Eric Foster

Engagement Leader

Eric Foster is a supply chain executive with over 30 years of experience in both industry and consulting, serving a diverse range of domestic and international clients across the US, Middle East, South Asia, and Europe. He has a proven track record leading procurement and supply chain transformation initiatives, with expertise in strategic sourcing for both direct and indirect categories, rapid cost reduction, and the design of digital supply chain and procurement organizations for publicly traded and private equity firms.

Most recently as Senior Engagement Director at Maine Pointe, Eric leads complex supply chain and procurement transformation engagements. Prior to this, he served as Director at AlixPartners and as Director at Alvarez & Marsal’s Private Equity Performance Improvement Group in Chicago. He also held the role of Director of Strategic Sourcing and Business Diversity at the Obama Foundation. Earlier in his career, Eric spent over seven years as a Senior Manager at A.T. Kearney managing cost reduction programs, procurement transformation, and merger integration projects for global clients, and served as Head of Indirect Procurement at Whirlpool Corporation for North America.

Eric holds a Master of Engineering in Chemical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and a B.S. in Chemistry from Indiana University Bloomington.

Industries

Oil & Gas
Food and Beverage
Consumer Goods
Heavy Industrial Pharmaceuticals
Aerospace & Defense

Skills and Certifications

Strategic Sourcing
Procurement Transformation Supply Chain Optimization Rapid Cost Reduction
Digital Supply Chain Design
Private Equity Performance Improvement
Merger Integration
Cross-functional Team Leadership