"How Group Purchasing Organizations Add Adaptability AND Cost-Savings into Your Supply Chain"
"How Group Purchasing Organizations Add Adaptability AND Cost-Savings into Your Supply Chain" Supply Chain Now Episode 423 This episode of Supply Chain Now features Ara Arslanian. Ara is the Senior Vice President, Private Sector Sales with OMNIA Partners. In this role, Arslanian is responsible for the strategic growth of the company's portfolio of leveraged agreements in the Fortune 1000 space. Throughout his 10 years with Corporate United, he served in many leadership positions, which included having direct oversight of commercial corporate strategy and the establishment of a formal category management group. Arslanian regularly engages with both procurement and supplier executives across a variety of industries and his efforts have helped shape the concept of the modern GPO. Prior to joining OMNIA Partners, Arslanian was the Senior Director at the Council of Smaller Enterprises (COSE), where he was instrumental in establishing leveraged purchasing agreements and affinity programs for small and mid-size businesses. Before that, he served as both a sales and distribution leader for McMaster-Carr, a privately held industrial supply provider, specializing in the distribution of maintenance, repair and operation (MRO) products to a variety of industries. In his role, Arslanian led a technical sales team in the positioning of product offerings, while directing the inventory management and financial controlling of over a half million SKU. Arslanian has extensive experience in the field of consultative selling, channel development and operations management. He has spoken at numerous industry events, authored MRO / distributed goods industry reports, and served on numerous panels outlining the trends in the supply chain space. He has been recognized as a six-time Supply & Demand Chain Executive “Pro to Know” in the years: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020. Upcoming Events & Resources Mentioned in this Episode: Subscribe to Supply Chain Now: supplychainnowradio.com/subscribe/ Leave a review for Supply Chain Now: https://ratethispodcast.com/supplychainnow Connect with Scott on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/scottwindonluton/ Connect with Greg on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/gswhite/ Connect with Ara on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arslanian/ Supply Chain Now Ranked #1 Supply Chain Podcast via FeedSpot: tinyurl.com/rud8y9m Supply Chain Now Ranked #3 Supply Chain YouTube Channel: https://tinyurl.com/yazfegov WEBINAR- “Post COVID-19 Supply Chains: What is Needed to Adapt" - https://tinyurl.com/ycgwzl67 AIAG Virtual 2020 Supply Chain Conference: https://tinyurl.com/y8axeflc Download the Q2 2020 U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index: freight.usbank.com/?es=a229&a=20 Listen and Subscribe to Supply Chain is Boring on Supply Chain Now: https://supply-chain-is-boring.captivate.fm/listen Listen and Subscribe to TECHquila Sunrise with Greg White on Supply Chain Now: https://techquila-sunrise.captivate.fm/listen Listen and Subscribe to This Week in Business History on Supply Chain Now: https://this-week-in-business-h.captivate.fm/listen Listen and Subscribe to Veteran Voices on Supply Chain Now: https://veteran-voices.captivate.fm/listen Check Out News From Our Sponsors: U.S. Bank: www.usbpayment.com/transportation-solutions Capgemini: www.capgemini.com/us-en/ Vector Global Logistics: vectorgl.com/ Verusen: www.verusen.com/ ProPurchaser.com: tinyurl.com/y6l2kh7g This episode was hosted by Greg White and Scott Luton. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at https://supplychainnowradio.com/episode-423