Senior Vice President, Global Supply Chain, Timex Group
Middlebury, Ct, Us
$800M family-owned global consumer company with 5000 employees and manufacturing / distribution facilities in US, Europe, and Asia. Brands include Timex, Guess, Gc, Ferragamo, Versace, Ecko, and Nautica. Reported to CEO with responsibility for infrastructure, global planning, procurement, manufacturing, R&D, distribution, logistics, and inventory sold through retail, wholesale, and international distribution. Direct staff of 11 and 3500 employees in manufacturing, R&D, engineering, planning and program management. • Achieved significant improvement in financial and operating results via cost savings and working capital improvements for all business units. • Directed multi-million dollar strategic projects of Strategic Sourcing and Integrated Business Planning to completion.• Established Program Management team to deliver advanced technical products for the Timex brand, building relations with leading telecommunications companies in the smart watch industry.• Established a succession plan for all 25% of top management in all manufacturing/distribution sites.