Joan Skinner — Consultant

Joan Skinner is a seasoned Supply Chain and Strategic Sourcing Executive with over three decades of leadership experience across the biotech, pharmaceutical, consumer goods and technology sectors. She has a proven track record of transforming global supply chain organizations, delivering significant value in both process efficiencies and savings. At BioMarin, Joan built and led a world-class global sourcing and procurement function, expanding spend under management from $120M to $550M, realizing $100M savings, driving sevenfold ROI, strengthening supplier performance, and enabling scalable category management. Her leadership at Roche/Genentech included overseeing $900 million in external manufacturing spend, optimizing global supply chain operations, and leading enterprise-wide process improvements that enhanced OTD, supply chain resilience, efficiency, and cross-functional collaboration.

Recognized for her strategic vision and operational rigor, Joan excels at aligning supply chain strategy with enterprise goals, mitigating risk, and delivering sustainable value. She brings deep expertise in supplier governance, S&OP, and supply chain risk management, including leadership through COVID-19 disruptions and evolving global regulations. With early leadership roles at Baxter Healthcare and US Robotics/3Com, she brings a broad, cross-industry perspective and a hands-on understanding of complex, global operations. A champion of talent development, continuous improvement, and sustainability, Joan is a trusted advisor to executive teams and boards seeking to elevate supply chain as a competitive advantage.