Episode 146: Supply Chain Orchestration with Deloitte's Jagjeet Singh

In this episode, we explore why hyperconnected, orchestrated supply chains are critical, covering visibility, disruption management, talent, AI, collaboration, and how SAP and Deloitte help leaders modernize.

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This week we, together with Deloitte’s Jagjeet Singh discuss the shift toward hyperconnected, orchestrated supply chains. They discuss today’s top challenges - limited visibility, constant disruptions, and talent gaps - and how to break silos, align planning with execution, and use AI, control towers, and collaboration platforms to improve decisions.

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Guest: Jagjeet Singh, US SAP Supply Chain Market Offering Leader, Deloitte

Jagjeet is a principal (equity partner) in the Deloitte US firm providing Consulting Services to clients in several industries including MedTech, Pharma, Consumer and Manufacturing. In his experience of more than 25 years, he has led global and complex enterprise transformation programs creating value for organizations through simplification, standardization, AI-enabled innovation and automation with SAP. He leads the US SAP Supply Chain market offering for the firm driving external relationships, internal talent enablement, and asset development for the supply chain domain. His end-to-end transformation expertise includes advising companies on implementing best business strategies to maximize revenue, minimize cost and improve margins. 

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Host: Richard Howells, SAP

⁠⁠Richard Howells⁠⁠ has been working in the Supply Chain Management and Manufacturing space for over 30 years. He is responsible for driving the thought leadership and awareness of SAP’s ERP, Finance, and Supply Chain solutions and is an active writer, podcaster, and thought leader on the topics of supply chain, Industry 4.0, digitization, and sustainability.

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Show Links:

Deloitte: https://www.deloitte.com

Supply Chain Management: 

⁠⁠⁠⁠SAP Supply Chain Management⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

⁠⁠⁠⁠SAP Insights: Supply Chain⁠⁠⁠⁠  

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Chapters: 

00:00:00: Intro

00:01:25: Guest introduction

00:02:19: Key 2026 challenges: visibility, disruptions, talent

00:04:19:   What makes it difficult to react quickly and efficiently to disruptions?

00:09:06: Real impact of  internal silos and disconnected systems

00:10:33: What leaders need: orchestration, risk mindset, and decision frameworks

00:12:56: Using data and AI to automate and orchestrate end-to-end


00:16:36: Collaborating beyond the four walls and multi-tier visibility

00:18:52:  Best practices & Quick wins: more agile and orchestrated supply chain

00:22:00: How SAP and Deloitte partner on orchestration

00:24:32 What's the future of the supply chain?

00:25:38: Outro