Keith Kawachi Email & Phone Number

Puyallup, Washington, United States

Led 4 of the West Division’s largest infrastructure investments including 3 build to suit warehouse projects and 1 franchise bottler acquisition. Project Manager for post acquisition integration.- Created strategic analysis and economic justification to gain capital appropriation request approvals.- Managed 4, complex capital projects simultaneously, delivering on time, to spec and within budget.- Designed Warehouse optimization strategy reducing space needs by 20,000 sf, driving capital savings of over $3MM.- Tracked Capex, Opex, and AWO spending for each capital project and achieved a 100 index in 2019.- Led due diligence and pre-acquisition process for a successful franchise bottler acquisition.

Managed $250MM P&L for PBC locations in WA., ID and AK. Developed business plans and growth strategies to deliver superior marketplace execution and customer service, productivity and profit performance. Oversaw 8 direct reports and 720 employees- Implemented strategic growth initiatives driving sales volume, revenue and share to consistently deliver against plan.- Demonstrated leadership ability in forging Northwest Market vision through motivation and direction across multiple functions and geographies.- Positively impacted margin through net price move and portfolio management stewardship.- Executed best-in-class small format strategies, improving location and market profitability.- Received UXL award and national recognition in 2014 and 2015 for Small Format execution and results delivering over +10% cold drink growth 2 years in a row and top share growth.- Led Mountain Region in Small Format sales growth, revenue growth and customer contract execution 5 years.

Advanced position to provide new leadership, improved strategic guidance and build capability, and talent. Influenced large, multi-level team with insights, innovation and impact to drive sustained results. 10 direct reports, 240 employees.- Delivered immediate and sustained result achieving NOPBT Plan and PY 6 years in a row.- Improved sales capability thru training focused on consumer, customer, category and competitive insights.- Effectively measured performance against KPI’s to reinforce priority objectives and initiate competition.- Solved customer service issues by developing a program that created faster response and recovery times, provided accountability, included frequency analysis and causal tracking. +25-point improvement in overall customer satisfaction.