Benjamin Hakim

Ben Hakim is a seasoned professional with over 20 years of experience in technology and supply chain management. Born and raised in The Poconos in Northeastern Pennsylvania, Ben attended the University of California at Santa Barbara where he obtained his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry.

Currently residing in Southern California with his family and nine-year-old son, Ben enjoys playing tennis, writing, music, and pickleball during his free time. With his passion for technology and logistics, he has made a significant impact in the industry throughout his professional career.

Ben has worked for some of the biggest names in the logistics and technology industry, including CaseStack Inc (now HUB Group),  CH Robinson Worldwide, and JB Hunt. In 2012, he founded LOCKandLOCATE.com, a SaaS brokered load tracking system that provides driver visibility in real-time without requiring a software application download.

In 2017, Ben worked at Oracle, contributing to strategy and sales for Oracle’s Supply Chain Management Division for upmarket, specializing in High Tech, CPG, Diversified Industries, and Industrial Manufacturing.

In 2022, Ben made a career change and now contributes to SAP Ariba, the fastest-growing business network in the world. In this role, he leverages SAP Ariba, SAP Intelligent Spend, SAP Business Network, and SAP’s finance applications to enable customers to compete on a global stage. By driving digital procurement transformation, optimizing financial operations such as accounts payable, treasury management, and financial planning, and enhancing supplier collaboration, Ben helps companies increase efficiency and drive growth.

SAP Ariba, SAP Intelligent Spend, and SAP Business Network, alongside SAP’s finance solutions, create direct, intelligent connections between businesses, suppliers, and targeted solution providers, redefining how companies communicate, collaborate, and manage procurement and financial processes. Ben’s expertise in technology and supply chain management, combined with his passion for customer success, makes him a valuable asset to the SAP team.

SAP Ariba is the world’s largest business commerce network. SAP Ariba combines industry-leading cloud-based applications with the world’s largest Internet-based trading community to help companies discover and collaborate with a global network of partners. Using the Ariba® Network, businesses of all sizes can connect to their trading partners anywhere, at any time from any application or device to buy, sell and manage their cash more efficiently and effectively than ever before. Companies around the world use the Ariba Network to simplify inter-enterprise commerce and enhance the results that they deliver. Join us at: www.ariba.com SAP privacy statement for followers: www.sap.com/sps

Specialties: supply chain, sourcing, procurement, contracts, finance, accounts payable, working capital management, spend visibility, invoice management, and cloud computing.

Website: http://www.Ariba.com

SAP

Overview

At SAP, our purpose is to help the world run better and improve people’s lives. Our promise is to innovate to help our customers run at their best. SAP is committed to helping every customer become a best-run business. We engineer solutions to fuel innovation, foster equality, and spread opportunity across borders and cultures. Together, with our customers and partners, we can transform industries, grow economies, lift up societies, and sustain our environment. #TheBestRun SAP privacy statement for followers: www.sap.com/sps

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Oracle Inc

Overview:

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We’re a cloud technology company that provides organizations around the world with computing infrastructure and software to help them innovate, unlock efficiencies and become more effective. We also created the world’s first – and only – autonomous database to help organize and secure our customers’ data.

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure offers higher performance, security, and cost savings. It is designed so businesses can move workloads easily from on-premises systems to the cloud, and between cloud and on-premises and other clouds. Oracle Cloud applications provide business leaders with modern applications that help them innovate, attain sustainable growth, and become more resilient.

The work we do is not only transforming the world of business–it’s helping defend governments, and advance scientific and medical research. From nonprofits to companies of all sizes, millions of people use our tools to streamline supply chains, make HR more human, quickly pivot to a new financial plan, and connect data and people around the world.

At work, we embrace diversity, encourage personal and professional growth, and celebrate a global team of passionate people developing innovative technologies that help people and companies tackle real-world problems head-on.

If you’d like to join us, please visit our Careers page: https://www.oracle.com/corporate/careers/

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Industry: Information Technology & Services

Company size: 10,001+ employees

Headquarters: Redwood Shores, CA

Type: Public

Company: Founded 1977

Founded in 2013, LOCKandLOCATE swiftly revolutionized the logistics technology sector by offering location-as-a-service without requiring software downloads. As an early adopter of innovative technologies, the company strategically began accumulating Bitcoin to enhance the value of its assets.

Automated Tracking & Tracing of Brokered Loads without the need of application download. A disruptive innovation to replace in-cab GPS systems.