Olivier Lemoine
Aventura
Summary
Enterprise Operations Executive with 30+ years of experience leading operational transformation, supply chain optimization, and profitable growth across Fortune 500 companies and entrepreneurial ventures. Proven record of scaling complex manufacturing, distribution, and multi-site operations for organizations ranging from $50 million to over $1 billion in annual revenue, with executive leadership of 1,500+ employees. Recognized for transforming underperforming businesses into high-performing organizations through Lean Enterprise, Six Sigma, disciplined execution, and continuous improvement. Trusted partner to CEOs, delivering strong EBITDA, improved cash flow, and sustainable enterprise value. Respected for building high-performing leadership teams and fostering a culture of integrity, accountability, and sustainable results.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
President / CEO
Spartan Restorations
Miami, FL
08.2022 - Current
- Provide full P&L leadership and enterprise oversight, ensuring financial strength, operational discipline, and sustainable long-term growth.
- Architected and executed a bold 3-year strategic growth plan, positioning the company for accelerated expansion and increased market share.
- Defined corporate vision, strategic direction, and competitive positioning within the marketplace.
- Directed enterprise-wide Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) across HR, Training, Sales, Operations, and Finance to drive cross-functional alignment and performance accountability.
- Leading capital allocation strategy, banking relationships, and liquidity management; successfully secured funding to support seasonal peaks and strategic growth initiatives.
- Spearheading M&A strategy, including market scanning, target identification, valuation, comprehensive due diligence (financial, legal, operational), and post-acquisition integration planning.
- Cultivating and strengthening major commercial relationships with key customers, suppliers, and strategic partners to drive revenue growth and long-term value creation.
- Defining annual marketing strategy and investment priorities to maximize ROI and brand equity.
- Fostering a high-performance culture centered on excellence, accountability, and craftsmanship across all business units.
Regional Sr Vice President
1800 Flowers.com Inc.
Chicago, IL
01.2021 - 05.2022
- Led 1500 associates in 2 manufacturing facilities and 4 DC in Chicago, IL and Columbus, OH.
- Created a Business First, Function Second mindset driving organization's alignment.
- Developed strategies and vision for the central region.
- Collaborated with departmental leaders to establish organizational goals, strategic plans and objectives.
- Translated organization’s goals to functional objectives and cascaded down targets to facilities.
- Supported 37% revenue growth and delivered 25% EBITDA margins growth during the pandemic.
- Responsible for a $120 MM Budget.
- Coordinated and directed financial budget activities to fund operations, maximize investments and increase efficiencies.
- Turned around a negative EBITDA margins brand to positive in less than a year.
- Developed a safety culture journey which resulted in a 40% recordable incident reduction in 2 years.
- Maintained SQF certifications, while improving rating by 10% YoY to world-class rating of 98.5%.
- Established a multiyear capital strategy to improve infrastructure and equipment efficiencies.
- Executed a $20MM Distribution Center automation project.
- Kept all sites open during the pandemic with no outbreaks.
Sr. Director Manufacturing
Nature’s Bounty Co
Bohemia, NY
01.2015 - 12.2018
- Led ~560 associates and managed a budget of $50MM from processing to packaging.
- Transformed the safety culture of the organization from reactive to interdependent by focusing on Leadership, Condition, and Behaviors resulting in world class TIR of less than 1.0.
- Partnered with the Quality organization to develop processes, techniques, and system required to increase FPQ. This effort resulted in 15 ppt. increase which has been sustained over 2 years.
- Gained 18 ppt. of Customer Fill Rate (CFR) by establishing an end to end Daily Direction Setting process.
- Developed a High-Performance Organization by creating the organization structure, engaging the workforce, and providing training.
- Delivered YOY 5% cost improvement margin by simplifying facilities portfolio, optimizing plant performance, consolidating department.
- Led multiple cross-functional margin improvement teams resulting in cost reduction of $5.4MM.
- Flawlessly executed 30% production volume ramp up of a manufacturing facility while maintaining high level CFR.
- Successfully absorbed talents from the network, with a 90% vertical start up rate, while hiring, training, and qualifying 100 new associates.
Plant Manager
Kraft Foods Inc
Woodstock, IL
11.2011 - 12.2014
- Responsible for overseeing the entire supply chain from fields to distribution centers.
- Developed budgets and approved expenditures for supplies, materials, and human resources, checking that materials, labor and equipment met production targets.
- Improved facility KPI by implementing L6S tools across all functions.
- Ensured adherence to safety and environmental regulations, reducing TIR by 40%.
- Improved Right the First time by 14ppt by implementing a solid Root Cause Failure analysis process.
- Increased throughput by 21% by instituting Daily Direction Setting.
- Established a HPWS culture using Integrated Lean Six Sigma tools to include (Kaizen and Six sigma).
Continuous Improvement Manager
Kraft Foods Inc
Montreal, QC
01.2009 - 11.2011
- Recruited and developed 8 talented Continuous Improvement Engineers (Black Belts).
- Organized plant’s transformational strategy including organizational structure, resource requirement, training needs, and communication plans.
- Deployed the Green Belt training program targeting 80 employees across all 3 shifts.
- Trained all salaried employees at the plant to the concept of Lean Six Sigma.
- Implemented a formula change to Low acid Philadelphia cream cheese resulting in a $500,000 savings.
- Freed up 80 MM lbs. of capacity on current assets by applying multiple L6S techniques (Kaizen, VSM, MSW, MSA, TPM).
- Stabilized production schedule across 10 departments through Repetitive Flexible Schedule (RFS) methodology which delivered $0.7MM of savings while reducing inventory by $12MM.
- Deployed multiple Kaizen tools in the Sauce (BBQ and Salad dressings) department improving efficiencies by 22%.
- Delivered $8.5 million annualized savings and reduce capital spend by 30 ppt.
- Improved 80% of plants’ Measurement System performance while reducing defect levels by 35%.
Global Strategy Sr. Manager
Kraft Foods Inc
Northfield, IL
05.2006 - 12.2008
- Responsible for developing across multiple Business Unit in NA, supply chain strategies and recommendations leading to network optimization.
- Consolidated and streamlined the Shelf Stable Ready-to-Eat (SSRTE) manufacturing network resulted in $5.4MM savings.
- Completed a strategic road map for the NA Coffee & RTD network, highlighting potential restructuring future opportunities.
- Orchestrated plant’s closure and asset consolidation of Coffee operation in Canada which yielded a $1.8MM of savings.
- Led a Global Process and Cream Cheese Financial Benchmarking activity identifying $39 million conversion cost savings.
- Streamlined the U.S viscous network which delivered $10.4MM of cost improvement.
Business Unit Manager
Kraft Foods Inc
Battle Creek, MI
05.2004 - 04.2006
- Delivered $2.5 millions of conversion savings.
- Reorganized the preventive maintenance program of critical equipment which increased overall efficiency by 7.5% and reduce inventory carrying cost by $500,000.
- Reduced by 2.5%, the unit’s safety incident rate by initiating a safety scan program and most importantly by holding people accountable.
- Launched successfully multiple growth initiatives under the Health & Wellness platform.
- Reviewed the business unit performance monthly with the units across 3 shifts.
- Led and maintained a transparent working relationship with union local chapter members.
- Developed and promoted 2 supervisors.
Business Unit Leader & Supervisor
Kraft Foods Inc
Battle Creek, MI
09.2001 - 05.2004
- Managed day to day operations of a 23-million-pound cereal business including safety, quality, productivity, maintenance, sanitation and labor relation with the union.
- Conducted multiple analysis and implemented action plans to reduce hourly Over Time by 11%.
- Delivered $600,000 of conversion savings in one year.
- Recruited, interviewed and trained new talents to the organization.
Rectifier Business Manager
Renard Manufacturing
Miami, FL
01.2000 - 08.2001
- Managed production, stamping shop, and maintenance activities.
- Consolidated multiple buildings into one by optimizing building and production line layouts, saving the company over $300,000 annually.
- Established a statistical program which led to yield improvement and over time reduction by 17%.
- Implemented a critical spare parts program which reduced the inventory carrying cost by $50,000.
- Increased production line throughput by 12%.
Program Manager/Design Engineer
Renard Manufacturing
07.1999 - 12.1999
- Oversaw the development, from design to production, of a rectifier for the aftermarket.
- Reverse Engineered the OEM parts and partnered with key suppliers during design phase to leverage their expertise to optimize each components assembly.
- Bench tested key components by simulating real condition performance under the hood.
- Piloted with the Engineering group scale up machines for production.
Quality System & Engineering Manager
Renard Manufacturing
10.1996 - 06.1999
- Successfully led the company through the QS 9000 certification process, which increased revenue 2X.
- Simplified the company business system from planning to execution.
- Standardized all instructions by creating visual aids and flow charts for line operators.
- Conducted time studies for different processes which identified 20% throughput increase opportunities.
Education
MBA - Management
University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL2001
Bachelor of Science - Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing
University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL1996
Skills
- Successful acquisition of Spartan Restorations, transforming the organization through strategic planning, operational excellence and growth initiatives
- Supported 37% revenue growth and delivered 25% EBITDA margins growth during the pandemic
- Built and scaled SQF Level 3 manufacturing, DTC platforms, and omni-channel distribution
- Turnaround a declining business, restoring growth, profitability, and strategic relevance
- Transformed a Distribution Center by successfully executing a $20MM automation capital project on time
- Specialize in optimizing, streamlining, and professionalizing organizations for scale and exit readiness
- 2 successful ERP (OMS/WMS) implementation
Timeline
President / CEO
Spartan Restorations
08.2022 - Current
Regional Sr Vice President
1800 Flowers.com Inc.
01.2021 - 05.2022
Sr. Director Manufacturing
Nature’s Bounty Co
01.2015 - 12.2018
Plant Manager
Kraft Foods Inc
11.2011 - 12.2014
Continuous Improvement Manager
Kraft Foods Inc
01.2009 - 11.2011
Global Strategy Sr. Manager
Kraft Foods Inc
05.2006 - 12.2008
Business Unit Manager
Kraft Foods Inc
05.2004 - 04.2006
Business Unit Leader & Supervisor
Kraft Foods Inc
09.2001 - 05.2004
Rectifier Business Manager
Renard Manufacturing
01.2000 - 08.2001
Program Manager/Design Engineer
Renard Manufacturing
07.1999 - 12.1999
Quality System & Engineering Manager
Renard Manufacturing
10.1996 - 06.1999
MBA - Management
University of Miami
Bachelor of Science - Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing
University of Miami