{"id":23391,"date":"2020-12-11T12:37:22","date_gmt":"2020-12-11T11:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/?p=23391"},"modified":"2025-11-20T08:43:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T08:43:08","slug":"interview-with-puma-chief-sourcing-officer-anne-laure-descours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/corporate\/interview-with-puma-chief-sourcing-officer-anne-laure-descours\/","title":{"rendered":"Entrevista con Anne-Laure Descours, Jefa de Compras de PUMA"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- post header -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumn\">\n    <div class=\"col breadcrumb\">\n        <a href=\"\/es\/\">Inicio<\/a>\/\n        <a href=\"\/es\/category\/corporate\/\">Corporativo<\/a>\/\n        Entrevista con Anne-Laure Descours, Jefa de Compras de PUMA\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowPostHeaderImage headerImageAnim\">\n    <div class=\"scrollAnim\" \n        id=\"postHeaderImage\"\n         style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;        aspect-ratio:2        ;\" >\n    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n        class=\"\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/AnneLaure_CATchUp.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;        object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n    \n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide rowPostHeader\">\n    <div id=\"postHeaderText\" class=\"col tcenter\" >\n        <div class=\"cat\"><a class=\"secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/category\/corporate\/\">Corporativo<\/a><\/div>\n        <div id=\"headerSocialIcons\" class=\"headerSocialIcons tleft\">\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fes%2Fcorporate%2Finterview-with-puma-chief-sourcing-officer-anne-laure-descours%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fes%2Fcorporate%2Finterview-with-puma-chief-sourcing-officer-anne-laure-descours%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/corporate\/interview-with-puma-chief-sourcing-officer-anne-laure-descours\/&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fes%2Fcorporate%2Finterview-with-puma-chief-sourcing-officer-anne-laure-descours%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <h1 class=\"\" >ESTAMOS JUNTOS EN ESTO CON NUESTROS PROVEEDORES<\/h1>\n        <div class=\"articleintro\" >Entrevista con Anne-Laure Descours, Jefa de Compras de PUMA<\/div>\n        <div class=\"date\">11 de diciembre de 2020 <\/div>\n\n        <div id=\"\" class=\"headerSocialIconsMobile tcenter mobile\">\n            <a class=\"sharing\" id=\"mobileshare\" onclick='navigator.share({ \"title\": &quot;Interview with PUMA Chief Sourcing Officer Anne-Laure Descours&quot;, \"text\": &quot;This year has been exceptionally challenging for many parts of our business, not in the least for our supply chain. 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Hemos hablado con Anne-Laure Descours, Jefa de Aprovisionamiento de PUMA, sobre las medidas que hemos tomado para superar la crisis del COVID-19 junto con nuestros proveedores.<\/span><\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><span class=\"interviewq\">CATch-Up: \u00bfQu\u00e9 impacto ha tenido la pandemia de COVID-19 en nuestra cadena de suministro?<br><\/span><strong>Anne-Laure Descours:<\/strong> Al trabajar en cadenas de suministro, estamos acostumbrados a lidiar con situaciones complicadas. Sin embargo, 2020, especialmente el primer semestre, ha sido muy dif\u00edcil. Muchos de nuestros socios mayoristas, as\u00ed como nuestras propias tiendas, tuvieron que cerrar y dejaron de aceptar nuevos productos. <strong>Desde el principio dijimos que est\u00e1bamos en esto junto con nuestros proveedores.<\/strong> Quer\u00edamos sostener toda la cadena de valor y superar juntos esta crisis.<br><br><br><span class=\"interviewq\">CATch-Up: \u00bfQu\u00e9 significa esto en la pr\u00e1ctica?<br><\/span><strong>ALD:<\/strong> Bueno, para empezar, <strong>cancelamos muy pocos pedidos<\/strong>, en total menos de 1% de nuestro volumen total de pedidos, y tambi\u00e9n hemos pagado esos pedidos. A fecha de hoy, todos los pedidos de PUMA finalizados o en curso se han pagado \u00edntegramente. Hemos encontrado otras formas de hacer frente a la situaci\u00f3n.<br><br><br><span class=\"interviewq\">CATCH-Up: \u00bfC\u00f3mo por ejemplo?<\/span>ALD: Hemos acordado con algunos proveedores plazos de entrega m\u00e1s largos debido al bloqueo en algunos pa\u00edses. Hemos mantenido estrechas conversaciones con nuestros fabricantes, clientes, arrendadores, bancos y todos los dem\u00e1s socios para encontrar soluciones. Hemos trabajado tanto con nuestros socios minoristas como con los fabricantes para ralentizar los env\u00edos y estirar los pagos y asegurarnos de que todos compartimos la carga y superamos esto juntos.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row image single -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t<div class=\"0 scrollAnim\" \n\t    \n\t     style=\"Wide;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t;\" >\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t    class=\"\"\n\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2016-Review_G3.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"descr\">F\u00e1brica proveedora de PUMA en Vietnam<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><span class=\"interviewq\">CATch-Up: \u00bfHay otras formas de apoyar a nuestros proveedores?<br><\/span>ALD: Tambi\u00e9n estamos ofreciendo a nuestros fabricantes acceso a nuestro programa de financiaci\u00f3n de proveedores, un paquete de apoyo financiero. Por suerte, es un sistema que tenemos en marcha desde 2016. La Corporaci\u00f3n Financiera Internacional (CFI), el grupo bancario BNP Paribas y HSBC y nuestro socio m\u00e1s reciente, Standard Chartered, ofrecen atractivas condiciones de financiaci\u00f3n a nuestros proveedores. Con los cuatro socios bancarios en funcionamiento, estamos bien posicionados para apoyar a nuestros fabricantes a trav\u00e9s del programa de financiaci\u00f3n de proveedores.<br><br><br><span class=\"interviewq\">CATch-Up: \u00bfQu\u00e9 impacto ha tenido la pandemia de COVID-19 en los trabajadores de nuestros proveedores?<\/span>ALD: Aplazamos o adelantamos algunos pedidos futuros en un di\u00e1logo con nuestros proveedores para asegurarnos de que tienen producci\u00f3n en meses que son cr\u00edticos para ellos, de modo que puedan mantener el mayor n\u00famero posible de trabajadores y seguir pagando salarios o recontratar a trabajadores despedidos anteriormente. Nuestro equipo est\u00e1 en contacto permanente con nuestros fabricantes para evaluar cualquier riesgo relacionado con suspensiones de trabajo en las f\u00e1bricas, despidos de trabajadores, pago de salarios, horas extraordinarias y condiciones laborales.<br><br><br><span class=\"interviewq\">CATch-UP: \u00bfTambi\u00e9n habla directamente con los trabajadores?<\/span>ALD: Nuestra l\u00ednea directa con los trabajadores y las organizaciones que los representan ha permanecido abierta y hemos respondido a todas las preocupaciones que han podido tener los trabajadores. Hemos colaborado estrechamente con el Programa Better Work de la OIT para garantizar que los trabajadores reciben un trato justo y reconocemos las directrices de la Fair Labor Association.<br><br><br><span class=\"interviewq\">CATch-Up: \u00bfPuede dar ejemplos de cu\u00e1les pueden ser esas preocupaciones?<\/span>ALD: Seguimos de cerca que los procedimientos de suspensi\u00f3n del trabajo o de reducci\u00f3n de plantilla se ajusten a la ley y que los trabajadores cobren como marca la ley.<br><br><br><span class=\"interviewq\">CATch-Up: \u00bfDesea a\u00f1adir algo m\u00e1s?<\/span>ALD: Creo que es importante decir una vez m\u00e1s, que <strong>nuestros fabricantes son nuestros socios<\/strong> y, como tales, una parte fundamental del \u00e9xito de PUMA. Debemos recordar que sin nuestros proveedores, PUMA no tiene productos que vender a sus clientes. Desde un punto de vista \u00e9tico, no se abandona a los socios en cuanto las cosas se ponen dif\u00edciles. En PUMA, la relaci\u00f3n con nuestros fabricantes es a largo plazo y nuestra responsabilidad es encontrar juntos soluciones en estas circunstancias excepcionales.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Este a\u00f1o ha sido excepcionalmente dif\u00edcil para muchas partes de nuestro negocio, y no en menor medida para nuestra cadena de suministro. Hemos hablado con Anne-Laure Descours, Jefa de Aprovisionamiento de PUMA, sobre las medidas que hemos tomado para superar la crisis del COVID-19 junto con nuestros proveedores.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":23398,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_top_article":false,"is_featured_article":true,"EasyPostViewCounter":16538,"meta-headline":"WE&rsquo;RE IN THIS TOGETHER WITH OUR SUPPLIERS","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"class_list":["post-23391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-corporate"],"fullData":{"ID":23391,"post_author":"5","post_date":"2020-12-11 12:37:22","post_date_gmt":"2020-12-11 11:37:22","post_content":"<!-- wp:puma\/row-post-header {\"image\":{\"id\":23398},\"headline\":\"WE\\u0026rsquo;RE IN THIS TOGETHER WITH OUR SUPPLIERS\",\"content\":\"Interview with PUMA Chief Sourcing Officer Anne-Laure Descours\",\"className\":\"\",\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u0026lt;span class=\\u0026quot;textStyle_intro\\u0026quot;\\u0026gt;This year has been exceptionally challenging for many parts of our business, not in the least for our supply chain. 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Luckily, this is a system we have had this in place since 2016. The International Finance Corporation (IFC), banking group BNP Paribas and HSBC and our newest partner Standard Chartered offer attractive financing terms to our suppliers. With the four banking partners in place, we are well positioned to support our manufacturers through the vendor financing program.\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;span class=\\u0026quot;interviewq\\u0026quot;\\u0026gt;CATch-Up: What impact has the COVID-19 pandemic had on the workers at our suppliers?\\u0026lt;\/span\\u0026gt;ALD: We deferred or advanced some future orders in a dialogue with our suppliers to make sure they have production in months which are critical for them, so they can maintain as many workers as possible and keep paying wages or rehire previously dismissed workers. Our team is in constant contact with our manufacturers to evaluate any risk related to any factory work suspension, workers\\u0026rsquo; layoffs, wage payments, overtime hours and working conditions.\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;span class=\\u0026quot;interviewq\\u0026quot;\\u0026gt;CATch-UP: Are you also talking to workers directly?\\u0026lt;\/span\\u0026gt;ALD: Our direct hotline with workers and organizations representing them has remained open and we responded to all concerns that workers may have had. We have been working closely with the ILO Better Work Program to ensure workers are treated fair and acknowledge the Fair Labor Association guidance.\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;span class=\\u0026quot;interviewq\\u0026quot;\\u0026gt;CATch-Up: Can you give examples of what such concerns may be?\\u0026lt;\/span\\u0026gt;ALD: We are closely following up that any work suspension or retrenchment procedures are as per law and workers are paid as per law.\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;span class=\\u0026quot;interviewq\\u0026quot;\\u0026gt;CATch-Up: Is there anything else you would like to add?\\u0026lt;\/span\\u0026gt;ALD: I think it is important to say once more, that \\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;our manufacturers are our partners\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt; and as such, a critical part of PUMA\\u0026rsquo;s success.\\u0026nbsp;We need to remember that without our suppliers, PUMA has no product to sell to our customers!\\u0026nbsp;From an ethical perspective, you don\\u0026rsquo;t leave your partners out in the cold as soon as things get difficult. At PUMA, our relationship with our manufacturers is a long-term one and our responsibility is to find solutions together in such exceptional circumstances.\",\"style\":\"2b\",\"className\":\"\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"firstletter\":\"\",\"gradient\":\"none\",\"spacing\":true,\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->","title":"Entrevista con Anne-Laure Descours, Jefa de Compras de PUMA","excerpt":"Este a\u00f1o ha sido excepcionalmente dif\u00edcil para muchas partes de nuestro negocio, y no en menor medida para nuestra cadena de suministro. 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