Tom Sanger is a senior supply chain planning executive and global process owner with near three decades of experience shaping enterprise-wide planning capabilities, leading large-scale transformations, and advising senior leaders across the high-tech and semiconductor industries. He is recognized for his ability to distill complex operational challenges into clear, actionable insights that accelerate decision-making and drive measurable business outcomes. Tom has a track record of delivering results and improvements in S&OP, S&OE, Demand Planning, Supply Chain Planning, Supply Chain Organizational Design, and Inventory Optimization. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering and a Master of Science in Management from Purdue University.
Mr. Sanger has been in the high tech semiconductor planning industry supporting Client PC, Data Center and Hyperscaler customers for over 29 years.
He has led multiple corporate-wide transformations spanning Integrated Business Planning (IBP), S&OP/S&OE, demand and supply planning, inventory optimization, and customer fulfillment. These transformations have enabled new technology product introductions, improved customer service, made operations more efficient and reduced inventory.
He has built and led high-performing global operational teams, influenced executive stakeholders across matrixed environments, and delivered planning results that support billion-dollar product portfolios. While at Intel Tom’s experience spanned:
- Supply Chain Planning Transformation of organizational structures, planning processes, decision authority, cross functional interactions and culture
- Global Distribution Planning Operational Ownership
- Advance Packaging Planning Process Capability Development
- Forecast to Stock Process Ownership
Intel Corporation, Sr. Director, Corporate Planning Capabilities, 29 years
Supply Chain Planning Transformation
Supply Chain Strategy, Alignment and Execution
MSM, Krannert School of Business, Purdue University
BS, Civil Engineering, Purdue University
Supply Chain Planning Transformation
Effective Supply Chain Planning S&OP executive discussions
Supply Chain Planning S&OP & S&OE process effectiveness
Forecast to Stock business processes & organization
Realizing Supply Chain Planning Value