Melissa Mayotte
Oakland,MI
Summary
Results-driven leader with extensive experience in strategic leadership and operational excellence. Proven success in ensuring safety, fostering employee development, and cultivating a positive company culture. Track record of driving organizational growth and effectively adapting to evolving business needs. Skilled in strategic planning, financial management, and stakeholder engagement. Recognized for strong decision-making abilities and unwavering focus on achieving measurable outcomes.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Plant President
RRD Detroit
11.2020 - Current
- Leads $28MM commercial print, mailing, fulfillment and distribution facility with 93 employees in diverse roles from operations to sales.
- Consistent track record providing YOY improvement in topline revenue and operating income. Responsible for P&L, including preparation and management of capital and operational budgets.
- Leads and works alongside supervisors/managers and teams in the execution of daily activities, assigning and delegating tasks, setting and monitoring the schedule.
- Reviews and reports on manufacturing activities, performance and results, initiates team actions to identify and remove challenges with schedules, excessive costs, materials or other factors in quality, safety, service and productivity levels.
- Drives continuous improvement, LEAN, 5/6S management by holding meetings with teams to obtain cost savings projects, AIR tracking and implementation to report to corporate management.
- Focus on safety first, meeting EHS, OSHA and compliance regulations.
- Effective HR planning, recruitment, review process, counseling, as well as programs of training and development. Focus and passion for employee growth, development and company culture.
- Tripled the size of the sales team through recruitment efforts and effective training. Leads and manages the local plant sales team in both strategy and daily, cadenced lead/prospect/client tactical insights, to ensure effective and viable pipeline to achieve sales growth targets.
- Successfully implemented SOC2+ Hi-trust compliance to service and target higher margin healthcare and finance accounts.
Plant President
RRD Clear Visions
11.2015 - 10.2020
- Led $18MM commercial print plant with sales and operations team of 50 employees including operations, sales and administration.
- Core capabilities are high-quality offset print, complex digital variable data, direct mail, data and analytics, fulfillment and warehousing.
- Responsible for P&L, budget planning, developing growth strategies, improving operation productivity, building customer relationships, recruiting new talent, streamlining workflow efficiencies, team morale, communication, superior quality and most importantly safety of all employees.
- Increased income from operations by 73% through continuous improvement, increasing equipment utilization, expanding shift coverage, development of apprenticeship program, restructuring and implementing 5S.
- Increased new business by $6MM in contractual and transactional business including successfully implementing cGMP to support pharmaceutical sampling as growth initiative for the company.
- Currently oversee $15MM commercial print plant with sales and operations team of 50 employees including operations, sales and administration.
- Core capabilities are high-quality offset print, complex digital variable data, direct mail, data and analytics, fulfillment and warehousing.
Plant President
RRD Theo Davis
01.2012 - 11.2015
- Led $7MM commercial print company of 38 employees. Core capabilities included high-quality offset print, variable data digital print, web to print technology, fulfillment and warehousing.
- Increased sales from $4MM to $7MM over eighteen months.
- Increased income from operations by 43% in twenty-four months.
Intercompany Sales Manager
RRD PBM Graphics
05.2008 - 01.2012
- Built book of business from $0 to $6MM by building competitive and profitable pricing models strategically based on market and vertical of opportunity.
Operations/Sales Management Training Program
RRD McKay
04.2006 - 05.2008
- Graduated from Leadership Development Program that included hands-on production training learning the business from the ground up. Experienced rotations in prepress, estimating, planning, purchasing, digital, pressroom, shipping, bindery, fulfillment and finance.
- ISO 9002 Internal Auditor
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration -
Northwood University of Michigan
Midland, MI05.2006
Accomplishments
- Advisory Council, Graphic Media Alliance, Current
- Active Member, Detroit Craftsman's Club
- Active Member, Detroit Ad Production Club
- Active Member, Detroit Postal Customer Council
- Active Member, Women in Manufacturing SE Michigan
- Mentor, RRD Associate Development Program, Current
- Rising Star Award, Graphic Media Alliance, 2024
- Operational Excellence 5S/Kaizen/Lean Certifications
- Six Sigma Green Belt, 2024
- CPR, First Aid, Crisis Management
Timeline
Plant President
RRD Detroit
11.2020 - Current
Plant President
RRD Clear Visions
11.2015 - 10.2020
Plant President
RRD Theo Davis
01.2012 - 11.2015
Intercompany Sales Manager
RRD PBM Graphics
05.2008 - 01.2012
Operations/Sales Management Training Program
RRD McKay
04.2006 - 05.2008
Bachelor of Business Administration -
Northwood University of Michigan
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