Cathy Kutch

Director of Supplier Relations and Diversity
Kellogg Company

Cathy Kutch is the Director of Supplier Relations and Diversity at the Kellogg Company.

Cathy joined the Kellogg Company in August 1987. Her experiences at the Kellogg Company have been focused on suppliers over the last 25 years. She is responsible for the Supplier Diversity process at the Kellogg Company. She also has worked with the leadership team of the procurement department to institute a Supplier Relationship Management Process. Over the last 12 years this process has provided supplier performance, strategy discussions and executive connection for strategic Kellogg suppliers.

Cathy graduated from the King’s College in New York with a B.S. in history. She lives with her husband, Edward, in Richland Michigan.

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Practitioner-Only Workshop Day – Mastering Procurement Operations

Saturday, June 3rd, 2017

15:30 Interactive Session: Leveraging The Supplier Performance Process To Take Supplier Relationships To The Next Level

Kellogg has a novel take on reviewing and auditing supplier performance that produces viable information to make informed decisions. In fact, their process has actually changed how suppliers interact with the company. Cathy Kutch will lead this interactive session along with one of her buyers and one of her suppliers to take you through Kellogg’s evaluation process and the results achieved. Then you’ll break into groups for a mock evaluation exercise.

What are the best methods to audit your suppliers?
At what point do you determine your suppliers need to be audited—is there a regular schedule or review process?
Techniques to work with underperforming suppliers to bring them back up
KPIs, metrics and scorecards to develop an effective supplier ratings system
Benefits and drawbacks of certified supplier processes