Karen Shockley

With 15 years’ experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, and contract management in the automotive industry and currently the global chemical industry, Karen strongly believes that successful negotiation begins, and ends, with a positive, proactive attitude. Whether she is engaging a vendor, or an internal stakeholder, Karen emphasizes the value of relationships and the importance of finding cost effective solutions while utilizing an approach of taking the path less trodden. “It is easy for procurement leaders to become complacent; in today’s rapidly evolving markets, you need to harness a fresh perspective