"Supply Chain Front & Center: Rick McDonald with The Clorox Company"
“Supply Chain Front & Center: Rick McDonald with The Clorox Company” Supply Chain Now Episode 393 This episode of Supply Chain Now features Rick McDonald. Rick is the Vice President of Global Supply Chain Operations for The Clorox Company. In this role Rick has responsibility for approximately 5000 people in 23 countries in manufacturing, contract manufacturing, planning, logistics, engineering, quality assurance, safety, health, environment, security and sustainability. His team is responsible for delivering against commitments in the areas of Employee Engagement, Personal Safety, Product Quality, Customer Service, Cost and Enabling Growth. He is the Executive Sponsor of SE ABLE, Clorox’s Black Employee Resource Group. Prior to this role, Rick had an International Supply Chain assignment, reporting to the GM of the International Division. He was accountable for Volume and Profit results as well as Safety, Product Quality, Customer Service, Total Delivered Cost and Enabling Growth. He and his team (located in Atlanta, London, Toronto, Sydney and Hong Kong) interfaced between the business and the function, creating business strategy, current and future year financial forecasts, driving execution and assuring alignment of Supply Chain plans and business plans. Preceding this role, Rick was Clorox’s Vice President of Global Logistics. In this role he was responsible for Customer Service, Distribution Center Operations, Transportation Operations and Supply Chain Management. He owned the company’s Order to Cash process. Rick joined Clorox in 1992. He has held numerous Supply Chain roles from Sourcing and Planning to Plant Management and Logistics as well as several roles reporting to Division GMs. Prior to joining Clorox, Rick worked for Frito-Lay for 10 years in 5 U.S. salty snack food manufacturing plants. He is a former Board member of the Yuhan/Clorox Joint Venture (S. Korea) and served on the Supply Chain Advisory Board at Atlanta Technical College and at Clayton State University. He is a past member of the Chlorine Institute Board of Directors, serving on the Membership Committee and as co-chair of the Customer Stewardship Committee. He served on the Board of Directors for the Barbecue Industry Association and was elected Vice Chairman. An Atlanta native, Rick holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Industrial Management from Georgia Tech and lettered as a member of the GT baseball team. His hobbies include go karting and high-speed performance driving. Upcoming Events & Resources Mentioned in this Episode: Subscribe to Supply Chain Now: supplychainnowradio.com/subscribe/ Connect with Scott on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/scottwindonluton/ Connect with Greg on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/gswhite/ Connect with Rick on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rick-mcdonald-b947a5/ SCN Ranked #1 Supply Chain Podcast via FeedSpot: tinyurl.com/rud8y9m SCNR on YouTube: tinyurl.com/scnr-youtube 2020 AIAG Supply Chain Summit: tinyurl.com/yx5asq35 Register for the Virtual Supply Chain Summit with Alcott Global: https://tinyurl.com/ycgwab87 Stand Up & Sound Off: A Conversation About Race in Industry Webinar: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7522896348121204752 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 of Supply Chain Now was hosted by Greg White and Scott Luton. For additional information, please visit the dedicated show page at www.supplychainnowradio.com/episode-393.