John Schneider
John Schneider is a senior manager in the Global Supplier Management organization for Edwards Lifesciences and leads the commercial supply chain strategy for the packaging, advanced catheters and extrusion categories. He has over 25 years of increasing responsibility and complexity in the fields of sourcing, procurement and supply chain. His expansive global experience includes the medtech, semiconductor and aerospace industries. Schneider received his B.A.in Business Administration from Cal State Fullerton and his MBA from the University of Redlands He is also is APICS CPIM certified. Among his extensive endeavors, Schneider is deeply involved in various med tech and packaging conferences and leads the annual Edwards’ Supplier Partner Awards Forum.
Thursday September 18, 2025
Make vs. Buy: An OEM/CM Supply Chain Discussion
How do you best determine what to do yourself versus employing the expertise of an outside service provider? Many factors go into this decision, hence the challenge with making the determination. And a wrong decision can lead to time delays and increased costs. This session will feature a panel discussion among industry representatives who have had to answer this question. They will share the best practices they use and their own recommendations for an effective evaluation.
Moderated by Barry Schnur.