Scott Hadwiger
Atlanta,GA
Summary
Accomplished executive with extensive experience at Crocs Inc., recognized for significantly enhancing operational efficiency and achieving a 98.9% on-time delivery rate. Expertise in international operations management and strategic planning drives substantial revenue growth, showcasing a strong results-oriented focus. Proven track record in leading organizations to success through effective team building and innovative solutions. Committed to leveraging leadership skills to continue transforming challenges into profitable opportunities.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Founder, Manufacturing & Operations Strategist
SK Consulting
Atlanta, GA
01.2019 - Current
- Company Overview: SK Consulting is an innovative operations consulting firm specializing in manufacturing, distribution, and logistics
- Directed a network study to determine service location closures and location services/production
- Reconfigured warehouse to increase production flow and material handling
- Implemented warehouse controls in material handling
- Negotiated with freight carriers
- Implemented production plan
- Trained personnel on continuous improvement and KPIs
- Implemented management meetings, driving 3Ws, goals, and objectives
- This included one-on-ones, monthly business reviews, and director-level strategic meetings
- Implemented P&L responsibilities – budgeting and forecasting
- Results: on-time shipping from 30% to 98%, production F-P-Y from 20% to 86%, Revenue Production from $125K per month to $550K
- SK Consulting is an innovative operations consulting firm specializing in manufacturing, distribution, and logistics
Vice President of Manufacturing & Distribution
NOA Brands
Lafayette, CO
01.2016 - 01.2019
- Company Overview: NOA Brands a global visual merchandising supplier and world’s largest producer of mannequins for top retail brands
- Earned promotion from Senior Director of Global Operations (2016 – 2018) to VP (2018 – 2019) after steering continuous process improvements that eliminated production loss, decreased transportation costs by 60% ($2.5M annual savings), increased truck utilization to 100%, and reduced overall costs by $250K+
- Directed forward-thinking manufacturing and distribution strategies using 3PL, enabling NOA Brands to optimize operations, save costs, and increase the profitability of large-scale manufacturing facilities across the US, Mexico, China, and Spain
- Managed and mentored three direct reports in setting budgets, achieving cost improvement goals, and leading teams with up to 370 employees across Texas, Colorado, and Mexico facilities that generated up to $45M in annual revenues
- NOA Brands a global visual merchandising supplier and world’s largest producer of mannequins for top retail brands
- SELECT ACHIEVEMENTS:
- Upgraded warehousing by seamlessly transitioning to a new facility, which eliminated flow congestion and reduced receiving and shipping cycle times by 50% and labor by 75%, ultimately saving more than $275K in operating costs and achieving 98.9% on-time deliveries during company’s highest-ever revenue month
- Transformed logistics by implementing an out-of-the-box strategy with 3PL, Forward Stocking, that involved partnering with 84 logistics centers across the US and Canada to advance on-time deliveries from 72% to 100%, scale freight revenues by 144% (from $2.5M to $6.1M), and improve freight income margins from 14% to 32%
- Utilized lean six sigma methods to alter manufacturing from a traditional batch process to a lean single piece flow model, increasing production revenue from $38M to $62M, while reducing labor costs by $2M (45% headcount reduction), improving quality of work by 20%, and decreasing re-work from 80% to 10%
Senior Director of Operations
Crocs Inc
Longmont, CO
01.2006 - 01.2016
- Company Overview: Crocs, Inc
- Is a $1B+ company and global leader in revolutionizing casual footwear for men, women, and children
- Earned promotions from IT Business Analyst (2006 – 2008) to Finance Manager (2008 – 2010) to Corporate Controller (2011 – 2012) to Director of Operations Systems (2010 – 2013) to Senior Director of Supply Chain (2013 – 2014), playing pivotal role in advancing company’s growth from $100M to $1.2B
- Managed multicultural teams across Mexico, Italy, Holland, and the US, and traveled to locations including Brazil, China, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Singapore, and Bosnia to improve and align operations throughout all phases of rapid growth
- Transformed culture from sales-driven to profit-driven by relying on data and analytics to guide strategic decision-making
- Crocs, Inc
- Is a $1B+ company and global leader in revolutionizing casual footwear for men, women, and children
- SELECT ACHIEVEMENTS:
- Implemented a $98M global ERP SAP system with Apparel Footwear Solution and GT Nexus, which streamlined processes, maximized efficiencies, and positioned Crocs to earn $1.2B without accruing additional operational costs, with annual savings of $25M
- Reduced cycle times, increased first-pass yields, and lowered indirect/direct cost in supply chain process, increasing on-time and in-full product deliveries from 80% to 90%
- Led GT Nexus, SAS purchase order management system that championed $1M in supply chain cost-savings, while decreasing labor costs by $600K and shrinking average past due amounts to suppliers from $12M to $400K
Education
BA - Accounting
University of Northern Colorado
Skills
- International Operations Management
- Manufacturing Operations
- Global Distribution Knowledge
- Supply Chain Management
- Financial Budgeting
- Vendor Management
- Efficiency Optimization
- Staff Development
- Strategic Revenue Enhancement
- Visionary leadership
- Strategic vision
- Board reporting
- Goal setting
- Cash flow management
- Consulting
- Trends analysis
- Team building
- Financial management
- Succession planning
- Contract negotiation
- Project management
- Strategic thinking
- Process improvements
Websites
Nonprofitleadership
- Board Member, Something New Foundation, 01/01/14, Present
- Senior Director of Finance & Business Development, Freedom Foundation, 01/01/08, 12/31/13
Timeline
Founder, Manufacturing & Operations Strategist
SK Consulting
01.2019 - Current
Vice President of Manufacturing & Distribution
NOA Brands
01.2016 - 01.2019
Senior Director of Operations
Crocs Inc
01.2006 - 01.2016
BA - Accounting
University of Northern Colorado
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