LEADERSHIP BRANDLeadership brand extends thinking about leadership in two ways. First, the focus is less on the individual leader and more on the leadership capability within the organization. Second, effective leadership is defined less by what happens inside an organization and more by how leaders turn external customer and investor expectations into employee abilities and organization capabilities.

The leadership brand sets a company apart from the competition by developing a cadre of exceptional managers with distinct talents geared toward fulfilling customer and investor expectations. When leaders' knowledge, skills, and values bring focus to employee behavior on areas targeting the issues customers care about, ultimately it inspires faith in the consumer that employees and managers will consistently make good on company promises.

Challenges inspire me. Leadership fulfills me. Unknown opportunities excite me. At midpoint in my career, I have the benefit of a twenty-year track record of advancement within supply chain operations, logistics and distribution. My goal is to bring my expertise to work for an organization in such a way that yields unprecedented positive impact on the organization and its people. Your consideration for employment is appreciated.

So what strengths could I bring to an organization? Those who know me well would say I am a visionary thinker with a strong entrepreneurial inclination. They would talk about my ability to effectively streamline operations and maximize productivity. They would cite many examples about how my teams achieved significant productivity improvements, improved quality indexes to six sigma performance or better and achieved significant cost savings. They may speak to an innate ability to inspire and influence others. And I hope when describing my leadership traits, there would be words such as passion, decisive, adaptable, integrity, courage, resilience and a shepherds perspective when supporting and leading his people.

LEADERSHIP MAKES THE DIFFERENCE

One Northlake Road, Columbia, SC 29223T: 803-381-1572, F: 803-740-3812

No1jimmyd@me.com

JIMDIXON Manufacturing & Supply Chain Executive

JIM DIXON

IS A HIGH-PERFORMANCE EXECUTIVE WITH MORE THAN 20 YEARS OF DIVERSE EXPERIENCE MANAGING GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN OPERATIONS IN COMPLEX HIGHLY REGULATED INDUSTRIES, A “BIG PHARMA” AND ENERGY BACKGROUND, AND A STRONG “HYBRID” SKILL-SET ENCOMPASSING LEADERSHIP OF FISCAL, GENERAL, OPERATIONS AND STRATEGY.

LEADERSHIP PHILOSOPHY & STYLEI began my career in manufacturing operations and that experience taught me to be very aware of the pressures put on operational personnel who manage a very important day job and are asked to implement important corporate initiatives at the same time. It is important that busy people are sold on the vision, have confidence in their leadership, understand the strategy and believe that they have the time, tools and resources to achieve the stretch goals and objectives. That's why I engage key stakeholders when developing strategy and I don't introduce any initiative that doesn't directly support business goals and corporate strategy.

I believe successful leaders know how to define their mission, convey it to their stakeholders and ensure they have the right people, processes, tools and training needed to get the job done. I plan success using a methodical approach to drive strategy and implement improvement, develop key talent, and lead change.

I am known for working closely with executives, managers and employees at all levels of the organization and I have a reputation for responding to organizational needs rather than dictating rules and policies.

I set high standards for myself and for my team. I strive to always recogn i ze and rewa rd h i gh performance and I coach managers and executives to do the same. It is much too easy to get caught up in day-to-day work and forget to acknowledge those around us, but organizational success depends upon building a culture which motivates and inspires.

I am proud to say that I have helped to build just such a culture at each of my last three companies and I look forward to making the same contribution to a new organization.

I have a Participative / Empowering leadership style, which involves close teamwork with others, stressing delegation of responsibility to team members and holding them accountable for the results. I am not a micro-manager, but stay close to the details, as I am ultimately responsible for the overall success of the organization.

I guide the team by leading strategy and setting direction collectively with my team and key stakeholders. My leadership style is intended to develop and empower people in the organization, and to create a

learning culture where key talent is energized and driven to lead change that will transform the company.

“Tell them you create leaders”. Zemo TrevathanA former colleague recently learned of my new job search. He said, "tell them you create leaders." Since the colleague is a well respected leadership guru, I took that as a significant compliment. “The most important deliverable of a leader is NOT any particular outcome at any particular time, it is INCREASING THE CAPACITY of the people in the organization to act/lead.  That's the real legacy a leader creates/leaves behind”. Zemo Trevathan.

Building high performance teams does fulfill me. So does generating transformational change. The majority of my manufacturing and supply chain management career has been in pharmaceuticals. I successfully worked and advanced within one of the world's top-rated supply chain organizations, led by an outstanding executive team.

Jim’s management expert ise spans Planning, Manufacturing, Sourcing and Logistics Delivery. Add to this his ability to negotiate win-win partnerships, create value for customers, transform organizations to deliver best-in-class performance and you have a winner.

For more information on Jim DIxon, call him at 803-381-1572 or visit him online at http://web.me.com/no1jimmyd/Executive_Profile/Executive_Profile.html

Specializes in reengineering and transformation of supply chains by creating and delivering the right strategy for the situation and building the vision, team and infrastructure required to deliver the highest possible return on investment while achieving world-class customer, financial and quality results.

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