Rosemary Coates

About Rosemary Coates

Awarded one of 100 Most Influential Women in Silicon Valley 2024Popular Keynote Speaker on Reshoring, Nearshoring, Global Supply ChainsI am a highly-skilled executive with deep experience in corporate strategy and global operations. Founder and Executive Director of the Reshoring Institute and President of Blue Silk Consulting. I am a Chinese Manufacturing Expert Witness, a Global Supply Chain Management Consultant, with an MBA, 35+ years of experience in Management Consulting. I am often selected as a Keynote speaker at business events and conferences.I serve as an Expert Witness for legal cases involving global supply chain matters and Chinese imports. I am the Founder and Executive Director of the Reshoring Institute (501c3 non-profit) in conjunction with 15 US universities and partner universities in Europe. Our focus is Reshoring research and assisting companies in bringing manufacturing back to America.\" The Reshoring Guidebook\"​ is available on Amazon.Prior to BSC and the Reshoring Institute, I was a Senior Director at SAP, Supply Chain Practice Leader at Answerthink Consulting and KPMG Peat Marwick, and Regional Manager at Hewlett-Packard. I have consulted with 80+ global and domestic clients on systems and processes. I have considerable international experience and have worked for extended periods in Asia and Europe. My experience spans a broad range of industries including High Technology, Chemicals, Health Care, Consumer Products, Industrial Products, Food Distribution, Transportation and Warehousing, Publishing, Retail, Oil & Gas. I am a global Supply Chain Architect and Strategist and author of five books:\"42 Rules for Sourcing and Manufacturing in China\"​ (a Best Seller at Amazon.com);\"42 Rules for Superior Field Service,\"​ \"The Reshoring Guidebook,\" and \"Legal Blacksmith - How to Avoid and Defend Supply Chain Disputes.\" All of these books are available on Amazon.comContact me at +14•••••••67 r••••••@bluesilkconsulting.com Global Operations, Supply Chain, Forecasting and Planning, Procurement, Logistics, Manufacturing, Warehousing, Import/Export, Sourcing and Manufacturing in China, Reshoring

Experience

1. Member of the Advisory Board

   Kinetic River Corp

   May 2019 — Present · Silicon Valley, CA, US

   Member of the Advisory Board to Kinetic River

Education

• W. P. Carey School of Business – Arizona State University

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Business Logistics

  1977 — 1979

• University of San Diego - Knauss School of Business

  MBA, Finance and Operations Management

  1987 — 1989

Skills

• Consulting
• Business Strategy
• Sap
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Project Planning
• Supply Chain
• Global Supply Chain
• China Sourcing and Manufacturing
• International Trade
• Start-Ups
• Manufacturing
• Warehousing
• Strategic Partnerships
• Management
• Operational Excellence
• Negotiation
• Leadership
• Project Management
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Entrepreneurship
• Outsourcing
• Logistics
• Management Consulting
• Business Process
• Business Process Improvement
• Forecasting
• Business Development
• Sourcing
• Crm
• Expert Witness
• Procurement
• Supply Chain Optimization
• Executive Management
• Business Planning
• Operations Management
• Import/Export
• Program Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Strategic Sourcing
• Sap Project Management