Stephen Skoutas

About Stephen Skoutas

I’m a global executive and senior business and program leader with experience driving complex, cross-functional initiatives across consumer products, global operations, and technology-enabled organizations. My work centers on translating strategy into executable programs, aligning stakeholders, and ensuring disciplined delivery across teams with diverse expertise.My demonstrable skills and recent experience include leading multi-workstream programs delivered by highly skilled architecture, engineering, data, and security teams; establishing program structure, sequencing, governance, and delivery cadence; and ensuring alignment between business objectives and technical execution. I have extensive experience coordinating stakeholders at the executive, client, and operational levels, managing dependencies and risk, and maintaining clear communication throughout the delivery lifecycle.I also bring deep experience in market expansion and go-to-market execution, including planning and sequencing new market entry programs, building scalable commercial and fulfillment structures, and coordinating cross-functional delivery across product, marketing, operations, and external partners. My background includes data-driven decision support, business intelligence, forecasting, competitive analysis, and operational performance management in both domestic and global environments.Across my career, I’ve focused on building delivery-ready teams, modernizing execution through process and data discipline, and running complex programs executed by expert teams to achieve measurable business outcomes.

Experience

1. Co-founder, Chief Operating Officer

   Nikko Toys Ltd

   Jun 2019 — Present · HK

   Co-founded the company to preserve and grow globally recognized legacy brands while building a modern, scalable operation. Lead North and South American sales, operational strategy, and business intelligence initiatives for the company’s fastest-growing region. Serve as the primary architect of fact-based sales presentations, marketplace analysis, and competitive strategy for major North American retailers.

Education

• Bryant University

  Bachelor of Science, Computer Information Systems

  1986 — 1989

Skills

• Sales
• Purchasing
• Leadership
• Logistics
• New Business Development
• Supply Chain Management
• P&L Management
• Inventory Management
• Sales Operations
• Customer Service
• Team Building
• Management
• Forecasting
• Product Development
• Strategic Planning
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Sales Management
• Operations Management
• International Business
• Supply Chain
• Retail
• B2b
• Pricing
• Merchandising
• Manufacturing