Gijo George

About Gijo George

I am an operations and commercial leader with a track record of transforming organizations, scaling high-performing teams, and delivering measurable improvements in EBITDA, revenue, and operational efficiency. I specialize in building strategies that connect the front line to the boardroom—aligning customers, teams, and executives around clear, actionable priorities.My career spans global supply chain, cold storage, manufacturing, and material handling environments, where I’ve led large-scale transformations including: Building national account strategies and securing major enterprise customers Delivering $33M+ in cost savings and enterprise procurement improvements Launching multi-year CAPEX programs that increased ROIC and strategic investment Creating workforce programs that reduced req-to-fill to 2.3 days nationwide Leading industry strategy and generating double-digit YoY revenue growth Negotiating multimillion-dollar grants and launching large-scale facilitiesI’m passionate about servant leadership, data-driven decision making, and developing teams that consistently outperform expectations. I thrive at the intersection of strategy, operations, and commercial execution—turning goals into results and complexity into clarity.If you’re looking to connect on operations leadership, large-scale transformation, procurement strategy, or commercial excellence, I’d enjoy the conversation.

Experience

1. Director of Sales, Central Region

   LiftOne

   Sep 2025 — Present · Atlanta, GA, US

Education

• Cochin University of Science and Technology

  Master of International Business, Supply Chain and Logistics

  2002

• Mahatma Gandhi University

  BCA, Computer Applications

  1999

• Indira Gandhi National Open University

  MCA, Computer Applications

  2004

Skills

• Cost Savings
• Rfp
• Supplier Negotiations
• E-Procurement
• Vendor Relations
• Ariba
• Contract Negotiations
• Sourcing
• Vendor Management
• Supply Management
• Production Planning
• Vendor
• Six Sigma
• Mro
• Supply Chain
• Supplier Development
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Supply Chain Management
• Strategic Sourcing
• Category Management
• Cost Reduction
• Outsourcing
• Sourcing & Procurement
• Procurement
• Mrp
• Purchasing
• Process Improvement
• Materials Management
• Supplier Management
• Sap R/3
• Global Sourcing
• Esourcing
• Erp
• Logistics
• Low Cost Country Sourcing
• Contract Negotiation
• Contract Management
• Continuous Improvement
• Supplier Evaluation
• Operations Management