The Master CFO Collection provides insights on events and experiences that CFOs encounter as part of their role. Partnering for performance is a series within this collection that explores the contribution that CFOs can make by working in a business partnering relationship with different functional areas of the business. In Part 1 of this series, we examine business partnering in the supply chain, and explore how CFOs and heads of supply chain can collaborate to achieve superior financial performance. Our findings are based on a survey of 423 CFOs and heads of supply chains globally, and a series of in-depth interviews with CFOs, heads of supply chain and EY professionals. 2 Partnering for performance Part 1: the CFO and the supply chain