About Stratus Supply Chain

Practical Expertise.
Measurable Results.

Stratus Supply Chain was founded on a simple premise: the best supply chain advice comes from people who have actually done it. We bring Fortune 500 executive experience directly to government agencies and commercial organizations — without the overhead of a large firm.

Graham Whittemore
Founder & Principal
Graham Whittemore
Founder & Principal, Stratus Supply Chain

Graham Whittemore is a supply chain executive with more than two decades of experience leading large-scale transformation at some of the world's most demanding organizations — Amazon, CVS Health, Clean Harbors, Wayfair, and Staples.

Across those roles, he has designed global logistics networks, deployed enterprise planning systems, built analytics teams from the ground up, and delivered over $140 million in cumulative supply chain savings. His approach combines engineering-level rigor with practical execution — strategy that doesn't stop at the slide deck.

He founded Stratus Supply Chain to bring that same caliber of thinking directly to organizations that need it most: government agencies modernizing their procurement and logistics operations, and commercial teams under pressure to reduce cost, improve visibility, and build supply chains that can actually scale.

Graham holds a Master of Engineering in Supply Chain Management from MIT and serves as a guest lecturer there on AI-driven supply chain strategy. He is also co-author of Improving Hospital Supply Chains: An Engineering Approach and holds Oracle Cloud Infrastructure AI Foundations certification.

MEng, Supply Chain Management Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MEng, Microelectronic Manufacturing Rochester Institute of Technology
Guest Lecturer — AI & Supply Chain Strategy MIT, February 2026
Co-Author Improving Hospital Supply Chains: An Engineering Approach
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure AI Foundations Certified
20+ Years Fortune 500 Leadership Amazon · CVS · Clean Harbors · Wayfair · Staples
Track Record

A Career Built on Measurable Results

The expertise behind every Stratus engagement was earned across some of the most demanding supply chain environments in the world.

Across more than two decades of Fortune 500 leadership, Graham has delivered measurable, documented supply chain savings in every major engagement — building the track record that Stratus brings to every client.
$140M+
Cumulative supply chain savings delivered
Clean Harbors
2019 – 2025  ·  SVP Supply Chain
Led enterprise-wide supply chain transformation across procurement, planning, distribution, and transportation. Oversaw end-to-end Oracle Cloud SCM deployment. Built cross-functional governance linking Finance, IT, and Operations. Developed pandemic-period continuity strategies that protected operations through global disruption.
$50M+ Sourcing & planning savings
Amazon
2012 – 2015  ·  Sr. Manager (L7), Global Inventory & Supply Chain
Designed a new inbound cross-dock network that restructured how inventory moved from suppliers into fulfillment centers. Directed global inventory placement and fulfillment strategy. Championed S&OP automation that reduced labor requirements while improving forecast accuracy.
$70M+ Annualized network savings
CVS Health
2016 – 2019  ·  Executive Director, Enterprise Supply Chain Strategy
Developed a total cost-to-serve model spanning retail, PBM, and long-term care that identified over $20M in logistics and inventory savings. Built and led a high-performance analytics and automation team. Aligned supply chain strategy to corporate growth targets through network optimization and flow-path planning.
$20M+ Logistics & inventory savings
Wayfair
2015 – 2016  ·  Director, Global Supply Chain Planning
Built Wayfair's global supply chain planning organization during a period of hyper-growth. Designed inventory flow and replenishment strategies balancing working capital efficiency with service-level requirements. Laid the foundation for the company's modern network planning function.
Global Planning org built from scratch
Staples
2008 – 2012  ·  Director, Inventory Optimization
Designed and implemented Staples' first enterprise-wide S&OP process. Co-led the deployment of Llamasoft network optimization software, reducing logistics cost as a percentage of sales. Built the planning discipline and data governance infrastructure that scaled with the business.
First Enterprise-wide S&OP at Staples
Industries served across career
Federal & State Government Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Retail & E-Commerce Environmental & Industrial Services Manufacturing & Distribution Logistics & Transportation
Our Philosophy

What We Believe

The principles that shape how we work — and why it's different from what most consulting firms deliver.

Data is only as useful as the decisions it drives

Too many organizations are buried in dashboards and starved for insight. We build analytics frameworks that connect directly to planning and execution — not just reporting.

Speed to value matters as much as quality of thinking

The best strategy is one your team can actually execute. We design for implementation from day one — practical, phased, and built around your real constraints.

Alignment is the multiplier

The best tools and processes fail without organizational buy-in. We invest in change management and cross-functional governance because adoption determines ROI.

AI is a capability, not a destination

AI adds real value when it's embedded in the right process with the right data. We help organizations deploy it where it will actually move the needle — forecasting, planning, procurement — not where it sounds impressive.

Savings should be documented, not estimated

We build the business case upfront and measure against it at the end. $140M+ in cumulative savings across our career didn't happen by accident — it happened because we held ourselves to the numbers.

Small firms can deliver Fortune 500 outcomes

Working with Stratus means direct access to senior expertise — not a junior team running a playbook. The person you engage is the person doing the work.

Our Mission
Help organizations turn data into decisive action by embedding AI and analytics into the core processes that drive performance — forecasting, planning, and execution.