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Supply Chain defines the client experience!

Have you thought about your supply chain and your procurement operations lately?

You probably have,  as the pandemic has likely exposed many issues, including lack of information and ineffective or bad practices. It has shown that supply chain and procurement should not be relegated to the back office, because they have front office impact.

Supply Chain and Procurement need to be transformed and elevated within the organization as a strategic imperative.

Supply Chain not only defines the client experience, it inevitably defines the organization’s reputation.

You have been frustrated and so have your clients. How could this happen?

Well, you can’t change what has happened in the past, but you need to ensure it doesn’t happen again.

You can make it better than it ever was before, whether operationally; technologically; through policy and Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) 

Environmental, Social, Governance — The future rests with you

Excellence and a strong focus on ESG in  your supply chain and procurement area  will create key differentiators for your brand, enhance revenues, and you can also support raising your suppliers and clients to the next level, and perhaps save our collective future.

Change may be difficult but it is imperative

Change is always difficult but now is the time for you and your organization to make the effort. Supply Chain has the attention of the top leaders and the boards. It is a time to make bold, impactful moves.

It is time to pivot into a better tomorrow.

You need to ensure that you have the best partner to guide you, to work with you, to provide you with insight, to encourage innovative and sustainable approaches that are impactful, and therefore to enable your ascent to the summit of success and value.

i3 Advantage, has been where you are. It understands that the road to that needs to be followed to turn desires into action.  It provides insight, to encourage innovative and sustainable approaches that are impactful both in the short and long term.

i3 Advantage has worked in large scale private and public sector organizations. It  can see you through your journey with its expertise in ESG, optimisation, technology, transformation and diversity and inclusion.

Take the first step.

It’s easier than you think.

What sets i3 Advantage apart?​

It is a network of professionals that have actually met your challenges and turned them into opportunities. Combining extensive expertise gleaned from more than 20 years of first-hand experience, i3 Advantage is your ideal partner.

Go beyond the rest. With recognized world-class leadership skills, we personally guide all aspects of your preparation and your journey. We believe in more than mapping the quickest route to the top. We ready your entire team with a holistic view and insight into the procurement and supply chain terrain integral to your success.

i3 Advantage – bringing insight, innovation and impact in everything we do.

A headshot of Patricia J. Moser, a supply chain consulting specialist
Patricia J. Moser – BSc., BSc., M.B.A

i3 Leadership

Patricia J. Moser is an international business executive who has been recognized for her achievements and leading-edge approaches to support organizations in achieving positive transformation.

She has deep expertise in procurement/supply chain, and has also had roles that encompassed HR, IT, and general operations. Ms. Moser has held executive roles in a myriad of industries including healthcare, information technology, telecommunications, distribution and at the United Nations. As a consultant, she supported clients in banking, government, distribution, healthcare and the food industry.

Ms. Moser returned to Canada in mid-2020, after serving more than 5 years as Chief Procurement Officer/Director with the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) headquartered in Denmark, to restart her consultancy i3 Advantage.

She has an ability to transform organizations through operational optimization, technology, policy, and the building of strong teams.  Ms. Moser has keen insight on organizational issues, embraces innovation and challenges the status quo. She works at the highest level of ethics and integrity and has advocated for, developed and supported the implementation of stronger governance which ensure that organizations, not only identify risk but effectively address it. She recently spearheaded the implementation of a new supply chain risk programme/assessment at the UNOPS, the first of its kind at the UN, to identify where issues exist, globally, in human rights abuses, such as child labour, slavery, trafficking and exploitation etc.

Ms. Moser is passionate about sustainability. She has been leading initiatives in this arena well before it became popular to do so, demonstrating how sustainability (social, economic, environmental) is not just the right thing to do, but also ensures organizations achieve a strategic competitive advantage. Her efforts have resulted in accolades and awards from several bodies, domestic and international.

She has been a tireless champion for diversity and inclusion. Her efforts in creating and implementing a programme to support the enablement of diverse suppliers in the developing world, resulted in the Supplier Diversity/Inclusion award at the World Procurement Awards in 2019, in London, UK. Ms. Moser has also focused on women’s empowerment and co-authored an award-winning book 1 Piece of Advice. She has spoken to audiences on gender issues in various forums for 2 decades, and continues to coach and mentor women at all stages of their careers. Whilst at UNOPS she created the Gender Dialogues where the program resulted in extensive dialogue with top leaders on how to advance women in the workplace and captured the issues with gender as a broader term.

Ms. Moser has served on several boards. She is currently on the Advisory Board to the Dean of Sciences at McMaster University, Previously, she was a Board Member and then Chair of the Canadian Aboriginal and Minority Supplier Council; a Board Member of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council; Advisory Board Member, Logistics Quarterly; and Vice Chair/Chair/Advisory Chair of the Board for the High-Level Committee of Management – Procurement Network at the UN.

She has presented on her leading-edge approaches on 5 continents.