Gabriel Ledesma | Director of the Sonepar Industry Business Unit
How was your experience at Mindtech, and what is your assessment of the exhibition?
What are the latest Sonepar projects you can tell us about?
At the industrial level, we are expanding our industrial division across all our regions and fully integrating acquisitions of specialist companies such as Coeva Vic in Catalonia, which will become a Sonepar Industry branch in the coming months. Our industrial division has a team of technical and sales specialists capable of meeting all the needs of our industrial customers.
“Sonepar is investing heavily in supply chain automation”
What are Sonepar’s global strategic plans to become the leading global B2B electrical distributor?
Today, Sonepar is a global leader in the B2B distribution of electrical products, solutions, and related services. The Group operates in 40 countries through a dense network of brands and is undergoing an ambitious transformation to make life easier for its customers by offering them an omnichannel experience and sustainable solutions in the construction, industrial, and energy markets. Furthermore, Sonepar employees around the world are committed to accelerating the electrification of society and are driven by a shared purpose: Powering Progress for Future Generations. To make this a reality, Sonepar bases its strategy on four pillars: Performance, Customers, People, and Planet.
What challenges are you currently facing?
Sonepar is investing heavily in supply chain automation and our own global digital platform so that we can offer our customers the best omnichannel experience, enabling them to find and purchase the products they need whenever, wherever, and however they prefer—whether in our stores or online. This streamlines their daily operations while reducing our environmental impact.
“At the industrial level, we are expanding our industrial division across all our regions”
And how do you see the future of the industry?
The future of distribution lies in its digital transformation and in offering comprehensive solutions that take into account the needs of current and future customers, without neglecting the human connections that are the cornerstone of our customer relationships.