Piotr Kalinowski

About Piotr Kalinowski

Visionary, results-oriented leader with extensive experience guiding operations with a focus on sustainable business growth. Adaptable manager who built a dynamic professional career leveraging technology tools and an analytical mindset to champion process changes for operations success. Influential coach establishing trusting relationships with team members, training individuals toward elevated performance levels, and cultivating positive cultures centered on improving employee morale. Engaging connector able to communicate clearly across all levels of the organization while encouraging collaborative efforts to achieve common goals. Proven executive with superior business acumen guiding people and processes to maximize efficiency, productivity, and profitability.

Experience

1. General Manager

   Fisher Athletic Equipment

   Jan 2017 — Present · Salisbury, NC, US

   Direct day to day operation with an emphasis on productivity, profitability, and efficiency. Analyze existing processes, and optimize outcomes through the integration of Lean methodologies and software programs. Oversee multiple functions, including Operations Management, Strategic Planning, Inventory Control, Risk Management, and Employee Relations. Serve as SME for software tools. Champion key changes to improve inventory control, enhance the manufacturing lifecycle, and drive continued improvements. Work directly with owner to implement plans and operate as an integral strategic partner to ensure sustainable success.Supervise 7 direct reports and manage staff across the organization, spanning HR, Finance, Sales, Marketing, Engineering, and Production.Grew sales 27% within first year in role, and improved GP 2% through waste reduction plans.Increased efficiencies each year through KPI monitoring and leveraged data-drive analytics to initiate process changes, including a three-step process with employee sign-offs to swiftly catch and reconcile issues. Improved the on time delivery metric from 45% to 75%, and slashed number of days when late down from 15 to 3.

Education

• North Greenville University

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration and Management, General

  2014 — 2015

• Catawba College

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Programming

  2001 — 2005

• Broughton High School

  High School Degree

  1996 — 2000