Gabriel Eytan , Global Head of Supply Chain at T2 on the skills needed to manage a global tea supply chain in a volatile world
T2 TEA
Gabriel Eytan , Global Head of Supply Chain at T2 on the skills needed to manage a global tea supply chain in a volatile world
Founded in 1996 , T2 Tea began life in Melbourne , Australia . Since then , the company says it has “ grown a community of tea lovers through reimagining the humble tea leaf , the ways we brew it , serve it and share it ”.
Today , T2 has grown to include an online store , a large distribution centre and retail stores across Australia , New Zealand and Singapore .
Nearby , its support office creates the company ’ s unique tea blends , and crossfunctional teams collaborate on strategy , operations , technology , brand , e-commerce and wholesale .
Among those personnel is Gabriel Eytan , Global Head of Supply Chain at T2 Tea . He has been with the company for 18 months .
“ My job is to get all of our product sourced , and then distribute it to whoever the customer might be ,” Eytan explains .
This is no mean feat . T2 sources from 30 countries , and distributes to its operations in Australia , New Zealand and Singapore , but also further abroad through online channels . T2 sources tea mainly from Europe and North Africa , which is also where most of the tea is packaged . However , it also sources from traditional tea-producing countries such as China , India and Sri Lanka .
226 April 2024