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Saint Paul, MN, US

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Support administration of COR Operations and collaborate with Senior Leadership on long-term growth strategy requiring infrastructure planning. Facilitate the continuous improvement planning and execution to scale all operating systems, processes, data and reports for effective structure to meet objectives established by the Senior Leadership team.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Provide the direction and leadership to value stream managers and production scheduling to achieve company goals, production schedules and to support customer requirements. To maintain and continuously improve manufacturing processes to ensure the highest level of safety, quality, productivity and efficiency can be obtained.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Maximized operational processes, logistics and strategies for a motivated team of 16 in a $30M enterprise. Directly manages a $3.5M annual budget. Responsible for logistics, vendor relations, process improvement and a leadership culture. Reported directly to the President and CEO, also a member of the organization’s leadership team. Reinvented customized.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Led an operational team of 24 with a $2.5M budget while delivering automation solutions, process improvements and increased team collaboration. Reported directly to the SVP of Operations. Led a cross-functional team on design and implementation of a state-of-the-art automated pick/pack system for operations that improved quality and efficiency while.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Led a team of 15 with a $2M budget, revamped numerous processes, production timelines and added equipment to provide in-store signage weekly to 20,000+ individual retail locations. Reported to the VP of Operations. Selected Xerox for digital printing equipment resulting in 200% increase in capacity and annual cost savings of $120,000. Expanded internal.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Delivered new product concepts with manufacturing plans from 3rd party vendors based on strategic planning by the leadership team. Reported to the EVP of Sales and Marketing. Executed product development projects as assigned by the EVP of Sales and Marketing. Provided strategic information to sales and developed a new marketing portfolio. Created the.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Established new vendor relationships for new product offering as part of an acquisition. Supervised schedule of 3rd party manufacturing of the product to align with deadlines. Reported to the Director of Sales. Delivered logistical plan with 3rd party vendors to ensure effective execution of promotional events. Supported in-house sales force by managing.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Developed team of 12 with individual coaching, goal setting and open communication. Strengthened customer service to retail partners and improved relationships. Reported to the VP of Operations. Implemented team and individual goal standards, created team-specific metrics. Pioneered new employee and on-going training to the entire staff, improving customer.