Chris Mattson
Yamhill,OR
Summary
Results-oriented business leader with more than 2 decades of experience in day-to-day business operations management and management. Effective liaison to key clients, accounts and external business stakeholders. Leverage trends across industries and markets to derive solutions and approaches focused on creating value for customers and profitability for company. Streamlined processes for efficiency and productivity. Well-versed in applying multi-faceted approach to managing safety, operations and productivity across multiple business lines.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
GM of Operations & Business Development
North Valley Seeds, Inc
03.1999 - Current
- Drove year-over-year business growth while leading operations, strategic vision, and long-range planning.
- Buy and sell seed as needed by the company and customers.
- Contract acres for production as needed by the company and customers.
- Established positive and effective communication among unit staff and organization leadership, reducing miscommunications, and missed deadlines.
- Designed modern employee recognition program which boosted productivity and improved morale.
- Identified and resolved unauthorized, unsafe, or ineffective practices.
- Analyzed and reported on key performance metrics the ownership group.
- Negotiated contracts with vendors and suppliers to obtain best pricing and terms.
- Developed and maintained relationships with external vendors and suppliers.
- Managed inventory and supply chain operations to achieve timely and accurate delivery of goods and services.
- Led hiring, onboarding and training of new hires to fulfill business requirements.
- Directed initiatives to improve work environment, company culture or overall business strategy.
- Increased profit by streamlining operations.
- Supervised operations staff and kept employees compliant with company policies and procedures.
- Interacted well with growers and customers to build connections and nurture relationships.
- Identified customer needs and negotiated and closed profitable projects with high success rate.
- Observed each employee's individual strengths and initiated a bonus program to reward hard work and dedication.
- Trained and guided team members to maintain high productivity and performance metrics.
- Reduced operational risks while organizing data to forecast performance trends.
- Implemented business strategies, increasing revenue, and effectively targeting new markets.
- Negotiated price and service with customers and vendors to decrease expenses and increase profit.
- Cultivated and strengthened lasting client relationships using strong issue resolution and dynamic communication skills.
Education
Master of Arts - Agricultural Business And Management
Washington State University
Pullman, WA05-1995
Bachelor of Science - Animal Science
Washington State University
Pullman, WA05-1993
Skills
- Business analysis
- Marketing
- Performance monitoring
- Production
- Market growth
- Contract management
- Contract negotiation
- Client relations
- Employee relations and conflict resolution
- Purchasing and procurement
- Budgeting and cost control
- Goal attainment
- Customer retention
- Procurement management
- Grower Relationships
- Warehouse operations
- Market research, forecasting, and analysis
- Market interpretation
- Project management abilities
- Multidisciplinary collaboration
- Decision-making
- Business strategy development
- Business development
- Cost reduction and containment
- Management
- Customer service
- Troubleshooting and problem solving
Accomplishments
Maintained over 25 years of continual growth(29%) in the seed industry while the industry trend has declined over 38%. Procured multiple long term contracts with international and domestic companies to maximize company profits by utilizing current employee roster and maximize facilities abilities. Continually added new grower customers and needed to maximize the facility and cleaners. Tripled the capacity to store inventory for our commercial customer base to meet the needs of a changing industry. Doubled the cleaning capacity and bulk storage for our core customer base of growers. Implemented automated packing equipment to increase quality and efficiency in our processing practice. 100% employee retention on full time employees during my tenure.
Timeline
GM of Operations & Business Development
North Valley Seeds, Inc
03.1999 - Current
Master of Arts - Agricultural Business And Management
Washington State University
Bachelor of Science - Animal Science
Washington State University
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