Jerrod Kowalski Email & Phone Number

Costa Mesa, California, United States

General Manager at HUISH Outdoors production facility in Costa Mesa and at Atomica (subsidiary) machine shop in Oceanside and Production management.

Director | GM Ops & Sales | Business Development | Project Management | VPProcess Improvement | Strategic Vision & Execution | Global Leadership | Cost ReductionDelivered P&L Improvement | Process Improvement | Generated & Executed Global Strategy | Reduced CostsAwarded Walmart Excellence in Sustainability | Change Management Leader | Employee Development.

Global Business Unit Director, $40M P&L Responsibility | Position created for me as a result of success in prior roles. Directed Global Product Teams in US, Italy, and Germany. Orchestrated the most successful launch of a new product in the history of the business line achieving 300% higher forecasted units than the current best-selling product in the.

Americas / Hawaiian Islands

Concurrent RolesZone Division Manager, Americas, $26M P&L Responsibility | Board of Directors created a post business-sale position for me as a result of success in prior roles and projects. Regional Facility / Operation and Sales Management with a team of eleven | Global CEO recruited me as a result of success in prior KAM role. Improved corporate.

Vista, CA

Zone (North America) Strategy, Sales Manager for Mass and Club channels | Division VP and National Sales Manager recruited me for a new company role as a result of a project I completed. Awarded Walmart Excellence in Sustainability for packaging that delivered a 40% reduction by weight and 20% by volume. Additional packaging sustainability improvements.

• Directed Cruise Line and Resort Strategy and Sales Plans / National Sales Manager recruited me for a new company role as result of 500% better per capita sales than company average.
• Established and cultivated relationships with key accounts, including Disney, Cirque du Soleil “O” show, Dragone Productions Macau, and Dragone Productions “Le Reve” show at the Wynn Resort.
• Created private label sales channels, including with Four Seasons Resorts, leading to substantial new revenue.
• Managed major cruise line accounts, including Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, Princess, and others.

• Division Sales Manager, Pacific Region / GM of newly established Pacific Operation recruited me from a competitor as a result of my market performance and reputation.
• Managed sales to the dive industry in Hawaii and Micronesia as Account Manager for the Pacific Region Dive Division.
• Co-created and implemented a retail marketplace improvement/retailer audit strategy, including enhancements to service levels, retail facility upgrades, customer relationship management, and brand experience.
• Dramatically strengthened sales productivity by presenting more than 100 seminars and workshops to the field sales force on product knowledge, technical service, and repair training.
• Propelled market share in the first 2 years; maintained solid year-over-year growth. Started with single-digit market share in Hawaii and ended with 800 basis points higher-margin share than the rest of No. America and.