Profile of Tony Blevins, the VP of procurement at Apple, known as the Blevinator for his ability to stare down suppliers and slash prices to the bone (Tripp Mickle/Wall Street Journal)

Tripp Mickle / Wall Street Journal:
Profile of Tony Blevins, the VP of procurement at Apple, known as the Blevinator for his ability to stare down suppliers and slash prices to the bone  —  Apple procurement executive Tony Blevins's job is to stare down suppliers and slash prices to the bone, an increasingly vital role

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