Rick Stratz Email & Phone Number

Mequon, Wi, Us

Zurich, Ch

- Leading a Sales team aligned with a Global Key Account for Amcor Flexibles North America- Tasked with building deeper, strategic relationships to deliver enhanced value by leveraging the many resources Amcor has to offer - Leading a team of approximately 45 Field Technical Service team members located across the United States and Canada- This team assists our customers run our films on their equipment in the field- In many cases, we help our customers understand their equipment better with a focus on improving their production efficiencies and reducing waste- Tasked with taking a very successful team to another level and drive even deeper value to our customers by leveraging my two decades of experience at Amcor in commercial, operations and P&L ownership.

Zurich, Ch

This is the continuation of my same role at Bemis North America after the merger of Bemis and Amcor• Amcor Flexibles North America equivalent to General Manager• Fully accountable to Five (5) manufacturing facilities with over $320 million in total revenues• 800+ employees, Union and Non-Union• Facility capabilities include Flexographic and Rotogravure Printing, Wax Coatings, Specialty Lacquer Printing, Cold Seal, Laminations, Cast PE, Pouching, Pre-made CPET Trays and Laser Slitting/Perfing.• Owner for all aspects of each plant starting with Safety, Quality, Service, Business Strategy, Capital Plan and P&L's• Integrates sales pipelines and key customer impacts for each facility• Oversees the coordination with sales, marketing, pricing, R&D, Operations, Supply Chain and Procurement for key account bidding processes• Implements the Amcor priorities from each department (i.e. Safety, Supply Chain, Quality)• Accountable to assemble and lead the proper resources for any given project or initiative• Anticipate emerging issues and trends and ensure mitigation actions are in place• Report results and updates to Division President and Leadership Team in monthly staff meetings• Report results and updates to CEO and Leadership Team in quarterly business reviews.• Drive and deliver profitable year over year growth for each plant See less

Zurich, -, Ch

• Bemis North America equivalent to General Manager• Fully accountable to Four manufacturing facilities totaling almost $300 million in revenue• Owner for each plant P&L, Business Strategy and Capital Plan• Integrates sales pipelines and key customer impacts for each facility• Leads the coordination with sales, marketing and pricing for key account bidding processes• Implements the Bemis priorities from each department (i.e. Safety, Supply Chain, Quality)• Accountable to assemble and lead the proper resources for any given project or initiative• Anticipate emerging issues and trends and ensure mitigation actions are in place• Report results and updates to Division President and Leadership Team in monthly staff meetings• Drive and deliver profitable year over year growth for each plant

Zurich, -, Ch

Accountable for a team of six Marketing professionals across five strategic markets with approximately $350 million in revenue. Fully accountable for the P&L, Market, Product, Customer, Pricing and Contract Strategies for these markets.Additionally accountable for the three manufacturing facilities with approximate revenues of $200 million. This responsibility is a hybrid General Manager role where I am responsible for the plant P&Ls and lead a cross functional team focused on improving the plant's Operating Profit through various approaches depending on the needs of each plant.

Zurich, -, Ch

Successfully realigned region by making personnel and account adjustments, developed focused and continuous training with robust account plans and added emphasis on future pipeline which enabled the team to grow their business and the region this year and for future years. Sales Director for a team of up to nine Sales Managers assigned to the East Region. Accountable for developing and executing a sales plan through organizing and focusing the business around profitable opportunities. Key focuses: Continuous Improvement Sales Training, Account Planning, Growth Pipeline Management, Forecasting, SG&A Management and Continuous Performance Feedback to Maximize Productivity.

Zurich, -, Ch

Bemis Sales Lead Managing a team focused on Key National Account. Responsible for commercializing a very large technically challenging opportunity and negotiating a multi-layered contract.

Zurich, -, Ch

Marketing Manager for multiple Major Markets and National Accounts. Managed Market Pricing Strategies, Created and Negotiated Strategic Customer Contracts, Implemented New Product Market Strategies, Developed and Executed Top and Bottom Line Market Strategies and Enhance Key Account Relationships. Worked Closely with Sales, R&D, Manufacturing, Purchasing, Customer Service and Customers.

Zurich, -, Ch

Managed and grew account base in the Michigan, Ohio and Indiana region. Built relationship throughout each orginazation including purchasing, production, R&D, maintainance, logistics and upper managment. Services provided range from inventory mananagment, cost savings audits/implementation and non-compliance management. Worked closely with customer to identify new product growth opportunities and align proper resources to

Zurich, -, Ch

Zurich, -, Ch

Residential Rental Property Development - Purchased outdated rental properties, renovated them and sold them.

Milwaukee, Wi, Us

Developed and sold to a client base for Life Insurance, Long Term Care Insurance and Investment Products.