Chris Lennert
- Role
- Chief Operating Officer at Left Hand Brewing Company
- Location
- Longmont, CO, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Chris Lennert
Results-driven senior executive with a proven ability to scale operations and lead teams…
Experience
Chief Operating Officer
Apr 2015 — Present
Oversee strategic planning and day-to-day execution with a team of 7 direct reports guiding 85 FTEs with a $20M Annual Operating Budget across all departments (Accounting/Admin/IT, People & Benefits, Brewing/Cellar, Logistics, Engineering/Project Management, Maintenance, Marketing, Packaging, Sales, Supply Chain, and 3 hospitality locations).> Restructured the organization after 10 years of double digit growth ->created a transparent,#oneteam culture empowering the staff to defend the company against a rapidly changing, competitive landscape.> Design/implementation of organizational efficiency and Continuous Improvement tools that manage expectations, maintain accountability, and increase communication: 59 unique job descriptions, 8 departmental Certification Training Plans (including over 500 SOPs), manager trainings, Grain-to-Glass new employee onboarding, monthly Department Manager meetings, and the creation of the ALE Center (Accountability + Leadership + Effectiveness).> Instrumental in key initiatives for additional revenue streams -> the company’s first volumetric canning line (today representing over 30% of volume), contract brewing, distributor assignment buy-out clauses, and a satellite locations.> Acting as the International Sales Manager, working and traveling with importers in 12 different countries throughout Europe and Asia.
Skills
- Leadership
- Inventory Management
- Retail
- New Business Development
- Pricing
- Budgets
- Merchandising
- Forecasting
- Organization
- Strategy
- Product Development
- Sales
- Nonprofits
- Strategic Planning
- Non-Profits
- Marketing
- Marketing Research
- Social Networking
- Team Building
- Management
- Business Development
- Business Planning
- Key Account Management
- Training
- Operational Planning
- Product Marketing
- Marketing Strategy
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