Adam Almon

About Adam Almon

I’m a product leader who thrives at the intersection of strategy and operations—turning complex, multi‑line product portfolios into simple, scalable roadmaps that deliver measurable growth.Most recently, I’ve led product strategy for Southwire’s largest business unit, contributing to the most profitable years in the company’s history. I elevate SIOP from a meeting to a management system—tightening executive‑level forecasting, aligning sales and operations, and creating the cadence that moves the business. I’m data‑driven and pragmatic. I build the business cases, secure the CAPEX, and execute against our strategic plan—whether that’s expanding core category profitability, implementing enhanced software platforms to enable world‑class planning processes, or navigating other complex business challenges. I’m also a builder‑coach. Earlier in my career, I led lean operations projects across multiple distribution centers, introduced new KPIs, and redesigned warehouse layouts to boost throughput and reduce cost. I’ve managed master scheduling, inventory, and fulfillment across diverse product lines while leading a large team that supported logistics needs across the organization. Today, as a VP of Product Management, I focus on owning Residential and Commercial Wire and Cable product roadmaps—sustaining historic profit levels while improving customer experience through backlog reduction and inventory quality, and also innovating new and unique solutions for electrical contractors within our more mature, core product lines.

Experience

1. Vice President of Product Management

   Southwire Company

   Nov 2022 — Present · Carrollton, GA, US

   Own the Residential and Commercial Wire and Cable Product roadmaps: balance innovation in new offerings with disciplined stewardship of mature core lines to sustain historic profit levels while improving customer experience.*P&L leadership built on scale: Have supported P&L for the largest product categories across their most profitable years in company history; elevate SIOP from a meeting to a management system with tighter executive forecasting and sales–operations alignment.*Run the operating rhythm across product management: weekly pricing/product syncs; residential & commercial product team huddles; infrastructure quarterly updates; formal gate reviews; periodic capacity and rod reviews; new product launch and lifecycle management.*Drive CAPEX business cases and portfolio investments to expand capability, accelerate roadmaps, and position the business to win long‑term.*Product management fundamentals: strategy and lifecycle ownership, market and competitive research, pricing guardrails, capacity allocation, shipment/production forecasting, and front‑line support for day‑to‑day product inquiries.*Cross‑functional leadership: collaborate with Sales on Voice‑of‑Customer, Sourcing on inflation/pricing governance, Operations on capacity/loadings, and Engineering on compliance/product development.*Track record of outcomes informing VP priorities: expanded building wire and MC profitability, aluminum building wire growth in a trade‑constrained environment, and lean/OPS improvements that increased throughput and lowered cost.

Education

• Georgia Institute of Technology

  Master of Business Administration (MBA)

  2013 — 2015

• Georgia Institute of Technology

  Bachelors of Science, Industrial and Systems Engineering

  2004 — 2008

Skills

• Procurement
• Sap
• Kaizen
• Engineering
• Manufacturing Operations Management
• Industrial Engineering
• Logistics
• Product Development
• Inventory Management
• Six Sigma
• Supply Chain
• Supply Chain Management
• Manufacturing
• Purchasing
• Value Stream Mapping
• Process Improvement
• Lean Manufacturing
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Materials Management