Women in Manufacturing & Supply Chain: How can you Build a Workplace that is Diverse, Equitable and Inclusive?

Julianne Youngblood is the Strategic Program Director for Global Supply Chain Quality & Reliability at Intel Corporation. In this role, she is responsible for leading strategic programs including automation, supplier quality and traceability initiatives.  Youngblood also plays a key role in corporate and divisional diversity and inclusion programs including inclusive language, understanding bias, and emotional intelligence.

Prior to this role, she was the Director of Strategic Programs in the Silicon Engineering Group, where she led the organization responsible for driving execution reviews of key programs, quality program management, and the learning & development activities.

Youngblood joined Intel in 1997 as a senior environmental engineer.  She has held numerous leadership positions including Senior Operations Program Manager for Supply Chain Transformation, Quality Director for Manufacturing and Validation Engineering, Director, Strategic Technical Programs for the Windows OS Division, and the Director of Global Business Operations for the Software & Services Group.  In addition, she previously spent 8 years in Corporate Quality Network as a Quality Systems Account Manager.

Youngblood has a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering, a master’s in organizational management, and completed her doctoral studies in Business Administration.  In addition, she is a Transformational Leadership Coach and Spot Coach Practitioner.

Mary E. Blair, Ph.D. joined Accuride Corporation in October 2011 as Senior Vice President, Supply Chain Management.  She is a member of the Company’s Executive Committee and reports directly to the Board and President/CEO. 

Blair is responsible for Accuride’s global activities in the areas of procurement and strategic sourcing, logistics, supplier quality and development, and packaging. 

An accomplished Supply Chain executive, Blair brings to her role more than 25 years of leadership experience in strategic procurement and supply chain on a global basis.  She has led transforming initiatives in the areas of procurement, logistics, and supplier quality, and has a strong track record of building winning teams.  She is based at the company’s headquarters in Evansville, Indiana.

Blair joined Accuride from Evansville, Ind.-based UCI International, a leading producer of filtration, engine management, fuel pump, and water pump systems for the transportation market.  There she served as Vice President since 2008 and led Supply Chain for the company’s four business units.  In that role, she led strategic supply base development, inventory reduction, logistic optimization, and supplier quality and development processes tailored to delivering savings combined with improved quality and delivery performance to meet corporate objectives.

Prior to UCI, she had served as Director, Global Sourcing for International Truck and Engine the operating company of Navistar International, a leading producer of heavy- and medium-duty trucks, severe service vehicles and engines.

Earlier in her career, she held leadership roles of increasing responsibility with the global supply chain organizations of General Motors North America Operations and Delphi Interior and Lighting Systems. 

Blair served on the Board of Directors the University of Evansville’s Institute for Global Enterprise and is a former board member of Junior Achievement of Southwestern Indiana.  She earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Ferris State University and a Master of Science – Business degree from Central Michigan University.  She is also a PhD, accomplished through Capella University with a concentration in business and leadership.  Blair was recognized as a STEP (Science, Technology, Engineering and Production) Awardee.  She is further recognized as a Delta Mu Delta honor society member.

Mansi Raythatha currently serves as Product Manager, Keytruda at Merck and most recently co-led the company’s Manufacturing Leadership Development Program. The MLDP is Merck’s flagship talent development program, spanning five countries and 19 sites. In her role, Mansi led recruitment, onboarding, and development of early career employees, supporting over 100 program members across her time with the program. Mansi brings hands-on experience in operations, technical operations, supply chain and supplier management, and studied Biomedical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. Throughout her roles, Mansi has focused on lean continuous improvement, driving new steps forward in DE&I, and leading the development of an innovative and fail-fast company culture.