Brian Giroux Email & Phone Number

Massachusetts, United States

Needham, MA, US

• Recruited by Vice President, Global New Product Execution to join her team, focused on tracking and executing new product launches across all global markets for the Shark & Ninja brands.
• Led teams from Supply Planning, Demand Planning, Product Development, and Operations to launch new products across all global regions.
• Conducted new product launch readiness meetings to align teams and manage forecasts, production plans, inventory flow, and retail execution for new products.
• Coordinated cross-functional efforts to creatively solve problems and mitigate risks to enable on-time launches.
• Prepared weekly program status reports for Executive Leadership Team including recovery plans for any off-track items.

Needham, MA, US

• The Program Management Office (PMO) at SharkNinja owns the entire product development process from concept to shelf. We work cross-functionally with every product facing team getting massive exposure and visibility on.
• Own, drives and actively facilitate the interaction of cross-functional stakeholders to bring products to market, including managing risks, schedule, cost and quality
• Accountable to deliver all elements of the program, from product ideation to end-of-life
• Collaborate with teams to ensure product components can meet manufacturing and customer demands
• Collate data to help drive decision making across the cross-functional teams
• Identify program risks, develop mitigation/contingency and track progress

Framingham, Massachusetts, US

• Promoted to manage the service operations for over 35,000 interactive displays in more than 7,000 retail storefronts in North and South America with a $7M operating budget. Developed strategies, global execution.
• Driving Results – Managed a team of program managers responsible for over 100 projects in 2018, totaling over 100,000 visits, achieving 97% on-time delivery.
• Improved Efficiency – Reduced average time required to close service requests 65% by value stream mapping the process and implementing several improvements.
• Cost Savings – Reduced inventory costs 12% by analyzing part usage data and collaborating with warehouse and field team leadership to modify processes.
• Innovation – Reduced the number of follow up visits required to complete product launch installations by over 50% after integrating new video training assets that enabled more consistent execution in the field.
• Reduced the time required to execute portfolio-wide installations by 50%.

Framingham, Massachusetts, US

• Recruited by Director, Wholesale Sales to lead a team of program managers responsible for the installation and maintenance of interactive displays in retail locations throughout the United States and Canada. Served as.
• Collaborated with internal colleagues to improve product display reliability resulting in functionality improvements of 25% and reducing maintenance costs by over $300,000.
• Leveraged Six Sigma methodologies to redesign our project planning process, reducing lead time by 16% and allowing project managers to handle 20% more projects.
• Reduced project execution costs by 18% by using corporate shipping accounts instead of our partners’ accounts.
• Utilized technology platforms to conduct meetings and training sessions that were previously in person, reducing the team’s travel budget by 25%.

Framingham, Massachusetts, US

• Managed a team of project managers responsible for the development, deployment, installation, and maintenance of technical displays and systems in over 150 Bose retail stores.Responsible for performance management and.
• Reduced the time needed to execute a chain-wide rollout by over 75%.
• Created work-flow management system and planning tools that enabled my team to service 50% more storefronts without adding additional employees.
• Developed an installation training program for store employees and facilitated several sessions with as many as fifty attendees, eventually training over 300 employees over a two-year span.
• Redesigned our new store technical fit-up process to reduce costs by 30%.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Management

Bs, Business Management

Electrical Engineering