Overview
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Education
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Derek Champlin

Solutions ITW & Pearldive
Fenton,MI
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Vice President of Business Development

1 Year 5 Months
Solutions ITW & Pearldive | 03.2025 - Current
  • Revenue Generation: Closed $2.5M in ARR over the last year by leading end-to-end commercial growth and expansion across enterprise accounts.
  • Solution Integration: Successfully integrated Pearldive into the consolidated pricing and packaging architecture for the company’s total thrift solution suite.
  • GTM Strategy: Spearheaded and continuously scaling the overall go-to-market (GTM) strategy, driving market penetration across the thrift and secondhand logistics sectors.
  • Remote

Vice President, Revenue

2 Years
Upright Labs Inc. | 03.2023 - 03.2025
  • Facilitated commercial merger of primary competitor, overseeing unified GTM strategy, brand positioning, marketing, and consolidated pricing models.
  • Led full outbound/inbound sales motion, driving $1.9M in new software ARR while launching new HubSpot CRM and company re-brand.
  • Managed growth and marketing teams (3 AEs, SDRs, and marketing personnel) with $1M+ in annual budget oversight.
  • Remote

Vice President, Operations

8 Months
Upright Labs Inc. | 07.2022 - 03.2023
  • Guided organizational transition from founder-led to Private Equity-backed structure; formalized SKU catalog, pricing strategies, and client retention programs.
  • Executed strategic price increases and contract renegotiations, generating an additional $800K in recurring software ARR.
  • Directed 17 team members across technical support, account management, and consulting operations with $1.9M+ annual spend.

Operations Manager

1 Year 8 Months
Upright Labs Inc. | 11.2020 - 07.2022
  • Scaled non-profit clients from <$500K to >$5M+ in revenue (up to 5x growth over 12 months) via operational and warehouse optimization consulting.
  • Expanded monthly growth support services from $300K ARR to $1.1M ARR in 18 months.
  • Built national Salvation Army e-commerce infrastructure across 3 domestic territories, generating $1.2M ARR.

Demand Planning Specialist & Logistics Lead

4 Years 4 Months
Abbott Laboratories | 07.2016 - 11.2020
  • Diagnostics: Managed demand planning for 3rd-party manufacturers accounting for $68M in annual spend; elevated product availability strategy directly to divisional VP and President.
  • Vascular & Supply Chain: Led commercial logistics launch for Abbott’s #1 drug-eluting stent (carrier negotiations, FTZ setup) and distribution design for Tendyne Inc. ($525M acquisition).
  • Managed production planning for top commodity suppliers representing $18M in annual spend.

Education

B.S. - International Business & Global Supply Chain Operations Management

University of South Carolina | Columbia, SC | 05.2015
  • Magna Cum Laude
  • GPA: 3.8

Chinese University of Hong Kong | Shatin, HK

Intensive Chinese Business Program & Language Immersion

Skills

GTM &amp; Revenue Leadership: B2B SaaS Sales
Enterprise Deal Closing
Pricing &amp; Packaging Strategy
Sales Motion Design
M&amp;A Integration
Domain Expertise: Thrift &amp; Secondhand Logistics
E-commerce Infrastructure
Supply Chain Optimization
Warehouse Operations
Operations &amp; Executive Management: PE Transition Strategy
P&amp;L Oversight ($1M+ Budgets)
Account Retention ($4.5M+ ARR)
Team Building
Data-driven decision making
Pricing strategy
Contract negotiations
Team leadership
Negotiations

Timeline

Vice President of Business Development

Solutions ITW & Pearldive
03.2025 - CurrentRead More

Vice President, Revenue

Upright Labs Inc.
03.2023 - 03.2025Read More

Vice President, Operations

Upright Labs Inc.
07.2022 - 03.2023Read More

Operations Manager

Upright Labs Inc.
11.2020 - 07.2022Read More

Demand Planning Specialist & Logistics Lead

Abbott Laboratories
07.2016 - 11.2020Read More

University of South Carolina

B.S. from International Business & Global Supply Chain Operations Management
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Chinese University of Hong Kong

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Derek Champlin