C.J. Nord

Founder, Supply Chains for Good

Supply chain isn’t just a profession.
It’s a way of seeing how things connect.

For more than 30 years, C.J. Nord has worked in manufacturing supply chains, solving the everyday problems
involved in getting products from their source to the people who need them.
Along the way, she came to believe that the same thinking businesses use to solve complex supply chain problems
could be used to solve problems far beyond the factory floor.

That idea became Supply Chains for Good.

The Calling

Supply Chains for Good grew from a simple belief: the purpose of all this experience isn’t merely to make supply
chains work better. It’s to put that knowledge to work protecting people.
Today, C.J. applies supply chain thinking to problems ranging from manufacturing profitability and energy resilience
to workforce education, litter prevention, and national supply chain resilience.
Different problems. The same question:

How do we make the system work better for the people who depend on it?

Our calling is the protection of children and family prosperity.

From the Factory Floor to the Community

C.J.’s career has been grounded in the practical side of supply chain management. She has led procurement,
sourcing, logistics, inventory, manufacturing operations, and ERP/MRP implementation. Her work has included
managing procurement portfolios exceeding $25 million, reducing inventory shortages by 90%, and helping reduce
manufacturing lead times from 10 days to two.
But Supply Chains for Good is built around taking that experience somewhere different.

Into schools. Into communities. Into public policy. And into problems
where people may never have thought to look for a supply chain
solution.

That approach has led to initiatives in profit-driven circularity, supply chain education, community litter prevention,
manufacturing resilience, and new ideas for strengthening America’s critical supply chains.

Invest in the Next Generation

Education is a central part of C.J.’s work.

She has worked with educators and workforce organizations to expand affordable supply chain education and career
pathways for high school students.
The goal is larger than teaching logistics or preparing students for a particular job. It is to help young people
understand the systems operating all around them – and recognize that they can have a role in making those
systems better.

Teach them how the world works. Then give them the tools to
improve it.

A Little Background

Her work has crossed manufacturing, transportation, workforce development, public policy, education, and
community service. She has also advised on freight transportation, port operations, and logistics policy affecting the
Los Angeles/Long Beach port complex.
Her community service has been recognized with the BRAVO Award for bravery in community service and Woman of
the Year from the Women’s March Foundation.
C.J.’s work and expertise have been featured in the Los Angeles Times and The Wall Street Journal.

And One More Thing…

After more than 30 years in supply chain, community service, education, public policy, and a
growing list of ambitious projects intended to make the world work a little better…

Her dog remains unimpressed.