Liam Orton Email & Phone Number

Tokyo, Jp

Sandpoint, Id, Us

Supporting Supply Chain Planning and Design through the S&OP/IBP Process

Sandpoint, Id, Us

Sandpoint, Id, Us

- Leader of Strategic Planning Process Development - Responsible for Strategic Initiative Project Management- M&A Due Diligence - S&OP Process Owner responsible for Re-Designing and Executing the process - Capacity Planning Lead (Short to Long Term Capacity Planning)- Financial & Production Modeling

Led team through three stages of group restructuring from negotiations with the acquiring party to consulting with legal counsel, KPMG and the Stock Exchange of Thailand.Coordinated inter-department in Thailand and regionally within Asia in the Group's 10+ subsidiaries on Management, Client Proposals and Finance related matters. Daily cross-cultural communication across multiple nationalities, languages and business environments.Prepared and Presented multiple proposals to the Board of Directors on group restructuring, finance and investment in privately held companies among other matters.Maintained Director position in India and was the only authorized signatory for the bank and all payments.Reported directly to the company Chairman and CFO in Japanese on a daily basis.

Delivered a 6x increase in Sales year-on-year in FY 2015 on the back of 9 new accounts and continued growth in multi-year clients all developed independently of traditional group legacy clients Achieved a 4.7x increase in Revenue year-on-year while decreasing personnel overhead 30%Brought in a Japanese client that became one of our largest, with sales around 50% of billing in FY 2015 Led the company in a new partnership to re-focus on our core advertising expertise across 3 verticals achieving cost efficiencies, increased national presence and new operational capabilitiesRecruited 2 Managing Partners and 8 sales and operations team members to energize & grow the business Managed Risk during national expansion, for new clients and larger scale projects

Started the India office in 2013 as 1 of 2 employees with marginal income and expanded to a core team of 5 staff and a 10x in sales exceeding in FY 2014 year-on-yearConceptualized and executed a major pivot in our India strategy ending our joint venture, started hiring our own teams, changed our approach to client acquisition and strengthened our internal execution capabilities Built and managed relationships with key clients, vendors and our JV partner stakeholders from senior management to execution staff, getting their buy-in on projects and cooperation in client pitches Aligned teams internationally across multiple organizations and stakeholders for the planning and execution of multiple client proposals

Spearheaded India market entry via a joint venture with a Global Top 10 Advertising Group Agency (DDB Mudra Group) from feasibility study, to partner selection, to presenting to the board of directors, negotiation of terms and financing structure to company setup in GurgaonImplemented Myanmar market entry from feasibility study, to partner development, presenting to the board of directors, office and local partner selection and company setup

Worked closely with key stakeholders to associate with Japanese boutique advertising agency ad comm group to create Ad Asia, a second brand agency for the CompanyCollaborated with Group Chairman and CFO on analysis of company performance and worked to create new initiatives such as a knowledge bank, streamlining internal processes and starting a Kaizen program

Bachelor'S Degree, International Business Economics

International Business & Japanese

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