We really can’t predict the future … because nobody can. What we can do, though, is help auto manufacturers recognize, prepare for, and profit from whatever comes next. Auto Supply Chain Champions gives you timely and relevant insights and best practices from industry leaders.
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Signup to Generate a PitchWe really can’t predict the future … because nobody can. What we can do, though, is help auto manufacturers recognize, prepare for, and profit from whatever comes next. Auto Supply Chain Champions gives you timely and relevant insights and best practices from industry leaders.
Recent episodes include "Stop Waiting for Perfect Data: AI in the Automotive Supply Chain" (12 October 2026, 21 minutes), "Automotive RFQ Quoting: How Suppliers Protect Margin with Data and AI" (28 September 2026, 22 minutes), and "Automotive Supply Chain Talent: What New Hires See First" (14 September 2026, 28 minutes).
Auto Supply Chain Champions publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 23 minutes across 119 episodes.
Booking probability for Auto Supply Chain Champions is 42%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Auto Supply Chain Champions requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Auto Supply Chain Champions's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for Auto Supply Chain Champions are Auto Parts Manufacturing and Car & Truck Manufacturing. Auto Supply Chain Champions has a business audience.
Auto Supply Chain Champions is a business show with 119 episodes published.
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Episode #118
Automotive leaders spent Q3 waiting on things that won't show up on schedule: clean data, stable supply, and a version of AI that's easy enough to adopt without effort. Meanwhile, black swan events keep coming, and...
Episode #117
Suppliers are under pressure to quote at China speed, and most can't stand behind the numbers they're sending. The average supplier now handles around 800 RFQs a year, up from 495 in 2002, with the same spreadsheets...
Episode #116
The automotive industry has spent decades perfecting the physical supply chain. The data underneath it still doesn't line up, and the people walking in the door right now spot it in their first month. In this episode of...
Episode #115
The Auto Supply Chain Champions Podcast is taking a short break this week. To listeners in the US, Jan and Tom Roberts wish you a Happy Labor Day. The next episode releases on September 14, and it turns the microphone...
Episode #113
Resilience is the most used word in automotive, and one of the least staffed functions in it. It turns up in board decks, on conference panels, and in webinar titles, and then the next disruption hits, and the response...
Episode #112
The disruption isn't coming. It arrived with dates attached. July 1 brought the USMCA review, and Canada got left in the cold. July 20 marks the end of the Section 301 investigations. July 24 is when the Section 122...
Episode #111
The auto industry didn’t lose USMCA on July 1st. It lost the assumption that the rules would sit still. The agreement isn’t dead. Nobody packed their boxes. But the US declined to renew the deal as written, and it...
Episode #110
The automotive industry spends a lot of time talking about supply chains, but not nearly enough time talking about the people who make them work. In this episode of the Auto Supply Chain Champions Podcast, Jan Griffiths...
Episode #109
Data is everywhere in manufacturing. Competitive advantage comes from turning it into action, where the work happens. In this episode of the Auto Supply Chain Champions Podcast, Jan Griffiths and Tom Roberts sit down...
Episode #108
Most of us are playing with AI; a few are putting it to work. The gap between the two is the difference between curiosity and a competitive edge. Jan Griffiths and Tom Roberts sit down with Cheryl Thompson, founder of...
Episode #107
The real cyber threat isn't someone stealing your data. It's someone quietly changing a one to a zero on your shop floor, and you not noticing until something breaks. Cybersecurity used to be the topic everyone talked...
Episode #106
The rear view mirror exists for a reason. Q1 is done. Jan Griffiths and co-host Tom Roberts look back at what Q1 revealed and look ahead at what Q2 demands. Tariff volatility. AI embedded in every executive's day. The...
Episode #105
What does it really take to walk into a new purchasing leadership role and make it work? Not the strategy deck. Not the org chart. The real work: the people, the data, the relationships, and the hard lessons learned...
Episode #104
Your physical supply chain is optimized. Your data supply chain is broken. That's the hard truth at the center of this conversation and it's one most automotive leaders haven't fully faced yet. In this episode, Jan...
Episode #103
Contact Ian at ian.berman@qad.com and Joshua at joshua.guy@qad.com for further conversation Global trade does not have a compliance problem. It has an execution gap. The classifications exist. The brokers are in place...
Episode #102
Manufacturers do not have a data problem. They have an execution gap. The dashboards exist. The reports are generated. The KPIs are reviewed. Yet too often, action stalls between insight and impact. In this episode, Jan...
Episode #101
Automotive supply chains are no longer being reshaped by crisis. They are being reshaped by clarity, and clarity is forcing hard choices. In this episode of the Auto Supply Chain Champions Podcast , Jan Griffiths and...
Episode #100
Automotive manufacturing leaders have no shortage of data, but only those who turn it into action are winning, and AI is the accelerator. In this milestone episode, Jan Griffiths is joined by Sanjay Brahmawar, CEO of...
Episode #99
At the heart of The Prophets’ vision are “The 24 Essential Supply Chain Processes.” What are they? Find out, and see the future yourself. Click here As 2025 wraps up, the Auto Supply Chain Prophets podcast looks back on...
Episode #98
At the heart of The Prophets’ vision are “The 24 Essential Supply Chain Processes.” What are they? Find out, and see the future yourself. Click here This episode takes a break from our usual detailed discussions to...
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