500: Women In Supply Chain™, Angela Woody
Angela Woody is a seasoned IT professional with over two decades of experience driving enterprise-wide transformations across the CPG, healthcare, and wholesale distribution industries. She began her career with a 13-year tenure at Kimberly-Clark, where a key achievement was authoring an RFID business patent after working on an innovative project with Walmart. Angela shares her journey of challenging inherited beliefs about career stability by moving from a large corporation to a smaller spin-off company. She advocates for strong change management, mentorship, and investing in IT, sharing guiding principles of grit, integrity, and perseverance.
In today’s episode of Women In Supply Chain™, I’m joined by a professional who’s passionate about building resilient teams, championing Women In Supply Chain™ and technology, and helping organizations turn complexity into clarity – it’s Angela Woody.
Angela is a seasoned IT professional with over two decades of experience driving enterprise-wide transformation at the intersection of operations, technology, and strategy.
Today Angela and I will be talking all about her career journey; learning to let go of inherited beliefs; connecting the dots between people, process, and platform; and the guiding principles that have shaped her life and success.
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The Women In Supply Chain™ Forum was created by Marina Mayer and Jason Desearle to foster real connections—bringing men and women together to network, learn, and build lasting bonds beyond traditional conferences. It’s about strengthening pipelines, creating a community of advocates, mentors, and trusted peers. Similarly, the Women In Supply Chain™ Award was born from a need to recognize female leaders navigating challenges and driving change. Since its inception five years ago, it has grown to nearly 400 submissions, celebrating the achievements of women shaping the future of supply chain. Find out more at Supply and Demand Chain Executive.
Angela’s coincidental career – how volunteering at an event led to an internship that led to a full-time role at Kimberly-Clark.
Angela’s 13-year tenure at Kimberly-Clark: how her career progressed, what she learned, and her biggest achievements.
Why Angela made a move from large CPG to small healthcare business, and how she changed her assumptions around what a stable, long-term career should look like.
What Angela loves about supply chain.
How the pandemic shone a light on the industry, and why hesitation to make capital investments in IT systems is one of the biggest challenges in supply chain right now.
Why change management is still such a big problem, and how businesses should be approaching it for success.
Angela’s ‘Bring Your Kid To Work Day’ experience with her daughter, and how we engage the upcoming generations in supply chain.
Angela’s experience as a woman in supply chain and technology.
The guiding principles that have shaped Angela’s success, in life and work.
The importance of mentorship, and how Angela supports the next generations.
The future for Angela. “I’ve worked hard to be where I am, but the feeling you get when you spend time out in the community and truly give back, is very special to me.”
Resources & Links Mentioned
- You can connect with Angela over on LinkedIn.
- If you enjoyed this episode and want to hear from more women in tech, check out 493: Women In Supply Chain™, Natalie Walker, 470: Women In Supply Chain™, Melodie Van Der Baan, or 479: Women In Supply Chain™, Lina Castaneda.
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