James Baker
• United States: Greater Chicago Area
• consumer goods
Greater Chicago Area
James Baker
Address: Greater Chicago Area
Current:
- V. P. of Operations and Supply Chain at Block and Company
Past:
- V. P. of Operations at Fellowes, Inc.
- Manager Program Management and Manufacturing Systems at Zenith Electonics
Education:
- Loyola University
- Purdue University
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People Network: 35
Industry: Consumer Goods
James Baker’s Summary
• Accomplished operations management executive with P&L experience in a diverse consumer product corporation. Skilled in strategic and tactical business management, contract negotiations, supply chain management, new product development, manufacturing, and team building. Effectively blends solid business experience with practical applications of new systems and technology.
• Significantly increased profitability by establishing a global supply chain function that provided multi-million dollars in annualized savings while reducing suppliers. Instituted and negotiated key supplier contracts in the Pacific Rim, Europe, and the U.S.
• Successfully managed diverse multi-plant manufacturing group which included a molding operation, metal stamping as well as general product assembly plants.
• Key member of an executive team that targeted, negotiated, and integrated several strategic acquisitions
• Led new product development and marketing management teams that annually launched many leading edge products while substantially increasing speed to market.
V. P. of Operations and Supply Chain
Block and Company
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Consumer Goods industry)
August 2005 — Present (2 years 9 months)
Senior Executive in charge of manufacturing, engineering, distribution and supply chain
Eductional Details:
Loyola University
MBA, Finance, January 1980