Paul Calkin

#Marketing # Business Growth # Strategy # Business turn around # SaaS, #Technology and contracts #Procurement

Role
IT Change Manager at Thprd
Location
Portland, OR, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About Paul Calkin

Consumer and business to business model in complex products. Built $3 Billion market cap business from start up. Turn around of $20 Million e-commerce business losing $2m and delivered $360 Million at $60 Million EBITDA. Grew $300M company to $1 Billion, delivered by dynamic marketing and multi step distribution models. I deliver critical thinking across a wide range of business needs. The consequences are increased profits, improved workflow, better process integration, better vendor and customer relationships, an engaged workforce and lower costs. I deliver senior level improvement projects for specialized consumer and business channels, Marketing, Brand management, healthcare, IT solutions, sporting goods (firearms), source to pay procurement, licensing and supply chain design.

Experience

  1. IT Change Manager

    Thprd

    Jun 2021 — Present · US

    Restarted and replanned a failed ERP implementation for 1300 staff. Drive successful restart for this $7.5 Million project.• Changed project structure, charters, training, organizational development and information workflow.

Education

  • The Open University

    Certificate in International Marketing (2 year course), International marketing

  • American University

    Professorial advisor to the Humphrey fellows., International Business

  • American University

    MBA Professor, e-Business

  • Kirklees College

    Business Studies, Adj. Lecturer in Business Studies for the Yorkshire Enterprise businesses.

    2005 — 2006

  • The University of Bolton

    Business Studies Degree, Business Studies

Skills

  • Contract Negotiation
  • Start-Ups
  • Higher Education
  • Positioning
  • Product Launch
  • Lean /Systems Thinking
  • Product Marketing
  • Deal Closure
  • Recruiting
  • Marketing Communications
  • Project Planning
  • Leadership
  • Online Advertising
  • Consulting
  • Public Speaking
  • Business Development
  • Management
  • Business Intelligence
  • Contract Management
  • Negotiation
  • Marketing Management
  • Market Research
  • Business Process
  • Integration
  • Business Process Re-Engineering
  • Taxonomy
  • Governance
  • Business Process Improvement
  • Operations Management
  • Customer Retention
  • IT Enabled Business Transformation
  • Large Scale Procurement
  • Marketing
  • Project Management
  • Outsourcing
  • Business Strategy
  • Purchasing
  • Microsoft Office
  • Sales
  • Strategic Planning

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