Dane Barton
Building resilient supply chains through smarter supplier partnerships | Sr. Director - Global Sourcing @ Mars Inc.
- Role
- Senior Director, Global Strategic Sourcing at Mars
- Location
- Chicago, IL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Dane Barton
At Mars, I lead global Strategic Sourcing for the Food & Nutrition business, working with teams and suppliers around the world to ensure our supply chains are efficient, resilient, and sustainable. My focus is on creating long-term value — balancing cost, quality, and risk — while fostering trust and collaboration across every level of the supply network.From a work perspective, what drives me most is building talented teams, solving complex challenges, navigating market volatility, building supplier resilience, and helping internal teams see sourcing as a true strategic lever, not a back-office function.Open to mentor/mentee opportunities.
Experience
Senior Director, Global Strategic Sourcing
Jun 2025 — Present · Chicago, IL, US
Education
Glenwood High School
High School, High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates
2001 — 2005
University of KwaZulu-Natal
BCom (Honours), Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
2009 — 2010
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Bachelor’s Degree, Economics & Supply Chain Management
2007 — 2009
CIPS - The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply
Member #005794183
Skills
- Negotiation
- Sourcing
- Supply Chain Management
- Strategic Sourcing
- Supplier Negotiation
- Shipping
- Sap
- Supply Management
- Logistics Management
- Sap Products
- Procurement
- Demand Planning
- Production Planning
- Strategy
- Purchasing
- Supply Chain
- Fmcg
- Supply Chain Optimization
- Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (Fmcg)
- Business Strategy
- Management
- Sap R/3
- Materials Management
- Project Management
- Supply Chain Operations
- Forecasting
- Logistics
- Contract Negotiation
- Pricing
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