Jim King, 2013 Mfg. Champion

Jim King, IBM Integrated Supply Chain, Global Execution Planning and Inventory Manager won the Private Sector Manufacturing Champion award. Jim has over 30 years of manufacturing experience, including leadership roles across the diverse Supply Chain and most recently managed the Poughkeepsie Manufacturing Operations team. Under Jim’s leadership, the Poughkeepsie facility has successfully adapted to become competitive in the global landscape (in terms of cost, quality and delivery metrics) so much so that IBM is relocating manufacturing from Rochester, Minnesota.