J Spencer: Vice President - Operations, Sourcing, Production & Sales in Buffalo, NY

Direct all operations for multi-national apparel manufacturer with revenues in excess of $150M and 3,000 employees. Orchestrate all bottom-line factors, including company vision, long-range strategic planning, product management, and software development processes. Redefine organizational structure, oversee major pricing decisions, and perform monthly financial evaluation of company results. • Successfully produce lifestyle apparel products for Nordstrom, VF Corp., Hurley, Oakley, Quicksilver, Roxy, Pacific Sunwear, Hot Topic, Torrid, Wet Seal, Volcom, and more. • Developed strategic vision for company, increasing capacity, enhancing motivation, improving quality, identifying and recruiting top talent achieving high retention rates, and standardized merchandising systems. • Created a more responsive and market-driven organization resulting in increased sales growth by 20% annually. • Substantially improved productivity while reducing operational costs by 28%. • Integrated global business with 2,5K employees into one business model, slashing numerous expenses. • Devised 31 new Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), designed to increase productivity, employee engagement, and organizational excellence. • Facilitated the acquisition of a new manufacturing facility, condensing all facilities to four, increasing factory output by 60%. • Championed a 5-year strategic growth plan, with forecasted revenue that exceeds $500M.