Robert L Sinclair: COO, Supply Chain Executive, Board Member, Strategic Advisor

With over 30 plus years of international supply chain experience, Robert has encountered numerous challenges during his years working for Ralph Lauren Corp, VF Corp, Li & Fung and GBG (Global Brands Group- Fung Group of Companies) .

Cumulatively his experiences have enabled him to become a versatile, adaptive, and competitively focused to deliver on thoughtful , well defined, goals across organizations varied stakeholders i.e. C Suite Executives, shareholders, Board Members, employees, customers and communities.  A-Level business relationships across all platforms/channels of distribution, such as branded wholesale/retail, vertical retail, private label, e0commerce etc covering most consumer product categories. Namely Apparel, mens, womens, kids, accessories and both hard and soft home wear. Extensive relations with key manufacturers, suppliers, around the world as well as numerous, industry supply chain and C-Suite executives, NGO's  and industry affiliated associations such as the AAFA, IAF, SAC, etc.

Robert's observations and "take aways" over the years is......You can't know everything, you are never the best at everything... working as part of a team is critically import, communicating and collaborating with peers across our industry is vitally important to navigate successfully through these very turbulent times. The learning never stops and listening to others is key to adapting to change!

"The "modus operandi" of supply/demand chains based on traditional transactional practices is over! Unified collaborative commerce is the manifestation of a transparent, integrated digital trust based ecosystem of stake holders throughout the supply chain.