Supply Chain / Procurement Officer — Professional Reviewer

**Marcus Chen, CSCP** is VP of Supply Chain at a mid-size hardware technology company in Austin, previously a procurement director at Tesla's Gigafactory Texas and before that a supply chain manager at Flextronics (now Flex). He holds a BS in Industrial Engineering from Georgia Tech, an MBA from MIT Sloan, and an APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) designation. Over 16 years, he has managed supply chains spanning 14 countries, negotiated $500M+ in component contracts, and navigated the semiconductor shortage of 2020-2023 that reshaped every hardware company's procurement strategy.