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Episode 961

Optimizing Supply Chains and E-commerce: Inside PriceSmart’s Tech Evolution with CIO Wayne Sadin

March 24, 2025
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Wayne Sadin

Chief Information Officer of PriceSmart
Wayne Sadin is the Chief Information Officer of PriceSmart, the largest membership retailer in Central America, Colombia, and the Caribbean. With over 40 years of experience as a CIO and CTO across multiple industries, including banking, logistics, and retail, he specializes in IT turnarounds and business-driven digital transformation. At PriceSmart, Wayne is leading the modernization of IT infrastructure, enhancing supply chain efficiency, and expanding e-commerce capabilities. He is known for integrating IT with business strategy and pioneering the use of AI and automation in enterprise IT environments.

Episode Overview

What does it take to digitally transform a $5B retail giant across 13 countries? In this episode of Technovation, Peter High sits down with Wayne Sadin, Chief Information Officer of PriceSmart, the largest membership-based warehouse club chain in Central America, the Caribbean, and Colombia.

With a tech leadership career spanning over 40 years, Wayne shares how he’s orchestrating a sweeping modernization of PriceSmart’s legacy systems—moving from 1980s green screens to a real-time, AI-ready infrastructure. He outlines how embedding IT within the business, redefining budgeting to drive alignment, and creating cross-functional collaboration have helped accelerate transformation in a complex, multi-market environment.

Wayne also explores:

  • The evolution from Excel silos to integrated digital retailing

  • Enabling e-commerce, B2B, and in-club experiences simultaneously

  • Building sustainable operations and community impact through technology

  • Why legacy retailers must act now to stay relevant in an Amazon-era economy

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