NUTRABOLT
“ OVER THE NEXT 12-18 MONTHS , THE AIM IS TO CONTINUE TO SCALE AND GROW
OUR BUSINESS
WITH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS – ON BOTH THE NUTRITION
AND FUNCTIONAL BEVERAGE SIDE ”
BRENDAN O ’ TOOLE VP OF PROCUREMENT ,
NUTRABOLT worked well together and had no adverse effects , as well as to account for different sourcing locations .
He continues : " It ' s really been an oscillation of keeping eyes on all the different ingredients , packaging components , the labour side , domestically and abroad , with COVID callouts , stimulus checks and getting people to go back to work . It was a continuous circular issue wheel , if you will , day-by-day .
“ My group and I oversee all of that . Through the pandemic and even now , when we ' re designing products up front , we really have to take a step back and look at the ingredient makeup and the packaging . Here ' s where we want to produce it , closest to the customer .
We have to really look at all the lead times at an aggregate level , the constraints throughout – if we have 15 , 20 ingredients in one , but one is single-sourced from Italy and it has a lead time of 20 weeks , we have to account for that . That all plays into our speed-to-market and is part of our procurement process .”
Other ways that the company has stayed afloat have been liaising with potential vendors , seeking cost-effective solutions in the locality and being open to change . Together , these solutions have helped Nutrabolt ’ s procurement and supply chain function to demonstrate “ resilience through insurmountable changes ”, retaining some aspects of the team in place while growing others after the pandemic
This is particularly important because , as O ’ Toole passionately believes , “ a team that embodies understanding is the crux of a good partner ”. manufacturingdigital . com 59