Joesph Lyons is the Environmental Operations Coordinator for Susgrainable. Susgrainable has a bold mission to create a world where food waste and diabetes are a thing of the past. Right now they are producing a variety of baking mixes but they are looking to expand in the future. Joseph with Honours from The University of British Columbia with a BCom specialized in Global Supply Chain & Logistics Management. Joesph is fairly new out of graduation but he has done a lot since he started at Susgrainable. In just 9 months he has helped build tools to track stock, built relationships with industry partners and he even has laid down the company’s groundwork for ERP.

🔍 Episode Highlights:

• Behind the scenes with Susgrainable

• What Joseph does in his role

• What a circular economy is

• Skills that Joseph is currently working on

Show Notes

Joseph's / LinkedIn

Susgrainable / Website / Instagram / LinkedIn

TIMESTAMPS

(1:15) Joseph’s food job

(2:55) How Joseph got into this role

(5:30) What is supply chain

(7:00) Susgrainable’s supply chain

(9:22) Joseph’s role in operations

(10:20) Launching a snack pretzel

(17:15) Coordinating Susgrainable’s supply chain

(23:15) How Joseph got into supply chain

(26:57) What Joseph likes about supply chain

(32:42) Communication in supply chain roles

(37:06) Why Susgrainable is a good place to work

(38:21) Skills Joseph is working on

(45:26) Advice for going into the supply chain

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