PETER HEALY

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15215

adbqje@r.postjobfree.com

412-***-****

SUMMARY:

Proven executive with extensive experience bringing innovative products to market through Product Development & Life Cycle Management, Sourcing, Supply Chain, Finance, Merchant Support and Operations. Providing insight, direction and leadership based upon market trends, quantitative analysis and industry knowledge. Strong record of accomplishment in recruiting and developing motivated, efficient and effective teams.

EXPERIENCE:

GORDON SINCLAIR, Indiana, Pennsylvania, February 2019 – Present

G.M. & Vice President of Operations

Create a culture of accountability and urgency in underperforming production facility. Introduced data-based decision making and KPI driven mentality. Measuring the most important production metrics, establishing stretch goals and setting paths to higher productivity. Training and coaching managers and associates to reach these goals. Have achieved consistent improvements in production, warehouse, packing, shipping and art departments. These improvements are lasting and will continue to compound productivity gains as we continue to optimize.

S.W.A. ENTERPRISES INC., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 2017 – February 2019

President

Consulting expertise in Strategic Sourcing, Product Development, Vendor Management, International Supply Chain and establishing overseas offices. Sr Consultant at FiduciaSolutions.Org using technology to dramatically reduce the risk of fraud and embezzlement at small businesses and non-profits.

Franchise: Co-owner (wife) of Rita’s Italian Ice franchise selling out of three stores, PNC Park and many events in the greater Pittsburgh area. Established processes, controls and training to improve quality, efficiency and profitability.

TRINITY STEEL INC., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 2015 – April 2017

Vice President of Operations

Optimized processes in Manufacturing, Engineering, Detailing, Project Management and systems. Grew plant capacity 30% through the strategic addition of equipment, personnel and lean processes. Instituted digital calendar to communicate deadlines and accountability to Production, Project Management and Logistics.

POLYCONCEPT NORTH AMERICA (PCNA), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2008 – December 2014

Vice President of Product Development & Sourcing, January 2010 – December 2014

Inspired and directed Product Development, Product Design and Sourcing Departments for PCNA, the global leader in the promotional products industry. Built strong relationships between Sourcing, overseas Operations, Marketing and Merchandising. Successfully launched innovative and patent earning products under 40 brands including New Balance, Slazenger, Cutter & Buck and Kenneth Cole. Led a team of 22 professionals, located in North America and Asia, in new product ideation, delivery, marketing and full life cycle for 25 categories covering the premium and value segments in PCNA’s two divisions, Leed’s ($280M, 2014 Sales) and Bullet ($110M, 2014 Sales.)

Product Development

Created annual launch strategy by-division supporting company growth and EBITDA goals; introduced 2,000 on-trend products in eight launches across both divisions annually. Launched and managed new and inline product assortment through the full product life cycle.

Assembled best-in-class merchandising team that drove innovation in the industry teaching autonomy, mastery and purpose in their category management. Great success leveraging cross-functional capabilities and sharing successes.

Dovetailed Merchandising and Sourcing capabilities with corporate strategy. Delivered the competitive edge PCNA uses to extend industry leadership by having the right product at the right time for the right price. Product development focus was on athletic brands, technology and drinkware.

Developed proprietary brands and logos and negotiated licenses on retail brands including Carhartt & New Balance.

Sourcing

Established with senior management key performance metrics for international sourcing organization including: (i) drove annual FOB savings of 3% in product costs through multi-country sourcing, (ii) continually improved quality through decreased vendor claims ratio; achieved 24% decrease in last 12 months, (iii) improved both production lead time decreases (13% improvement to 70 days) and on time delivery monitoring, (iv) eliminated majority of sub-par factory inspection results in top 100.

Inspected, assessed & established long-term partner relationships with OEM factories in China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Cambodia, India, and Mexico.

Drove 10% decrease in number of vendors while growing revenues and number of products/styles.

Drove 70 basis point improvement in gross margin by executing a multi-country sourcing strategy. Delivered incremental $1.5M in gross margin dollars in 2014, aggressively challenged our product costs and built long-term relationships with key factories around the world.

Vice President of Supply Chain and Sourcing, Leed’s Promotional Products (a division of PCNA,) June 2008 – January 2010

Developed and led Sourcing, Logistics, Planning/Procurement, Quality Assurance, Inventory Control and Compliance.

Recruited, developed and led 50 associates in Pittsburgh, Shanghai, Ningbo & Shenzhen.

Conducted strategic evaluation and redesign of Leed’s Supply Chain functions.

Instituted best practices across all supply chain & sourcing processes. Improvements include Service mentality, Just-in-Time Inventory, Launch Forecast Accuracy (MAPA,) Supply Chain Dashboard with key metrics, formal factory compliance rating and on boarding.

Successfully reduced inventory by 25% improving ROI and inventory turns while improving quality.

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1998 – 2008

Director of Product Development and Supply Chain, August 2001 – June 2008

Product Development & Sourcing - Contributed to the establishment of a new private brand and direct import organization within Dick’s Sporting Goods. Partnered with senior management and newly hired V.P. to establish Product Development & Sourcing organization delivering $500 Million in product.

Partnered with Merchant team to develop $200M business ($100M FOB) in Golf, Racquet, Table, & Water Departments through relationships with 50 factories.

Defined staff requirements; hired, developed and managed seven category managers and designers.

Initiated and developed private branded golf business by building compelling business case and delivering sales. Grew sales by a compound annual growth rate of 365% through tenure carrying a 1,200 basis point premium over domestic product. Defined, developed, and positioned new private golf brand as a prerequisite to gaining share of market.

Repeated successes in golf in other categories including explosive growth in tennis, racquetball and squash categories under the Slazenger label.

Drove continuous FOB savings through product development and rigorous sourcing process.

Performed factory audits and assessments, and successfully established strategic relationships with several international factories primarily in China, Vietnam & Taiwan.

Operations

Created strong new relationships and clean processes to establish Product Development and Sourcing.

Established international vendor manual including, human rights code of conduct, routing and packing instructions, international vendor agreement, letter of credit and wire transfer requirements.

Negotiated with internal and external stakeholders to build international supply chain best serving company and trading partner needs with an eye on driving sales and efficiency.

Identified need, published RFP for supply chain software package. Reviewed submissions, negotiated with vendors, recommended best package, and partnered with supplier through implementation. Trained all factories on access and use.

Co-authored the business plan researching and instituting industry best practices that set the strategic vision for supply chain & product development.

Negotiated, with team, international brand license agreements including Field & Stream and Slazenger.

Manager of Merchandise Payables, January 1998 – August 2001

Managed financial aspects of imported merchandise including education of buyers, order approval, and payments.

Guided internal audit team through technology update writing databases and auditing of paid media review.

Designed RTV system making better use of technology to implement controls, tracking and automation of processing.

Proposed A/P adoption of EDI Invoice project; delivered in excess of project’s goals.

May Department Stores –Kaufmanns, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1994 – 1998

Senior Accounting Analyst, October 1996 – January 1998

EDUCATION:

DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Dual MBA, Finance and Marketing, Cum Laude

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