John Heflin Email & Phone Number

Chicago, IL, US

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Greater Chicago Area

Arlington Brands specializes in creating, growing, and acquiring eCommerce companies with defensible brands and loyal customer bases.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Greater Chicago Area

• Downtown Pet Supply focuses on providing value pet products to B2C and B2B markets via direct to consumer and on-line marketplaces (Amazon / FBA, Walmart, eBay, Groupon, Chewy, Shopify, etc).
• Grew Pet eCommerce business 5000% via Direct to Consumer and eCommerce Marketplace strategies for Amazon US, Amazon CA, Amazon UK/EU, Walmart.com, eBay, Groupon, & Chewy and Shopify.
• Grew Downtown Pet Supply to a top 0.1% of 3rd party sellers on Amazon.
• Responsible for all internal and eCommerce marketplace technology integrations for business including Amazon Seller Central / FBA, Shopify, SPS Commerce, Salesforce, Finale (Inventory Management), Quickbooks, and.
• Managed all aspects of finance, operations, marketing, revenue management, advertising, operations.
• Supply chain including supplier / factory negotiations, purchase orders, and import / export

Greater Chicago Area

• Key Responsibilities - GM/P&L, Strategy, PMO, Tech Delivery & Ops,& Product for Electronic Trading Managed Service SolutionsGeneral Manager with P&L and strategic responsibility for IDC 7ticks and Real-Time Services.
• Executive responsible for Business Operations, Strategic Planning, Technology Delivery & Operations, PMO, and Product
• Created business cases, breakeven analysis, and pricing approach for International expansion and major sales opportunities driving revenue improving margins on average by 34%
• Managed teams of 65+ people
• Leader for revenue growth of 174% from 2010-2012 and from negative to positive EBITDA and overall margins from -28% to 16% as a result of implementing margin & deal review process and operational efficiencies
• Create budgeting and forecasting framework used by 7ticks and Real-Time Services business units

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• 7ticks is a Managed Service Provider for High Frequency-Low Latency Trading (HFT). Key Responsibilities - P&L, Strategy, Finance, Technology Delivery & Operations, PMO, and ProductExecutive responsible for Business.
• Created strategic plan and guidance for M&A - led to $43+ MM sale of 7ticks to Interactive Data Corporation in Jan 2010
• Led 7ticks participation in due diligence and integration planning with IDCo
• Re-built general ledger for more accurate financial statements. Formalized key metrics including margin and EBITDA targets.
• Created PMO organization and aligned Technology Delivery and Support for improved delivery, communication, and quality
• Created business cases, breakeven analysis, and pricing approach for International expansion and major sales opportunities

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Held leadership positions in Orbitz Worldwide Product, Marketing, and Technology organizations. Roles/Responsibilities included head of Product for Orbitz B2B and Private Label, Marketing Products and Services, Global.
• Developed international technology and business strategy for integrating Global B2C brands owned by Cendant – including Orbitz, Cheaptickets, Lodging.com, Ebookers (Europe), Octopus (Europe), and Asia “brand”.
• Lead for Global Platform business case for $46M program which includes all aspects of B2C business – on-line application, backend merchandising, content management, marketing, call center, finance, and legal.
• Leveraged over 300 resources with 5-year benefits projected to be $200M-$300M.
• Worked directly for CIO and CMO to communicate Global platform strategy and business case.
• Responsible for all business and product requirements and delivery of Global B2C platform – including front end Product (on-line) and back end applications (content management, merchandising, marketing, finance, and.

Greater Chicago Area

Experienced Manager - Strategy, Business Process & Technology Solutions for Consumer, Retail, and Industrial Products. Deep knowledge of Order to Cash, Supply chain & Logistics, and eCommerce start ups.