– Karin Freeman , Martin Brower head of supply chain
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Supply Chain Karin Freeman . McDonald ’ s will research a menu concept , assign suppliers , negotiate prices to manufacture and we will take it from there .
“ We provide fantastic analytical support , both in promotions and standard products across Australia and New Zealand . In addition , we also do the Happy Meal planning for New Zealand , and source and distribute all operational supplies .” A former McDonald ’ s employee herself , Freeman led the McDonald ’ s supply chain in her native South Africa for seven years before spending the past six years at Martin Brower .
“ One of the key things about where I am today in my career is that I ’ ve been fortunate to spend several years in leadership positions and being selective of who I work for throughout my career ,” said Freeman . “ That shrewdness just adds further to my experience .
“ When I joined Martin Brower , they were on a journey and they needed people on board to help drive it . As a result , it ’ s been one of the most transformational supply chains in Australia .”
“ It ’ s almost like we are building a plane in the air . We ’ re flying it and we ’ re building it at the same time . The skill set for people to thrive in this environment is very unique ”
– Karin Freeman , Martin Brower head of supply chain
Thinking left field While there is some glamour in being the logistics provider for one of the world ’ s largest companies , the role also brings a large amount of responsibility along with it .
“ We had to transform ourselves and the only way to do that was to re-engineer our supply chain to adapt ,” said Freeman . www . martinbrower . com 85