Frank Williams

About Frank Williams

Character-based leader who humbly leads others to record level results. Focused areas include: Acquisition Synergies Delivered, P/L Ownership/Optimization, Strategic Planning, Leadership Development, Centralized Global Supply Chain, Change Management, Kaizen/Cost Reduction, Inventory Optimization, Global Strategic Sourcing, Data Analysis (Power BI) and ERP Module Systems Implementation (SAP, Oracle, Epicor, NetSuite, Microsoft Business Central, & Acumatica)Speed-Oriented, Data-Driven Leader: Builds High-Performing Teams to meet business objectives using trust and inspire approach to leadership. Experience in commercial account management, manufacturing and distribution across various sectors (Automotive, Building Products, Safety, Fall Protection, Industrial/MRO, & Commercial Truck) with results in diverse areas: Profit/Loss Owner, Continuous Improvement, Lean Six-Sigma, Cost Reduction, Due Diligence, Project Management, Capital Planning, Mergers/Acquisitions, Synergy Value Forecasting, Service Level Improvement, Inventory Optimization, Logistics/Transportation Optimization, SIOP, Demand Planning, Manufacturing Cost/Unit Optimization, Rationalization, Plant Closures, Consolidation, Organizational Development, Multi-Site Leadership, and Team Building

Experience

1. Vice President Operations

   Groundscope

   Nov 2025 — Present · Cleveland, OH, US

Education

• California State University, Northridge

  Bachelor's Degree, Business Administration and Management, General

• USC Marshall School of Business

  MBA, Operations Management

  1991 — 1994

Skills

• Kanban
• Product Rationalization
• Management
• Logistics Management
• Kaizen
• Forecasting
• Continuous Improvement
• Warehouse Management
• Logistics
• Root Cause Analysis
• Toyota Production System
• Global Sourcing
• Materials Management
• Enterprise Resource Planning (Erp)
• Supply Management
• Sap
• Industrial Engineering
• Erp
• Data Analysis
• Six Sigma
• Manufacturing
• Warehousing
• Inventory Management
• 5s
• Tpm
• Outsourcing
• Operations Management
• Manufacturing Operations Management
• Project Planning
• Supply Chain
• Iso
• Business Process Improvement
• Rationalization
• Procurement
• Mrp
• Process Engineering
• Manufacturing Operations
• Supply Chain Optimization
• Quality Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership