Learn How To Protect Your Fastener Supply Chain

Optimas will be hosting a free, live webinar where industry experts will share how you can protect your fastener supply chain using implementable strategies.

For the upcoming webinar on June 12,  Global Pressures, Local Impact: The Fastener Supply Chain in a Changing World, four experts from Optimas will share their knowledge and experience on:

• The current global forces affecting trade today
• Supply chain pressure points posing risks to manufacturers
• Proactive mitigation strategies that you can implement
• Customer engagement & transparency to maintain trust and partnerships

Registration for the webinar is open and available here.

Adam Cerise

VP, Strategic Sourcing & Supply Chain, Optimas

Jérémie Clarke

VP, Strategic Sourcing & Supply Chain, Optimas

Lucy
Dalley

Head of Logistics and Compliance, Optimas

Graeme Bassett

VP, APAC, Optimas

Simon Wright

Directeur Marketing, Optimas

Expert Panelists from Around the Globe

Adam Cherry (Vice President, Strategic Sourcing & Supply Chain, Americas), Graeme Bassett (Vice President, APAC), Jeremy Clarke (Vice President, Strategic Sourcing & Supply Chain, International) and Lucy Dalley (Head of Logistics & Compliance) will form the panel hosted by Simon Wright (International Marketing Director).

The Fastener Trade Landscape

2025 has seen an influx of newly implemented tariffs and evolving trade agreements, directly affecting the cost and flow of fasteners and c-class components. But beyond tariffs, there’s a wider range of global issues reshaping the fastener supply chain:

• Red Sea shipping diversions and Suez Canal delays due to regional conflict
• Equipment and container imbalances creating shipping inefficiencies
• Panama Canal transit restrictions due to climate-driven drought
• Port closures, labour strikes and conflict-impacted logistics route

Optimas experts will discuss the current, key factors affecting fastener trade. The panel also will focus regions, parts and materials which are at greatest risk from these factors. Audience members will better understand how the industrial fastener industry is uniquely exposed to these dynamics.

Fastener Supply Chain Pressure Points

Risk is an inherent part of global trade, but the frequency and intensity of today’s disruptions are exposing new vulnerabilities. As a global fastener distributor and manufacturer, Optimas offers a dual-perspective on the threats impacting OEMs and tier suppliers alike.

Furthermore, the panel will highlight the hidden costs of reactive strategies and the importance of being prepared for potential changes in the equilibrium of trade.

Proactive Mitigation Strategies

After covering the hidden costs of reactive strategies, the expert panel will explain how supply chain leaders can create strategies for disruptions before they occur. Inventory mapping tactics and regional sourcing methods are two of many strategies the panel will highlight.

There has been a surge in onshoring and nearshoring operations, so you’ll learn what is driving this shift and understand if it’s a fad or here to stay. Optimas experts will also discuss the benefits of dual-sourcing as a method of reducing risk to your fastener supply chain, as well as deploying vendor-managed inventory strategies to help further strengthen your supply.

The team will talk about real mitigation strategies that are proven effective during turbulent trade periods, with a theme of SIOP (sales, inventory & operations planning) and collaboration throughout.

Customer Engagement & Transparency

As well as making sure you’re best protecting your fastener supply chain, it is crucial to keep your customers and suppliers informed with your tactics.

The panel will identify how you should and shouldn’t communicate with your partners, including what information you should provide to ensure full transparency and a strong partnership.

Don’t Miss Out – Register For the Webinar

Make sure to listen to all of the insights from Optimas’ experts and register for the webinar. It will be held twice on Thursday, 12 June – 10:00 BST and 16:00 BST / 11:00 ET.

Also, if you would like to speak to any of our panelists or connect with one of our experts regarding how you can strengthen your supply chain with Optimas, start the conversation here.