The Supply Chaney Podcast
Learn from the experience and expertise of people across the supply chain industry, from those who drive results today to those innovating for a better tomorrow. The podcast supports Supply Chaney’s mission to be a connected, creative, and capable supply chain resource and a respected member of the supply chain community.
The Supply Chaney Podcast
Ep. 5 - Building A Supply Chain
After realizing the IT industry was not a fit, Paul Sivaswamy spent 19 years in the supply chain organization at Caterpillar before finding his calling to bring order to the chaos often found at start-up manufacturing companies. As the VP of Supply Chain at XOS, he shares challenges and best practices for building best-in-class supply chain organizations, especially in the OEM and automotive industries.
A key life lesson shared in this episode is finding your "ikigai" or your reason for being, a Japanese term that describes the intersection of what you are good at, what you love, what the world needs, and what you can get paid to do.
Surgere is the official sponsor of The Supply Chaney Podcast for 2025. Surgere’s singular focus is building AI-powered, frictionless supply chains that result in real time, end-to-end visibility with 99.9% accuracy for partners and customers.