Fritz Werder Email & Phone Number

Philadelphia, PA, US

Austin, TX, US

Reporting to SVP of Home & Life, led the Life Business including Medical, Appliances, Wearables, and Entertainment segments.

Austin, TX, US

Reporting to the Senior Director IoT Ecosystems, led new business development and partnership expansion with one of the world's leading IoT market makers/disrupters.

Santa Clara, California, US

• Reporting to COO and a founder, led all North American business development, marketing, service and channel strategies. Partnered with leading brands and manufacturers to rapidly deploy smart product solutions using.
• Provided executive leadership for brand localization and equity growth.
• Established and maintained top-to-top relationships with leading brands, manufacturing and technology partners.
• Led key account acquisition and retention strategies.
• Recruited and mentored North American top talent in key positions.
• Collaborated with global leadership to improve process and organizational efficiency.

West Hartford, CT, US

• Reporting to the President, North America AV Division, led Residential Systems business segment product and channel strategy. Owned P&L and annual budget responsibility. Established and communicated strategic.
• Provided executive leadership in the formation of Legrand’s Residential AV business unit including shared sales and service organizations.
• Established the Legrand Home smart product ecosystem including interoperability with Apple HomeKit, Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant consumer platforms
• Navigated Lighting and Audio product lines through critical cloud migrations including user and device management, interoperability and data intelligence pillars.
• Collaborated with retail and e-Commerce sales leaders to develop smart home product in-store,.com and marketplace go-to-market strategies.
• Led window treatment dealer channel strategy for residential motorized shading business.

West Hartford, CT, US

• Reporting to the President, North America Electrical Division, lead Home Systems business unit product and channel strategy. Own P&L and annual budget responsibility (2 sites). Established and communicated strategic.
• Championed aggressive new product introduction pace via capital investment and product extensions.
• Grew On-Q product line electrical channel sales.
• Improved BU profits.
• Delivered inter-company international sales growth opartnering with Legrand Group export country subsidiaries.
• Established Legrand's North America home builder initiative and growth strategy.

West Hartford, CT, US

• Reporting to the President of the Home Systems Division, created and executed product, go-to-market and operational strategies for the On-Q business unit. Acted on market intelligence to plan, target and achieve.
• Promoted to lead engineering, product management, marketing, channel and operational teams for On-Q business.
• Achieved 150% of revenue target in 2013.
• Owned On-Q product line P&L and managed key balance sheet relationships.
• Developed home automation business and go-to-market strategy.
• Introduced core/context innovation framework to refocus business on higher mix opportunities.

West Hartford, CT, US

• Reporting to the President of the Home Systems Division, created and executed the operational strategy including low cost country sourcing, indirect spend management and consolidation of ERP and logistics facilities..
• Promoted to lead operations, procurement, supply chain, quality, and IT functions for BU.
• Delivered annual direct material performance savings (>3% of annual spend).
• Managed all operational SG&A budgets and balance sheet items.
• Implemented S&OP Process to drive continuous improvement.
• Coordinated C-TPAT compliance certification.

West Hartford, CT, US

• Purchasing (2005 – 2008)Logistics, IT and Service (2008)Reporting to the VP of Operations, managed all activities related to supply chain processes, inventory management and material readiness. Owned all relationships.
• Promoted to direct IT, logistics, customer service and purchasing departments.
• Coached and mentored ten direct reports.
• Introduced import container consolidation program.
• Participated in IT Leadership and Purchasing Steering Committees.
• Managed annual direct material and indirect purchases; delivered material performance savings.

West Hartford, CT, US