Donald Dakoske

About Donald Dakoske

Accomplished leader with hands-on experience and P&L responsibility across all aspects of manufacturing and production in Fortune 500 companies—whether single site or multi-site, including Mexico and Canada. Skilled at demonstrating principled leadership, driving change, improving quality and increasing profitability. A firm hand on the rudder with industry-transferable skills. Adept at galvanizing commitment, maximizing performance from talented people and scaling the business. Strategic/tactical planning | Divestitures & consolidations | Finance and budgetingLean Six Sigma | Supply chain and logistics | Relationship managementMergers and acquisitions | ERP/SAP | AS9100 & ISO9100Executive CompetenciesPrincipled leadership. Confident, comfortable and credible as the “face of the enterprise”—always communicating value, demonstrating integrity in leadership and ensuring a commitment to total customer satisfaction. Performance management. Consistently regarded and recognized as a developer of people as evidenced by the number of professionals who’ve advanced in their careers, earned promotions or acquired additional skills and certifications. Mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and consolidations. Experienced orchestrating numerous complex transactions involving people, products and places across North America.Supply chain enrichment. Implemented strategic sourcing strategies to ensure the secure flow of goods, including vendor managed inventory, consignment and supply agreements.Lean Six Sigma. Led the implementation of Lean Six Sigma methodologies across multiple operations, including deploying the Toyota® Production System. D••••••••@gmail.com for Operational Leadership Opportunities

Experience

1. Director of Operations - Retail Division

   OmniMax

   Jun 2024 — Present

Education

• Lake Superior State University

  MBA, Operations Management

  1995 — 1997

• Adrian College

  BBA, Accounting

  1983 — 1987

Skills

• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Root Cause Analysis
• Quality Management
• Negotiation
• Executive Management
• Lean Manufacturing
• Sales
• Operations Management
• Program Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Inventory Management
• Inventory Control
• Supply Management
• Team Leadership
• Strategic Planning
• Human Resources
• Materials Management
• Manufacturing Operations
• Outsourcing
• Six Sigma
• Team Building
• Management
• Forecasting
• Continuous Improvement
• Supply Chain
• Purchasing
• Value Stream Mapping
• Process Improvement
• Performance Management
• Operational Excellence
• Leadership
• Kaizen
• Lean Six Sigma
• Product Development
• Pricing
• Mrp
• Income Statement
• Start-Ups
• Manufacturing Operations Management
• Time Management