William Sadkowski Email & Phone Number

South Carolina, United States

United States

Anderson, South Carolina, United States

GROUP PRODUCT MANAGER – POWER TOOL DIVISION (PNEUMATIC AND FLOORING)• Continuous P&L optimization through cost management: supplier negotiation, CIP, LCM, E&O, NPD GM%, promotional mix & consistent analysis.• Identify and prioritize potential market opportunities that surpass customer needs.• Directed the implementation of countless new projects, most of these being fully ground up developments.• Led the cross-functional team in the development process utilizing both international vendors & in-house production.• Conducted field research with end users, analyzed market studies and communicated the resulting information to stakeholders.• Developed sales promotions and coordinated all launch activities: carton art, POP, online influencers, & post launch AB testing. ACHIEVEMENTSo Led 2023 Cost Improvement Projects that will save over $6M thru supplier negotiations, process improvements, material changes, geometry changes, containerization improvements & packaging changes. o Led a project team that captured the key pneumatic business at THD; drove revenue over $65M; projected to increase to over $100M within 12 months.o Transferred over 40 tariffed products outside of PRC within 3 years.o Introduced line of finish and trim Nailers that reshaped the category; demonstratively improved feature set that grew mature category from $12M to $18M.o Launched first cordless 18V air compressor; created entirely new compressor category; resulted in $25M in sales over 5 years. Copycat brands include DeWalt, Craftsman, Bauer, and Metabo.o Developed line of rotary air tools and pneumatic air accessories, including the utilization of outsourced suppliers.o Launched over 50 new products overall; multiple patents: 11654538, 20210316432, 11065749, 20190291253, 8282363, 20110182754, 7887303, 20100290929 & 20080273994.