Avet Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Avet provides high quality generic medicines that help patients and practitioners achieve affordable healthcare solutions. Our global supply chain network is built around centers of manufacturing and scientific excellence to provide you with the highest level of quality, safety, value and service in generics.

Head of Supply Chain

#EverydayLeaders Interview Series

What's the Most Effective Leadership Tool?

Brady Pyle had great advice...

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I often tell leaders that your most powerful leadership tool is a mirror

You need to start by knowing yourself, your strengths and weaknesses

I like to surround myself with people who are different from me in a variety of ways--how they grew up, personality and communication style, and leadership strengths

I also regularly seek customer feedback about the performance of my team members

Brady Pyle

Bill Castengera had this bit of advice to new and emerging #leaders:

It is easy to get caught up in tasks, but people want leaders who slow down, listen to concerns and take actions that address those concerns.

The question of whether we should push our employees or pull our employees can be a tough one.

Have high standards. If you lead correctly, your employees will want to do their best to match or exceed those standards.

Bill Castengera

1906

Nuka Foods is a privately held firm that manufactures the highest quality cannabis-based tablets.  Its 1906 brand of plant-based tablet and chocolate experiences are market leaders in this emerging industry.

Teva Pharmaceuticals

Oversight of supply from seven strategic internal manufacturing sites focused on the North American markets.  Program manager for a transformational shift focused on fixing foundations and inventory optimization with 11 initiatives incorporated within.

Director, Supply Planning

Change Management Lead for an SAP Implementation.  For this long-term project, I have responsibility for project communications, stakeholder engagement, business process change impact, change readiness, organizational alignment and training for a more than 10,000 end user base.

Director, Organizational Change Management

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (Teva) is a global pharmaceutical and drug company. It develops, produces and markets generic drugs in all treatment categories.

Director, Supply Chain Planning

Teva Animal Health, Inc. is engaged in the research, development and manufacture of veterinary pharmaceutical products for North America and the worldwide animal health community. Teva Animal Health is the largest US manufacturer of generic pharmaceutical formulations for the animal health market, and our proprietary brand line, DVM Pharmaceuticals, leads the industry in the development of companion animal dermatological products and nutraceuticals.

Director, Supply Chain

RPI Lally School of Management

Member of external advisory board for the Master of Supply Chain Management program at the Lally School of Management.

Located in the heart of Upstate New York's Tech Valley, the Lally School of Management is the business school at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. We develop aspiring business leaders who have a passion for innovation with the ability to work across business functions.

Supply Chain Advisory Board Member

The Refractive Thinker

The Refractive Thinker is a new, innovative outlet for doctoral scholars who want to publish their research. It is unique because it meets the critical standards of peer-reviewed literature while still appealing to readers outside of the world of academia. 

Vol. VIII: Effective Business Practices for Motivation and Communication
Ch 4: Five Steps to Navigating the Social Exchange Perspective Landscape

Download at no cost at:  http://goo.gl/wpnKbu

Contributing Author

Hospira

Manager, Capacity Planning and Project Management

Hospira is a global specialty pharmaceutical and medication delivery company driven by its vision of Advancing Wellness™. Bringing proven leadership and experience, Hospira provides solutions to help improve the productivity, safety and effectiveness of patient care.

Supply Chain | Capacity Planning Manager

Section Manager, International Deployment

Supply Chain | International Deployment

Systems Analyst, Centralized Materials Management Group

Supply Chain | Systems Analyst

Supply Chain | Materials Manager

Supply Chain | Section Manager, SVP Finishing

Supply Chain | Section Manager, Materials Management

Supply Chain | Material Control Supervisor

Section Supervisor, Materials Management, Large Volume Parenterals

Supply Chain | Section Supervisor, Materials Management, LVP

Manufacturing Supervisor, Propofol Filling

Supply Chain | Manufacturing Supervisor, Propofol Filling

Supply Chain | Manufacturing Supervisor, Actiq

Corning Incorporated

Corning Optical Fiber, part of Corning’s Telecommunications segment, invented the first low-loss optical fiber in 1970 and today remains the worldwide market leader, offering a full line of single-mode and multimode optical fibers for all network applications.

Positions Held:
New Technology Receiver (Project Engineer / Production Management)
Shift Supervisor

Production Engineering and Manufacturing Supervision

GE Silicones

GE Silicones, Inc. offers specialty silicones, such as silicone surfactants, emulsions, catalysts, organomodified, and reactive fluids. It serves personal and household care, coatings, paints and inks, crop protection, textiles, oil and gas, paper, food and beverage, tissue and nonwovens, automotive, furniture and bedding, appliances, and shoes markets.

Process Safety Analyst

I profile the extraordinary work being done by #EverydayLeaders. Leaders from the front lines of industry

WHAT I DO: 

I’m on a quest to profile the extraordinary work being done by #EverydayLeaders.  Leaders from the front lines of industry.   

HOW I DO IT:  

I start genuine conversations with real people.  We discuss what it takes to lead people in the real world.  And I help them share or develop their wisdom. 

Over the last two years, I’ve interviewed and profiled dozens of people and published their stories in Volume 1 of the Everyday Leaders Series.  Here are few examples:

➡️ Kerry Wekelo on listening to your teams —  https://goo.gl/BgU8Ma 
➡️ Ross Wirth on asking the right questions — https://goo.gl/zKjf9H
➡️ John Reagan on the art of teamwork — https://goo.gl/UPRcGn

I also help Emerging Leaders discover their innate brilliance. We use a time tested framework to align your desires and preferences with your those of your peers, teams, managers, and organization. No tricks, no secret formulas.  But the techniques are so simple my 4-year-old could do it.

CURIOUS TO KNOW MORE?  

Let’s connect and see how we may help each other.

Dr. Ernest Jones

Rafael Schwarz

TERRITORY Influence (Bertelsmann Group)

TERRITORY Influence is the leading full service influencer marketing agency in Europe, serving clients with influencer solutions, data & SaaS technology, strategy consulting, campaign execution & measurement across all type of influencers (from nano to micro, from macro to celebrity influencer).

Chief Revenue Officer | International Board Member | VP Sales & Marketing

As International Client Service Director I was responsible to identify global business opportunities, develop better client service strategies and build up an international key account team. Working directly with the CEO and the regional managing directors to implement new consulting processes, international pricing and client service policies to increase both client retention and new business for our SaaS Marketing Technology, Word of Mouth Campaigns and Consumer Engagement Programs.

International Director Business Development | Global Account Director | SaaS & MarTech | CEO Advisor

As General Manager for Germany, Austria and Switzerland I was fully responsible for setting the strategic direction of the leading Word-of-Mouth marketing agency in DACH and delivering strong financial results, outstanding client satisfaction, excellent campaign performance and strong leadership for all agency functions and 50+ team members.

Managing Director | General Manager | Country Manager | Advertising & Media | Digital & WOM

Forbes Communications Council

In Forbes Councils, exceptional business owners and leaders come together to connect and collaborate with other respected local leaders in a private forum. Consultants will also be invited to share their insights in original business articles on Forbes.com, and to contribute to expert panels. Forbes Councils mission is to bring together proven leaders from every industry, creating a curated, social capital-driven network that helps every member grow professionally and make an even greater impact on the business world.

Marketing & Communications Expert | Key Opinion Leader | Council Member

Henkel

Head of Global Innovation Management for the Cosmetics Division - responsible for idea generation and trend management for our strategic business units.
Head of the Strategic Business Unit Oral Care, leading the global marketing team to develop competitive strategies and deliver best in class innovation pipeline and integrated communication.

Head of Innovation | International Marketing Director | Global Beauty Category Leader

Mars

Responsible for growing the 500 Mio Mars chocolate business in Germany, by leading an engaged marketing team of 25 to excellence in go-to-market strategy and execution. As a member of the Leadership Team (reporting to the GM) I am also contributing to the overall vision and strategy of the business, as well as providing orientation, engagement and the right organisation for more than 600 employees of Mars Germany

Marketing Director | Change Management | CMO Team | Business Transformation | Performance & ROI 

Reckitt Benckiser

Overall responsible for generating sustainable medium and long term top and bottom line growth for a billion $ brand by:  
  - increasing the level and quality of innovations, 
  - building and maintaining the integrity of the brand equity 
  - developing and implementing international growth strategies and success models. 
  - providing superior strategic and creative solutions to the CEO and Executive Board.
  - leading multi-cultural and x-functional teams to deliver complex international projects and successfull in market execution.

Global Brand Marketing Manager | Innovation | Go to Market Models | Brand Equity | Top 400

Responsible for managing the relationship with key trade partners, implementing business strategies and in store improvements, creating reliable sales forecasts and achieving our Net Revenue and Gross Margin targets. I was also leading a Team of 9 Sales Reps to execute the agreed 4P strategies and priorities.

Key Account Manager | Business Development | Grocery Retail & E-Commerce | Drug & Food Sales

Brand Manager June 2001-August 2002
Marketing Manager Sept 2002-March 2004

Marketing Manager | Brand Strategy | Advertising & Promotion | FMCG & OTC

Procter & Gamble

Aug 98 - April 00 ABM P&G Austria/Switzerland (Vienna)
May 00 - May 01 JBM P&G Germany (Frankfurt)

Assistant Brand Manager | Marketing & Media Plan | Advertising & Promotion | CRM & Loyalty Programs

Digital Marketing Intern | Data & Personalization | Targeting & CRM

3M Germany

Development of Digital Marketing Strategy

Marketing Intern | Digital & Online | Customer Acquisition | Adhesive Business

Global Executive | CPG & Retail & Media | Board Member | Start-Up Advisor | LinkedIN Top Voice | International Sales & Marketing Leader | B2B & B2C Strategy

I boost FMCG brand growth by activating thousands of influencer (nano/micro/macro/star) to deliver measurable sales impact, market share and penetration gains by leveraging data, technology and creativity. My team of 40+ experts across Europe provides strategic consulting, campaign management, creative concepts and SaaS technology to manage P2P advocacy across online (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Pinterest, Twitch), offline (word-of-mouth, trial, sampling) and e-commerce (online traffic, ratings&reviews, live shopping, social commerce) channels.

EXPERTISE: 20+ years’ expertise in business strategy, change management, marketing & sales leadership, innovation management and P&L delivery. International FMCG and Social Media thought leader and CEO/CMO advisor with strategic experience underpinned by pragmatic, hands-on approach and passion to win. Results driven, entrepreneurial and internationally experienced commercial leader, senior business development, digital transformation and growth strategy specialist.

COMPETENCIES:
General Management * Marketing & Sales Strategy * Organisation Development * Leadership
Go to Market Models * Revenue Generation * Customer Acquisition * Product Innovation
Digital Transformation * Return on Investment * P&L Management * Business Development
Direct-to-Consumer * Social Commerce * International Leadership * E-Commerce & Retail
Business Transformation * Key Account Management * Brand Positioning * Word-of-Mouth
Board Member * Advertising & Communication * Change Management * Influencer Marketing
Martech & Adtech * Team Development * Coaching & Mentoring

INDUSTRY FOCUS: FMCG & CPG, Cosmetics & Beauty, Food & Beverage, Health Care & OTC, Laundry & Cleaning, Media & Advertising, MarTech & AdTech, Digital & Social & Creative Agencies

Connect with me on LinkedIN to engage on business development strategies, the future of advertising & marketing, social media & digital transformation and high performance organisational leadership.

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