Coo/General Manager
CurrentP&L and Operational responsibility for this specialty manufacturer of Laboratory Instrumentation. Responsible for leading the organization across all functional areas including Sales, Marketing, Engineering, Service, and Operations to develop and execute multi-year Strategic Plan. monitor and manage the company's financial performance and achieve KPI goals. Acquire and develop talent to support succession planning and drive future growth.• Negotiated the purchase of the company and successfully managed ownership transition.• Lead and develop vision for the organization via multi-year and annual strategic roadmap plans resulting in 50% growth and record company sales and profits and improved customer satisfaction as measured by Net Promotor surveying.• Successfully overhauled IT infrastructure and core systems including transition to a new ERP manufacturing system, deploying a CRM system to manage and execute Sales and Marketing opportunities, and utilization of Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Planner/Project to improve collaboration and effectiveness of product development and project execution.• Expanded distribution channels, expanded direct sales team, and launched new company website with e-commerce capabilities resulting in 4X improvement in organic traffic. • Developed Product Roadmap and oversee Engineering team resulting in successful product launches of new and improved products that drove sales growth.• Executed Quality Management Systems (QMS) improvements to processes, infrastructure, and documentation enabling transition to ISO 9001 certified manufacturing and ISO 17025 Laboratory accreditation.• Implemented regulatory compliance program to meet international import/export requirements.• Introduced 5S and lean manufacturing principals resulting in a 30%+ improvement in turn time and on-time performance.