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and a specialization in sustainable business practices. During my internship with Rain Eugene, a food ecosystems innovation lab, I learned about local food systems and what it means to have a healthy supply chain and food ecosystem. That was key in helping me think about what I wanted to do with my career. When the job at Bragg opened, it was a natural fit. The biggest misconception about supply chain and sustainability is that they’re always at odds. We’ve made changes within our supply chain, like using more rail, that save costs and emissions. An efficient supply chain typically means fewer emissions, fewer trucks on the road, and shorter production times. Operations and supply chain are the meat of most businesses. Real change for the planet has to come from improving fundamental supply chain operations.
Ashton Roberts Answers the Big Questions 1 What advice on supply chain or leadership has helped you? I tend to move fast and want to just go. One boss told me I needed to bring people along. That has been important
to figure out what you’d like to do. And if you go into something you don’t like, you can always pivot. Just keep moving and know that it will be okay. 4 How do you define business success? A successful business can gracefully balance trying to make a profit with doing better for the planet and having a happy employee base. 5 What are the first three things you check each morning? Email, Teams, and my calendar. I also keep a pulse on how we’re doing sales-wise, so I understand what’s coming down the line for my team and know whether we will have to change production or supply.
when pushing through some of the sustainability work. I try to make sure that I bring folks along with me for the journey, so we move ahead together. 2 What superpower would you choose to have? I’d be like Dash from The Incredibles and run fast. I love covering large distances under the power of my own body. 3 What advice would you give your 18-year-old self? There was a lot of pressure coming out of high school and undergrad just to get a job. But you can take some time
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