Manufacturing Magazine November 2020 | Page 12

ARM

Arm ’ s Alisa Bornstein , Group Procurement Senior Director , on the transformation in procurement worthy of Arm ’ s high-tech reputation

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A rm is a British multinational semiconductor and software design company headquartered in Cambridge , UK . Arm technology touches more than 70 % of the world ’ s population , and its processor designs have enabled advanced computing in more than 180 billion chips to date , powering products from the sensor to the smartphone and the supercomputer .

One of the key functions enabling its success is the supply chain . Alisa Bornstein is Group Procurement Senior Director at the company , with over 25 years ’ experience in procurement at companies including Ericsson , BT , Telia , Millicom , IHS and now Arm . “ I have experience of procurement start-ups , green-field and significant transformations , as well as leading teams in multicultural , complex and fast moving environments and mature and emerging markets . At the places I ’ ve been I ’ ve professionalised and digitalised procurement and brought in innovative , agile , lean and efficient service and solutions to the business .”
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