Jason J. Grezek

About Jason J. Grezek

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONSOver thirty years of outstanding service in manufacturing and supply chain as a Trade Compliance, and Regulatory Manager, SAP Global Trade Services Deployment Lead, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Army Chemical Manager and Supervisor; General Supervisor, Production Supervisor, Training Administrator, and Chemical Process Operator within manufacturing, Supply Chain, and military environments. Has extensive experience leading corporate business teams, and manufacturing operations. Knowledgeable in areas of trade compliance to include export control. Familiar with SAP deployment methodology with focus in Logistics Execution/Global Trade Services/Dangerous Goods Management using Agile and Lean Six Sigma principles. Certified Black Belt with many projects directly related to manufacturing and supply chain operations. Able to communicate well at all levels. Is a magna cum laude graduate, member of the Delta Mu Delta Honorary Society; Graduated, with honors, from the Army’s Primary and Basic Leadership Development courses. Honest – dedicated – disciplined, and has received numerous awards and promotions.Specialties: Manufacturing operational leadership; transportation regulatory compliance, SAP LEX/GTS/Dangerous Goods deployment methodologies, Lean, Six Sigma, Management, Leadership, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Safety, Risk Management, Fire Fighting, Industrial Fire Fighting, Hazardous Waste Technician, Nuclear, Biological and Chemical monitoring & decontamination, training.

Experience

1. Trade Compliance Senior Manager

   Solventum

   Apr 2024 — Present · Maplewood, MN, US

   Manage a global team of managers supporting the import and export operations for cross-border activities in the global supply chain. To include areas of export control, customs reporting, Free Trade Agreements, duty tariff classification, Export Control Classification (ECCN) licenses, and regulations governing import customs clearance. • Manages the trade compliance Incoterms cross-functional governance team and our global standard on Incoterms to minimize trade and tax impacts to 3M.• Manages the global savings, and KPI metrics for the trade organization.• Leads the strategic planning activities for the trade compliance organization.• Responsible for the SAP Global Trade Services module for the giving extensive experiences in the systems used by Solventum for managing our trade compliance operations.• Facilitated global projects with regional compliance managers to drive continues improvement and global strategy initiatives.

Education

• Cardinal Stritch University

  Bachelors

  2008 — 2012

• Cardinal Stritch University

  Master of Business Administration (MBA)

  2012 — 2015

• United States Army Chemical Defense Training Facility

  Certification

  1993 — 1993

• Basic Non-Commissioned Officers Course

  Certification

  1999 — 1999

• Texas A&M University

  Certification

  2004 — 2004

• Chippewa Valley Technical College

  Fire Fighter Certification

  2002 — 2003

• United States Primary Leadership Development

  Certification

  1995 — 1995

Skills

• Supply Chain
• Microsoft Excel
• Supply Chain Management
• Six Sigma
• Powerpoint
• Strategic Planning
• Change Management
• Human Resources
• Industrial Safety
• Leadership
• Leadership Development
• Logistics
• Manufacturing
• Microsoft Office
• Process Scheduler
• Program Management
• Training
• Engineering
• Employee Training
• Process Improvement
• Operations Management
• Safety Management Systems
• Lean Manufacturing
• Supervisory Skills
• Process Engineering
• 5s
• Kaizen
• Performance Management
• Military
• Employee Relations
• Root Cause Analysis
• Logistics Management
• Manufacturing Engineering