People keep getting promoted and more leaders are added yet we can't consistently deliver products. Who is in charge of supply chain? How about we invest in some leadership there? How many reps have lined up evaluations or Go Live dates only to find out product X is on back-order? Marketing (who I'm sure would rather be doing actual marketing) sends out a laundry list of all the skus that aren't available with zero transparency as to why, vague/moving target recovery dates and substitute lists that are also on backorder. Gain/keep business is a challenge when 1/3 of my time is spent trying to find subs for procurement.
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Too many companies squeezing the belt on inventory $ held and switching to lean/just in time delivery only to realize what a crock that delivery model is. Suppliers can't keep up with JIT models and need to focus on increasing safety stock to improve the E2E model. If our suppliers are also squeezing that belt, any interruptions will leave a sour taste in the customers mouth.