Seldom in recent supply chain history have tariffs and tariff mitigation figured as prominently in a discussion of strategic sourcing and supplier management, yet here in the early days of a second Trump administration there are few supply chain discussions that don’t begin or end on the topic of potential new import duties.  In this timely and information-packed webinar, global trade expert Tom Cook takes a broad brush to Strategic Sourcing and Supplier Management within the important new context of Tariff Mitigation.  Teaching a landed-cost approach which ensures that decisions are not simply chasing low costs, Tom addresses how nearshoring and free trade agreements should fit into sourcing decisions, as should freight and logistics.  With respect to Supplier Management, a topic on which Tom has written extensively, Tom discusses better decision making, negotiating, and the process of turning suppliers into partners to bolster the company’s risk-avoidance strategy.  Woven throughout is the continuous thread of tariff exposure and tariff mitigation so that you can develop “no-surprises” programs in your organization.