Presented by:
Lys Hardy, Senior Manager, Sourcing and Vendor Management, REI
Susy Mendoza, Senior Manager Strategic Sourcing and Vendor Management, REI

Lys Hardy and Susy Mendoza lead the two Indirect Procurement & Vendor Management Teams at REI. Lys’ team supports Supply Chain, Real Estate, and Corporate Services. Lys comes to REI with 18 years of Operations, Transportation, and Supply Chain experience. Her background includes support of Starbucks’ Supply Chain Procurement needs, Operations at zulily during its start-up period, and various other roles with other retailers and supply chain partners. She likes long walks on the beach, and even longer walks in the woods. Susy’s group supports Technology, Marketing and Shared Services. Susy is a recovering attorney, having served as Senior Counsel at Nordstrom for over 8 years. She also supported Product Management at Nordstrom.com, operations for a financial institution and managed two wineries. She travels every chance she gets and has an ongoing obsession with the West Wing Weekly.

 

Contributors: Inc. (REI), Recreational Equipment
Categories: 2017 Mar 1 - Seattle, SIGnature Event
SRC Type: Sourcing, Sourcing Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Strategy, Trends