leading data-driven transformations across various industries and functions. He has led digital transformations, developing digital strategies, models, governance, and infrastructure to enable decision-making and insights for global organizations. His expertise includes leveraging artificial intelligence, machine learning, cloud computing, and behavioral insights to support executive leaders in strategically identifying, implementing, and adopting solutions for organizations with a vision of creating a better future for their customers, employees, communities, and other stakeholders.
Kristen Daihes
Global Vice President of Supply Chain
Mars
Daihes joined Mars in 2021 to explore how the intersection of her prior industry experience and more recent tech start-up experiences could support the acceleration of value supporting Mars's growth agenda. She leads an investment program to digitize and transform the end-to-end supply chain within Mars to create an agile and flexible omnichannel supply chain, accelerate the data and analytics agenda, and boost supply chain capabilities.
Kim Sussman
Vice President, Supply Chain Solutions
Five Below
Sussman is an experienced retail industry professional with demonstrated success leading high-profile, multi-million-dollar strategy and supply chain initiatives. She designs and implements customer-focused solutions to drive sales and improve profitability, and has a track record of delivering exceptional results by guiding and motivating cross-functional teams, creating strategic and tactical plans, and effectively managing change.
