Hakim Richard Savoy

About Hakim Richard Savoy

Consequential leadership experience within manufacturing operations and “design to consumption” integrated supply chain management. A consistent deliverer of exceptional results and innovation through differentiated, agile and sustainable supply chain solutions. Strategic experience in using data, technology and automation to delivery productivity and quality in a SMART manufacturing environment.•Leading enterprise manufacturing for a $20B corporation: Senior leader level experience with divisions/business units ranging from $2.0B to $4.0B, with direct employee management ranging from small efficient agile teams to large teams with team members in a manufacturing environment. •Adaptable and analytical, with the distinctive aptitude to develop inventive solutions to problems; combining vision with purpose, clearly defined achievable stretch objectives, inspiring individuals and teams to overcome adversity and push the limits of their considerable talent.•Specialties: Leading global \"Digital SMART Factory\" manufacturing transformation (the use of democratized data, advanced analytics, advance process control, software and hardware automation to drive manufacturing performance innovation and accelerated value creation); lean manufacturing operational excellence; strategic planning; employee development; leading and building effective and diverse teams; value engineering; operate for reliability; new product innovation commercialization, process optimization; project management; vertical startups; leading and managing organizational change; world class safety culture and developing quality systems.

Experience

1. Senior Vice President & Chief Supply Chain Officer

   C.H. Guenther

   Jun 2024 — Present · San Antonio, TX, US

   Responsible for the end-to-end supply chain which includes Procurement, Logistics, Planning, Manufacturing, Engineering, Food Safety & Quality, Customer Service, Continuous Improvement and Distribution functions across C.H. Gunther & Son businesses.

Education

• Walter Biddle Saul High School of Agricultural Sciences

  High School Diploma, Agricultural Sciences - Food Science

  1982 — 1986

• Delaware Valley University

  Bachelor’s Degree, Food Science and Management

  1986 — 1990

• The Executive Leadership Council (ELC)

  Certificate, Certificate in Organizational Leadership, Strenghtening the Executive Pipeline Program

  2009 — 2010

• Cornell University

  Certificate in Executive Leadership, Executive Leadership Program

  2015 — 2015

• Eastern University

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Management - School of Management Studies

  1998 — 2000

Skills

• Supply Chain
• Commercialization
• Continuous Improvement
• Six Sigma
• Operations Management
• Food Safety
• Procurement
• Manufacturing Operations
• Haccp
• Quality System
• Business Acumen
• Process Optimization
• Lean Manufacturing
• Manufacturing
• Quality Assurance
• Logistics
• Change Management
• Sap
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Supply Chain Management
• Negotiation
• Food Industry
• Product Development
• Project Management
• Food
• Team Building
• Leadership
• Warehousing
• Fmcg
• Consumer Products
• Production Planning
• Strategy
• Supply Chain Optimization
• Food Processing
• P&L
• Start-Ups
• Demand Planning
• P&L Management
• Product Innovation
• Packaging