Richard Jones Email & Phone Number

London, ON, CA

London, Ontario, Canada

Commercial equipment sales in Ontario

Canada

Wallaceburg, Ontario

• Special project quoting and feasibility analysis. Responsibilities include designing and pricing, storage systems for commercial and non-standard applications.
• Work with domestic and international sales teams to design and quote new and replacement storage systems on a commercial scale.
• Use information and formulas from engineering consultants to build the unique recipe of materials for individual projects.
• Source new materials from and build partnerships with other manufactures in the industry to expand our product offerings to achieve full line solutions.
• Project management of “local” Ontario projects, working with all contractors and ensuring compliance with all government agencies.

Wallaceburg, On

• Project leadership role focusing on rapidly bringing a new product line to market. I reported directly to the Vice President while working with managers from all areas of the company.
• Worked with Engineering, Manufacturing, Accounting and Sales to develop a profitable brand in a short time.
• Sourced raw materials and machinery in support of the Purchasing Department.
• Drew on my industry experience to employ best practices for efficiency and quality.
• Set all pricing for the new line using cost analysis and industry comparisons.
• Helped guide and mentor talented people with diverse backgrounds to understand the challenges and opportunities in the grain storage market.

Zhengzhou, Henan, China

• Senior leadership role supporting top priority corporate initiatives and customer relations. Responsibilities include Purchasing, Production, Safety and Product Development. My primary role is to promote and achieve.
• Led a Lean Six Sigma manufacturing committee to increase efficiency through workflow reorganization and process waste reduction.
• Created and taught scheduling plans for all departments (Purchasing, Engineering, Production, Finance) to coincide with a master production plan for a mixed, make to order and make to stock product line.
• Established long-term relationships with supply partners and guided them in creating processes to consistently meet quality expectations.
• Empowered employees to make knowledge based, day to day decisions, resulting in increased efficiencies.
• Established a cross-departmental information forum to identify challenges and implement proactive solutions.

Bothwell, Ontario

• Senior leadership role with primary focus on divisional development while influencing corporate policy. Reporting directly to the president, I led all operations as well as short term and long-term initiatives.
• Ran test team, developed training procedures and established a BOM structure to coincide with the MRP implementation.
• Increased production by 500% while increasing staff by 300% over a 5 year period.
• Reduced utility costs by seeking out and taking advantage of energy programs.
• Developed error eliminating checks and procedures for all aspects of order flow from purchase order to delivery.
• Continuously improved profits by identifying cost saving opportunities through detailed product cost analysis.