stronger partnerships , particularly for our supplier partnerships , and setting out a framework and roadmap for progressing from a transactional relationship to being more agile and forward-looking .”
Mehrzai is a highly experienced enabler of change , with a proven record of strategic planning , process management and team management at companies including Nestle , where , over her tenure she held various leadership roles in supply chain , procurement and process improvement . Despite that experience , Mehrzai concedes that embarking on Golden Hippo ’ s transformation journey has provided a new challenge . “ What it takes to be successful in a 150-year old organisation is very different to the way in which you apply yourself in a younger business ,” she explains . “ You have to be more flexible in how you approach problems , but not necessarily with regards to what you ’ re trying to achieve . When people join our team , for example , I tell them that I absolutely don ’ t want them to go with the flow , I want them to create their own waves .”
“ THERE ’ S A REALLY STRONG STRUCTURE IN PLACE , AND AN ENERGY AND SYNERGY ROOTED WITHIN THE COMPANY ’ S CULTURE UNLIKE ANY OTHER ”
Fareen Mehrzai , Director of Supply Chain , Golden Hippo
Reflecting on this aspect , Mehrzai credits her varied career experience with providing several skills that are transferable to Golden Hippo ’ s working environment . In particular , she points to two pivotal moments : having the opportunity to build a strong process improvement mindset during her early career , and spending the next years in “ one of the best supply chains in the world ” at Nestle , which she describes as a great training ground . On the former , Mehrzai says that having the opportunity to earn Six Sigma Black Belt certification early in her career
“ forever changed how I think about and
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