Kerry Pianoforte, Associate Editor 03.13.18
Benjamin Moore & Co. was recently recognized in the fourth annual SCM World Power of Profession Awards. SCM World, a Gartner community, presented the company with its Talent Payback of the Year and Talent Breakthrough of the Year awards. This recognition acknowledges the efforts by Benjamin Moore & Co. to transform and modernize its entire supply chain, increase employee retention and improve employee engagement. Benjamin Moore & Co. was selected out of six finalists within the Talent Breakthrough of the Year category.
“We are honored to be recognized by our peers at SCM World and to be among a remarkable list of companies awarded for its efforts in supply chain initiatives,” said Barry Chadwick, Benjamin Moore’s executive vice president of operations. “This recognition represents the efforts our employees put in every day to advance their knowledge and improve the Benjamin Moore & Co. customer experience.”
Benjamin Moore & Co. has made significant efforts to transform and modernize its entire supply chain, including a transition to a world-class enterprise resource planning system and a successful Supply Chain Academy initiative that led to the promotion of 22 percent of its salaried employees and an 85 percent retention rate.
“We needed to modernize all our computer systems from supply chain, logistics and purchasing. We needed to change the way our people did their jobs and one of the areas of focus was working on engaging our team,” said Chadwick.
In order for the Supply Chain Academy to be successful, the company needed to foster teamwork between different departments, for example having someone from logistics work with someone from procurement.
“We got the team talking,” explained Chadwick. We broke down cross functional barriers and the team gained greater insight how all members of the team work. We also learned from case studies from other companies.”
To date, nearly 336 Benjamin Moore & Co. employees have taken advantage of this program. Employee engagement results have increased 10 percent year-over-year and exceeded the Conference Executive Board Global High Performing Norm in every category.
Now that Benjamin Moore’s supply chain has been modernized, Chadwick said that company “will focus on continuous improvement which is imbedded in our culture.”
The SCM World Power of Profession Awards identify, recognize and enable collective learning from the most impactful and innovative supply chain initiatives. The awards are unique in that they are voted on by fellow supply chain professionals, providing a chance to share lessons and best practices, and shape the future of supply chain. The winners were announced Feb. 6, 2018 at an award ceremony, held as part of the SCM World Live Americas conference in Miami. Other award winners included Pfizer, 3M, Land O’Lakes, Schneider Electric and P&G. For more information, visit www.scmworld.com/awards.
“We are honored to be recognized by our peers at SCM World and to be among a remarkable list of companies awarded for its efforts in supply chain initiatives,” said Barry Chadwick, Benjamin Moore’s executive vice president of operations. “This recognition represents the efforts our employees put in every day to advance their knowledge and improve the Benjamin Moore & Co. customer experience.”
Benjamin Moore & Co. has made significant efforts to transform and modernize its entire supply chain, including a transition to a world-class enterprise resource planning system and a successful Supply Chain Academy initiative that led to the promotion of 22 percent of its salaried employees and an 85 percent retention rate.
“We needed to modernize all our computer systems from supply chain, logistics and purchasing. We needed to change the way our people did their jobs and one of the areas of focus was working on engaging our team,” said Chadwick.
In order for the Supply Chain Academy to be successful, the company needed to foster teamwork between different departments, for example having someone from logistics work with someone from procurement.
“We got the team talking,” explained Chadwick. We broke down cross functional barriers and the team gained greater insight how all members of the team work. We also learned from case studies from other companies.”
To date, nearly 336 Benjamin Moore & Co. employees have taken advantage of this program. Employee engagement results have increased 10 percent year-over-year and exceeded the Conference Executive Board Global High Performing Norm in every category.
Now that Benjamin Moore’s supply chain has been modernized, Chadwick said that company “will focus on continuous improvement which is imbedded in our culture.”
The SCM World Power of Profession Awards identify, recognize and enable collective learning from the most impactful and innovative supply chain initiatives. The awards are unique in that they are voted on by fellow supply chain professionals, providing a chance to share lessons and best practices, and shape the future of supply chain. The winners were announced Feb. 6, 2018 at an award ceremony, held as part of the SCM World Live Americas conference in Miami. Other award winners included Pfizer, 3M, Land O’Lakes, Schneider Electric and P&G. For more information, visit www.scmworld.com/awards.
