Clay Sheriff: IBM Helps Toyota Reimagine Supply Chain
The automotive industry has endured a decade of unprecedented disruption, from parts shortages and geopolitical instability to escalating tariffs, exposing deep fragility in global supply chains.
For Toyota, part of the answer lies in a strategic transformation partnership with IBM. Clay Sheriff, Senior Partner at IBM, has spent the last five years helping the automaker transform North American supply chain capabilities that have supported the business for decades.
Working alongside Toyota’s digital innovations and supply chain teams, IBM is helping integrate cloud, data and AI capabilities into supply chain workflows that improve visibility and support faster decisions.
But this is more than a technology upgrade. Clay describes the relationship as one built on co-creation, with IBM focused on helping Toyota operate and continuously improve the capabilities being built — while applying lessons learned across the wider business.
