NAVSUP WSS held its first Virtual Industry Roundtable with the command’s top strategic suppliers July 30.

Karen Fenstermacher, NAVSUP executive for strategic initiatives, and the NAVSUP WSS Strategic Supplier Management team hosted this two-hour virtual session using video conference call technology to prepare for the upcoming Ernst & Young audit.

During the roundtable, NAVSUP WSS’ Inventory Operations Center presented comprehensive briefs to industry leaders emphasizing best practices, audit timelines, Commercial Asset Visibility and Stock-in-Transit efforts, and virtual testing procedures. Representatives from Navy’s Financial Management Office(FMO) shared audit best practices and lessons learned.

NAVSUP WSS developed the Virtual Industry Roundtable to follow up with Commercial Asset Visibility and Stock-in-Transit training that NAVSUP WSS hosted in January, where industry representatives met with NAVSUP Enterprise senior leadership and subject matter experts to discuss improvements to inventory accuracy and audit practices. NAVSUP WSS plans to continue to host industry roundtables to sustain relationships with these top defense companies in an effort to better address audit and supply issues affecting readiness.

NAVSUP WSS is one of 11 commands under Commander, NAVSUP. Headquartered in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, and employing a diverse, worldwide workforce of more than 22,500 military and civilian personnel, NAVSUP's mission is to provide supplies, services, and quality-of-life support to the Navy and joint warfighter. Learn more at www.navsup.navy.mil, www.facebook.com/navsupwss and https://twitter.com/navsupsyscom.