Caitlin O'Keefe Email & Phone Number

I'm a Partner in Kearney's Operations and Performance Improvement practice and global head of End to End Operations Transformation. I have 17 years of experience driving large-scale cost and performance improvement programs, helping some of the most iconic consumer products companies rebuild their supply chains to be more competitive, resilient, and sustainable over the long term.Select examples of client work include:• Multi-year operations transformation for a leading household products company delivering over $1 billion in annualized savings to reinvest in growth and performance improvement• Supply chain benchmarking and performance improvement assessment for a N. American retailer• Supply chain stabilization strategy and cost take-out plan for a recently divested beauty company• Consumer-backed, sustainable packaging redesign for a beauty brand• Global supply chain performance assessment for a beauty and personal care company• End-to-end supply chain transformation, delivering $800 million savings, for a consumer products company • Pre-merger synergy assessment for two leading global consumer companies• Post-merger supply chain integration delivering $200 million in synergy savings• Co-manufacturing strategy and sourcing for a North American food manufacturer with $2 billion spend• Finished goods purchasing transformation, for $4 billion in spend, for a household goods company• Supply chain integration for two global food companies post-mergerI'm passionate about mentoring women in supply chain and I lead Kearney’s Women in Operations Network. I'm also a member of Chief in New York City.In my spare time, I enjoy working out at Barry’s Bootcamp and running marathons. I'm an avid follower of trends and innovation in beauty and health & wellness and I'm always up to try the latest fad.Areas of expertise: Operations transformationEnd-to-End supply chain managementManufacturing and distribution network designStrategic sourcing, procurement transformation, and procurement excellenceDirected buy for materials and packagingDesign-to-value and design-for-costThird party manufacturing, co-manufacturing strategy, finished goods sourcingSupplier relationship management