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Jay Luikart Email & Phone Number
Chief Operating Officer
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Ampersand Brands
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@danone.com
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Chief Operating Officer
Location
Broomfield, Colorado, United States
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Jay Luikart is listed as Chief Operating Officer at Ampersand Brands, based in Broomfield, Colorado, United States. AeroLeads shows a work email signal at danone.com, phone signal with area code 920, 262, and a matched LinkedIn profile for Jay Luikart.
Jay Luikart previously worked as Chief Supply Chain Officer at Horizon Organic and Head of Operations / VP of Supply Chain - Horizon Organic at Danone. Jay Luikart holds Executive Mba from University Of Minnesota - Carlson School Of Management.
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About Jay Luikart
Over 20 years of leadership and technical experience in supply chain, manufacturing and business development. Expertise in strategic planning, network optimization, change management, cost reduction, coaching and cultivating people, and the resolution of complex problems in fast-paced environments. Background in customer, supplier, and employee relations, product development project and process management, and food science. Executive MBA.
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Jay Luikart work experience
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Chief Supply Chain Officer
CurrentResponsibility for Operations of the Horizon Organic and Wallaby Yogurt businesses. Includes EHS, Quality & Food Safety, Operations Planning, Manufacturing, R&D, Customer Experience, and Logistics & Warehousing.
Apr 2024 - Present
Head Of Operations / Vp Of Supply Chain - Horizon Organic
End to end responsibility for execution of the Supply Chain supporting the $900MM Horizon Organic business.
Jan 2023 - Apr 2024
Sr. Director - Design To Delivery (Supply Chain) - Premium Dairy
End to end responsibility for execution of the Supply Chain supporting the $900MM Horizon Organic business.
May 2022 - Jan 2023
Sr. Director - Comanufacturing
- Lead team responsible for execution at Comanufacturer network for North America. Managing 35 locations with a total spend of $600MM.
- Executed process improvement for Supply Planning improving service to 98.5%+ and on time to 92.4%.
- Drove waste reduction of 30% in ’21 ($1.6M) and an additional 65% improvement in ’22 vs ’21 ($2.6M)
- Led efforts to improve Ways of Working across a team with changing members and relationships during a period of overall organizational change.
Mar 2021 - Jan 2023
Sr. Director - Business Unit Operations
- Represent Supply Chain within the Coffee Creamer & RTD Coffee BU (International Delight, Silk Creamer, Land ‘o Lakes whiteners, International Delight Iced Coffee, SToK Cold Brew) and Strategic Growth Channels BU (AFH.
- Responsible for execution and portfolio management of portfolio averaging $120M-$140M Year 2 Net Sales ongoing Innovation.
- Unlocked channels of distribution through innovative solutions securing a $27MM business and launching yogurt to a new category for incremental $7.1M NS.
- Bridged business unit needs from current operations, planned innovations, and long-term strategy as part of Value Chain Strategy team.
Jul 2019 - Mar 2021
Sr. Plant Director - Multi-Site
- Direct responsibility for two food manufacturing plants - Eugene, OR (2017-2019) and Portland, OR (2016 to 2019) producing frozen yogurt and plant-based ice cream products (So Delicious Dairy Free brand). Managed each.
- Developed business acumen of Portland leadership team, achieving 7.2% (2017) and 9.6% (2018) productivity year over year in a period of volume decline.
- Led turnaround of Eugene site Safety culture with reduction in injuries of 72% in a single year through culture change and people first leadership.
- Supported growth of So Delicious business through streamlined operations and capacity improvement, facilitating insourced co-manufactured volume driving $3.4M savings annually.
- Instilled financial discipline in Eugene team to contribute to long term sustainable results, delivering productivity from -8.0% 2017 to +3.6% in 2018.
Jun 2017 - Jul 2019
Plant Director
YoCream - Led the site producing frozen yogurt, sorbet, gelato, smoothie, and other similar products within Danone North America's Away from Home business unit. Responsible for a team of 7 direct reports managing a highly automated dairy processing facility and associated supply chain and represent Supply Chain in the YoCream brand team.
Apr 2016 - Jun 2017
Plant Manager
- Responsible for directing facility producing pickles, peppers, and other similar products with an $85 million annual budget, full year plant population of 175 union members, and an additional 340 seasonal employees.
- Developed and actioned against 3-year strategic design for facility.
- Served as core team member for growth of business with significant new customer, achieving contract for $40M annual sales.
- Negotiated 3-year union contract delivering over $2.25M over life of contract.
Jul 2013 - Jan 2016
Plant Operations Manager
Medford, WI - Nestle Pizza Division. Producing under labels of Tombstone, Jack's, DiGiorno, and California Pizza Kitchen. Responsible for leading and developing team of 6 salary direct reports leading 500 employees in a frozen pizza bakery and assembly operation.
Jan 2011 - Jul 2013
Production Manager
Toll House Morsel Processing/Packaging & Chocolate Production (Jul '08-Dec '10)3rd Shift (Dec '06-Jul '08). Responsible for providing leadership and development to team of 7 Production Supervisors managing full 24-hour operations of plant’s flagship departments (180 hourly employees).
Dec 2006 - Jan 2011
Shift Manager
Mar 2006 - Dec 2006
Maintenance Supervisor
Nov 2004 - Mar 2006
Production Supervisor
Toll House Morsels & Crunch (2/04-11/04 – 2nd shift), Raisinets & Goobers (1/03-2/04 – 2nd shift), and Nesquik (1/02-12/02 – 3rd shift)
Jan 2002 - Nov 2004
Quality Assurance Intern
May 2001 - Aug 2001
Production Supervisor Intern
May 2000 - Aug 2000
2 education records
Jay Luikart education
Executive Mba
University Of Minnesota - Carlson School Of Management
Bs, Food Science
University Of Wisconsin-Madison
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What company does Jay Luikart work for?
Jay Luikart works for Ampersand Brands.
What is Jay Luikart's role at Ampersand Brands?
Jay Luikart is listed as Chief Operating Officer at Ampersand Brands.
What is Jay Luikart's email address?
AeroLeads has found 1 work email signal at @danone.com for Jay Luikart at Ampersand Brands.
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AeroLeads has found 3 phone signal(s) with area code 920, 262 for Jay Luikart at Ampersand Brands.
Where is Jay Luikart based?
Jay Luikart is based in Broomfield, Colorado, United States while working with Ampersand Brands.
What companies has Jay Luikart worked for?
Jay Luikart has worked for Ampersand Brands, Horizon Organic, Danone, Bay Valley Foods, A Treehouse Foods Company, and Nestle Usa.
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What schools did Jay Luikart attend?
Jay Luikart holds Executive Mba from University Of Minnesota - Carlson School Of Management.
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