Connecting for Growth | Peer Support for Business Leaders
John Roberts
CEO
Leadership Collective Australia
Chief Supply Chain Roundtable is the first of its kind in Australia - A trusted peer forum for Supply Chain leaders navigating complexity, disruption and growth, where Australia’s most senior supply chain leaders think clearly, challenge assumptions, and stay ahead. The Chief Supply Chain Roundtable is an exclusive, invitation-only forum for senior supply chain leaders navigating complexity at the highest level. This is not a networking group. It’s a strategic peer environment designed for Chief Supply Chain Officers and equivalent leaders from similar-sized organisations across diverse industries—carefully curated to ensure fresh thinking without competitive conflict. As a Chief Supply Chain Officer, the stakes have never been higher. You are expected to: • Build resilient, end‑to‑end supply chains in an era of constant disruption • Balance cost, service, sustainability, and risk under intense scrutiny • Lead transformation across planning, procurement, logistics, and operations • Make high‑impact decisions with incomplete information These pressures are real—and increasingly isolating at the top. The Chief Supply Chain Roundtable gives you a trusted peer group who understand exactly what you’re carrying. Inside the room, you gain: • Practical insights from peers who are solving the same challenges at scale • Candid, experience‑based discussion in a confidential, non‑competitive environment • A sounding board for your toughest strategic and leadership decisions This is a space to step out of day‑to‑day execution and into higher‑order thinking—sharpening judgement, testing strategy, and strengthening leadership impact. If you are responsible for the performance, resilience, and future of your supply chain, this Roundtable exists for you.
David McClure
Chair
Chief Supply Chain Roundtable
David McClure is a highly accomplished supply chain executive with more than 30 years of experience leading complex end to end supply chain functions across local and global markets. His senior leadership career spans major multinational organisations, including CSL Behring, Hospira and Kraft Foods, where he has built a reputation for driving commercially focused supply chain strategy, operational excellence and organisational performance. Throughout his career, David has developed a distinctive capability to build teams, transform supply chain operations to enable growth, efficiency, and resilience. David has vast experience in: • End to end supply chain strategy • Commercially aligned planning and operations • Operational optimisation and systems improvement • Organisational capability uplift and performance leadership He brings a practical, commercially focused perspective to executive collaboration, shaped by decades of hands-on leadership in highly regulated, complex, and fast-moving sectors including pharmaceuticals, healthcare, and FMCG. David also fosters high-quality executive dialogue that draws on his extensive operational expertise, disciplined approach to performance, and ability to translate strategy into actionable steps. With a calm, thoughtful, and results-oriented leadership style, David helps senior executives to think more strategically, lead more effectively, and achieve meaningful organisational impact. Recently retired in 2025 from a long Executive career, David is excited about his next chapter as a Non-Executive, creating a portfolio of assignments and is excited to serve as the Roundtable Chair for Leadership Collective Australia.
Designed for:​
• Chief Supply Chain Officers
• Group Supply Chain Directors
• Heads of Supply Chain / Logistics / Operations with enterprise‑wide accountability
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Typically, Members are:​
• Leading mid‑to‑large organisations
• Managing complex, multi‑stakeholder supply environments
• Curious, open and committed to continuous improvement
• Willing to contribute as much as they gain
Key Benefits
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Participation in Chief Supply Chain Roundtable enables Members to:
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Access a trusted peer advisory group to help resolve their most pressing supply chain challenges
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Gain objective perspectives that challenge assumptions and reveal blind spots
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Improve decision quality through shared experience rather than theory
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Stay ahead of emerging trends in supply chain strategy, technology and risk
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Build confidence and resilience in a role that carries significant organisational exposure
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Expand a high‑calibre executive network beyond their own industry
Overview
The role of the Chief Supply Chain Officer has never been more critical — or more complex.
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From global volatility, geopolitical risk and supplier resilience, to digitisation, ESG expectations and cost pressure, today’s CSCO is required to make high‑stakes decisions with limited time and incomplete information.
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The Chief Supply Chain Roundtable provides a confidential, peer‑led environment where experienced Supply Chain leaders come together to share insight, challenge thinking and learn from each other’s real‑world experience.
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This is not training. It’s a trusted advisory forum for leaders who carry enterprise‑level responsibility.
Why Join Chief Supply Chain Roundtable?
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Senior Supply Chain leaders often operate in isolation and while they collaborate extensively within their organisations, few have access to a dedicated peer group who truly understand the scale, complexity and pressure of the role.
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The CSCO Roundtable creates the space to:
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• Step back from day‑to‑day operational demands
• Test thinking before major decisions are made
• Learn from peers facing similar challenges in different industries
• Gain fresh perspectives that improve clarity and confidence