Joe Gordon

About Joe Gordon

Cutting-edge executive building comprehensive infrastructures and strategies that drive profitable growth in multimillion- and billion-dollar hospitality organizations. Possess supply chain, procurement, and operations expertise. Enjoy solving business challenges that others avoid. Lead cross-functional teams to own their value and exceed expectations. Standardize best practices resulting in quality growth and scalability. Launch carefully-designed enterprise technologies that enable next-level operations. Affable and deliberate.Brands Represented:KRISPY KRUNCHY CHICKEN • TERIYAKI MADNESS • NOODLES & CO. • THE WENDY’S COMPANY • PORTILLO’S HOT DOGS • SMASHBURGER • UNITED NATURAL FOODS • SPENDIFFERENCE • KIMBERLY-CLARK • MEAD PAPERCore Competencies:SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT • ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE • FIELD OPERATIONS • STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT • PROGRAM GROWTH • PLANT OPERATIONS • PROCUREMENT • FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION • QUALITY ASSURANCE • FOOD SAFETY • RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT Select Achievements:• Proven track record of building high performing teams to achieve significant improvements in profitability while maintaining or improving quality.• Consistently leads high-impact turnarounds and drives accelerated growth, delivering exceptional value creation and successful high-return exits for Private Equity-backed companies.• Achieved nearly 10% profitability increase in 3 years at Teriyaki Madness. • Facilitated successful transition to EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System) for executive team. Rolled out program across entire company Q2 & Q3 2020.• Netted >$2M in annual revenue by standardizing administrative-fee program.• Designed Supply Chain strategy and models utilized for successful expansion into Canada and China.• Restored alliance between Wendy’s and Tyson Foods resulting in Tyson’s building 3 dedicated facilities providing 50% of poultry needs and saving >$10M yearly. Also, restored strategic partnership between Krispy Krunchy Chicken and Tyson Foods.

Experience

1. Chief Supply Chain and Technology Officer

   Krispy Krunchy Foods

   Feb 2024 — Present · Denver, CO, US

   Active member of the executive leadership team, driving strategic initiatives to accelerate growth and operational excellence.Architected the business transformation department, including rebuilding the IT function, establishing a modern tech stack, and implementing a shared services support model.Spearheading the organization\'s AI journey, positioning Krispy Krunchy Chicken to leverage data-driven insights and automation for next-level scalability and efficiency.Developed a Project Management Office (PMO) to standardize processes, enhance decision-making, and ensure seamless execution of enterprise-wide projects.

Education

• The Ohio State University

  BSBA, Production and Operations Management

• Colorado State University

  MBA, Business Administration and Management, General

Skills

• Food Service
• Strategic Planning
• Retail
• Food Industry
• Pricing
• Strategy
• Negotiation
• Food Safety
• Sourcing
• Inventory Management
• Forecasting
• Continuous Improvement
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• P&L
• Food & Beverage
• Budgets
• Food
• Customer Service
• Finance
• Training
• Logistics
• Logistics Management
• Procurement
• Product Development
• Catering
• Management
• Team Building
• Warehousing
• Supply Chain Management
• Strategic Sourcing
• Legal Issues
• Conflict Resolution
• Operations Management
• Supply Chain
• P&L Management
• Leadership
• Supply Management
• Budgeting
• Crm
• Risk Management