Wayfair has named Sean Halligan chief global supply chain officer, the company announced.
He will drive strategic supply chain initiatives enabling Wayfair to deliver an exceptional customer shopping experience from product discovery to final delivery, the company asserted. His responsibilities include managing the ongoing expansion of Wayfair’s fulfillment center and delivery system and the development of the company’s global freight network.
Halligan joins Wayfair with more than two decades of experience leading supply chains for large, complex, customer-facing organizations such as Cardinal Health, Nike and Target, Wayfair noted.
“We are delighted to welcome Sean to the operations leadership team as we rapidly expand and strengthen our capabilities across our end-to-end, global logistics network,” said Thomas Netzer, Wayfair COO, in announcing the hire. “Sean’s exceptional leadership track record and deep operations expertise spanning distribution, transportation, supply chain systems and automation strongly position him to lead Wayfair’s supply chain team.”
