Procurement Magazine February 2024 | Page 70

MIKE WADE TITLE : HEAD OF DIGITAL SUPPLY CHAIN IN EMEA SOUTH
COMPANY : SAP
Mike Wade is Head of Digital
Supply Chain for the EMEA South region for SAP looking after clients across 74 countries and 6 time zones . He has worked all over the world as a senior leader , with experience in software , sales , partner ecosystems and pre-sales . Prior to joining SAP in 2012 , Wade held senior roles at Infor , SSA Global , EXE Technologies and The Body Shop . satisfaction he gets from knowing he has delivered for his customers , and for his team . The other is the feeling of knowing he has contributed to moving the business forward in some small way thanks to the activities of the day .
After considering a career in finance , Wade found his way into the world of supply chain management at a first job at a freight forwarding company at London Heathrow airport . This led to roles in a UK Logistics Provider , at UK retailer The Body Shop and then a Warehouse Management Systems provider called EXE Technologies who particularly wanted to recruit people with