Max Chu
Chief Sourcing and Supply Chain Officer Foxconn Technology Group
ABOUT THE WINNER
From a design engineer who seamlessly integrates engineering and aesthetics, to a project manager who orchestrates and leads multiple resources, and now a supply chain management expert at Foxconn, Max leverages his deep technical background and exceptional managerial skills to drive supply chain efficiency and continuous optimization. His efforts ensure the robustness and competitiveness of the global supply network. His management style combines rationality and sensibility, decisiveness and flexibility, inspiring his team to achieve outstanding performance.
Max has been practicing martial arts since childhood and passionate about art and music. Each year, he co-organizes the Friendship-Forever Annual Live Concert, bringing together like-minded, energetic, and music-loving friends. They use youth as a pen and love as ink to compose melodies that are both passionate and warm. This process is a perfect reflection of Max’s approach to supply chain management through meticulous planning at every stage and agile collaboration at each sprint, he ultimately fosters synergy and shares success with stakeholders.
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Case Study Highlights
Max Chu is driving Foxconn’s digital transformation with a powerful ecosystem of tools like BOMate, an AI-powered sourcing platform that boosts efficiency and shortens development cycles for over 800 products annually. Alongside the 20-minute risk alert system e-SCRM and a supplier ESG platform, this trio enables smarter, faster, and more sustainable decision-making.
On sustainability, the company has cut 1.38 million tons of CO₂e from its 2020 baseline and reduced supplier emissions by 16%. These milestones accelerate Foxconn’s net-zero journey and build global trust, as shown by recognition from CDP and DJSI and the release of Taiwan’s first supplier responsibility report.
Max emphasizes a collaborative leadership style rooted in shared success with suppliers as co-creators. He encourages mutual growth by sharing best practices, fostering a digitally empowered, ESG-forward network where innovation thrives.
He credits this recognition to the entire organization, from agile R&D and procurement teams to a responsive supplier base. This collective force is shaping a smarter, greener supply chain, one decision at a time.
