Israel Maynard

About Israel Maynard

It\'s my mission to organize chaos. As an architect of enduring results through visionary direction, strategy execution, and operational excellence, I am committed to delivering value. Backed up by 20+ years of driving transformative leadership of companies, cultures, people, and operational performance, I am a progressive business leader experienced in cultivating, developing, assessing, and managing all talent levels.I’ve been the go-to person to tackle challenging projects for the companies I have worked with, known as a proactive decision-maker recognized for organizational development, strategic planning, financial literacy, scaling for growth, and evolving a global fulfillment network. As an International Operational and Strategic Supply Chain professional with diverse leadership experience within brands, my expertise includes: Asia-sourced goods Direct manufacturing Global logistics Demand/supply/production planning Inventory management Fulfillment/distribution Transportation Trade complianceA problem-solver by nature, I enlist a strategic mindset and emotional intelligence skillset to identify and invest in the tools, solutions, and people needed to strengthen a brand’s operations, build resiliency, deliver on ownership expectations, drive efficiencies, and improve customer satisfaction. I’ve seen the results that investing in relationships, from customers to employees, can deliver.My background reflects a distinguished career providing the direction, focus, leadership, and action critical to building and leading strong operational departments, with impeccable adherence to strategy, active management, and customer service excellence. I’m proud to be known as an approachable professional with a positive attitude and find great reward in mentoring others both professionally and personally. I take pride in developing my employees and believe we should always improve — putting forth the best version of ourselves.My additional mission is to fully engage the entire organization in a solid strategy, ensuring everyone understands the plan and how they contribute to it. There must be a level or rigor that applies to everything we do, from communication to goal setting to budget management. I am highly focused on structure and intentional design around how an organization will work, but I\'m equally as passionate and skilled at engaging colleagues from all levels in the work that needs to be done.If you’d like to learn more about my approach, please feel free to contact me here.

Experience

1. President COO

   Diggs

   Sep 2025 — Present

Education

• University of Vermont

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Recreation Management

  1993 — 1997

Skills

• Marketing
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Global Sourcing
• Marketing Strategy
• Negotiation
• Customer Service
• Supply Chain
• Strategic Planning
• Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Strategy
• Warehousing
• Forecasting
• Inventory Management
• Retail
• Sales
• Leadership
• Brand Development
• Logistics
• 3pl
• Purchasing
• Product Development
• P&L Management
• Operations Management