Inside Supply Management with Nate Powrie!
Nathanael Powrie, Managing Director, Data Analytics at SGS Maine Pointe, speaks to Inside Supply Management about how Generative AI is going to change the business world as we know it.
Life at SGS Maine Pointe
We believe in empowering our people to achieve the utmost success for them.
Diversity, Women's initiatives, and the implementation of a Manager Development Program are a few of the many reasons why this is the perfect time to join our culture.
Equity is here
FACT is an internal organization at SGS Maine Pointe dedicated to attracting, retaining, and growing female leaders within our firm. The intent is to create an ecosystem for women to grow, thrive, and achieve optimal success at all levels and leadership roles, now and in the future. We are focused on creating a culture that facilitates and empowers career growth of women in consulting and promotes diversity of thoughts, experiences and backgrounds to enhance the delivery outputs we provide to our clients.
The FACT team at the company meeting
Employee news
SGS Completes Acquisition with Maine Pointe!
SGS is pleased to announce that we have acquired the remaining 40% interest in Maine Pointe, LLC., after originally acquiring a 60% interest in June 2019.
Supply Chain Management Course Completions
Congratulations to Tyler Drenth, Dominique Kren, and Andrew Soave on the successful completion of their new certifications in Supply Chain Management Leadership from the Global Supply Chain Institute at the University of Tennessee.
Dane Luna
In the spotlight
What attracted you to SGS Maine Pointe?
I was consulting for a startup when SGS Maine Pointe approached me with an opportunity. Having reached a pivotal point in my career, I was eager to transition to a larger firm to expand my expertise and home in on my skills. During my research, I discovered Maine Pointe's impressive reputation as the top-ranked Supply Chain Management (SCM) firm in 2022. I knew instantly that this was the chance I'd been waiting for. I shared my excitement with my family, saying, “This is the opportunity I've been searching for. I'm willing to take on the challenge and see where it takes me.” SGS Maine Pointe's industry-leading status, coupled with its commitment to innovation and excellence, aligned perfectly with my career aspirations. I'm thrilled to be part of this esteemed team.
What part of your day-to-day work do you most look forward to?
Those who have worked with me know that I thrive on structure and strategic thinking. I'm passionate about leveraging process-oriented approaches, like our 6-step methodology, to drive results across various categories, both direct and indirect. What fuels my enthusiasm is:
- Collaborating with clients eager to learn and grow
- Finding the silver lining by witnessing breakthroughs and sustainable improvements
- Tailoring our flexible framework to meet unique client needs
What are you most proud of at SGS Maine Pointe?
I've achieved a career milestone – living the life I've aspired to for years. Every day, I'm energized by:
- Challenging projects that push me to grow
- Collaboration with talented Maine Pointe colleagues who help me tackle complex problems
- Opportunities to make a meaningful impact
But what truly fulfills me is, providing a better life for my family, being a role model for my loved ones, showing them that hard work, dedication, and passion can lead to a fulfilling career.
What keeps you busy outside of your professional life?
Outside of work, my top priority is quality time with my family. This includes softball practice, gymnastics, shooting, and cooking as a family. Additionally, I have been remodeling my home for the last 4 years, tackle project by project, to have little wins to keep me motivated. This balance between family, personal interests, and professional growth keeps me energized and motivated.
Ted Keriazakos
Delivery Star for November
Please join us in congratulating Ted Keriazakos as the November Delivery Star! Ted is an unsung hero in the Operations Practice.
He jumped into a 12-week sprint at his most recent client assignment. Ted focused on manufacturing improvements that required navigating a difficult client, quickly bringing the operators on board to make meaningful changes to the changeover process. Through his natural collaborative style leadership, Ted was able to mentor and coach the supervisors and the operating team to deliver meaningful value in his short time. Ted worked with the team to promote changes and establish meaningful standard work. He also instituted a data collection process for the team to support sustainable results in the production area.
In addition, Ted earned an “A” rating from the client as we completed the engagement.
Lyderic Champetier
Delivery Star for August
It is a pleasure to award the Delivery Star to Lyderic Champetier. Lyderic was chosen for the award because of his outstanding performance on his most recent engagement, where he has gone above and beyond in his data support role providing cash flow and financial impact analyses supporting the extension of the engagement. These analyses also have driven improved client sentiment, which positions us well for future work with the client.
Congrats once again, Lyderic your contributions are valued and appreciated by our internal teams and clients!
Development Manager Program
Our Development Manager program allows employees to have a ‘go-to’ person and safe space for their questions beyond our traditional onboarding process. The objective of the program is to support and encourage the professional development of the individual.
Additionally, the Development Managers will facilitate our semi-annual and annual performance review process. This program is in place to create structure for professional development and deepen relationships among colleagues.
"A mentor is someone who sees more talent and ability within you, than you see in yourself, and helps bring it out of you."- Bob Proctor