Work from Home (WFH) Office Furniture Program Designer
Spearheaded a comprehensive work from home office furniture program for a major corporation with over 17,000 employees during the Covid-19 pandemic. The successful execution of the WFH office furniture program significantly enhanced employee comfort, productivity, and overall well-being, contributing to the corporation's resilience and adaptability in navigating remote work challenges.
Key responsibilities included:
- Program Design: Conceptualized and developed a tailored program to provide ergonomic office furniture solutions for remote work setups, ensuring employees' comfort and productivity.
- Strategic Sourcing: Identified, evaluated, and established partnerships with reputable vendors to source high-quality office furniture that met the organization's standards and employees' needs.
- Logistics Management: Oversaw end-to-end logistics operations, including procurement, inventory management, and distribution, to seamlessly deliver furniture to employees' residences across diverse geographic locations.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborated closely with cross-functional teams, including HR, IT, and Facilities, to align the program with corporate objectives and ensure smooth implementation.
- Cost Management: Implemented cost-effective strategies to optimize program budget while maintaining quality standards and meeting delivery timelines.
Commercial Office Furniture Industry – Self funded, organic growth company, grown from inception. Began as a service company and evolved into a full service office furniture sales and service entity to adapt to market demands. Spearheaded all aspects of running and managing business dealing with Fortune 500 companies for 30 years. Key clients include: NASA, Valeo, US Military, AFLAC, TVA, C.B. Richard Ellis, McKesson, USAA, Siemens, Sony Ericson, CDC, Change Healthcare and International Hotels Group.
- Oversaw end-to-end business processes to maintain proficiency and profitability.
- Served as primary point-of-contact with suppliers and contractors to achieve inventory expectations.
- Served as principal stakeholder over organization's complete operations.
- Led screening, hiring and staff scheduling to maintain compliance with group goals.
- Oversaw business budget planning and administration, accounting functions, purchasing and bi-weekly payroll to handle financial needs.