Benny Tanadinata

About Benny Tanadinata

I’m a global operations and sourcing executive with 25+ years of experience building and leading complex supply networks across Asia, North America, and Europe. My work sits at the intersection of operations, sourcing, and finance—where execution discipline directly determines margin, cash flow, and reliability.Across consumer goods, home textiles, outdoor products, and industrial categories, I’ve led multi-site manufacturing and distributed operations through growth, disruption, and transformation. I design operating systems that make tradeoffs explicit, decisions durable, and performance repeatable—so organizations don’t rely on heroics to deliver results.At Target, Grand Basket, and Grand Leisure, I’ve built and governed supplier ecosystems across Asia, North America, and Europe—balancing cost, quality, service, and resilience while maintaining execution discipline.My focus has consistently been on removing noise from complex systems: clarifying decision rights, stabilizing operating signals, and aligning execution to what actually drives value. Teams move faster because they’re clear, not because they’re reacting.What differentiates my approach is the ability to design operations with a clear understanding of their financial impact. I translate operational choices into business outcomes, and I view operational excellence not as efficiency alone, but as clarity, trust, and reliability sustained over time.I’m currently exploring leadership roles in organizations where complexity is real—and where clarity, discipline, and execution at scale are competitive advantages.Specialties:Global Operations & Supply Chain Leadership | Cross-Border Operations & Supplier Networks | Manufacturing & Distribution Networks | Strategic Sourcing | Supplier Governance | Operating Model Design | Margin & Cash Flow Improvement | Execution Discipline | Organizational Clarity

Experience

1. Vice President of Operations

   Grand Leisure Usa

   Nov 2023 — Present · Madison, WI, US

   Lead cross-regional operations across the U.S, China, and Vietnam—aligning sourcing execution, manufacturing, logistics, and customer service to U.S. retail standards while strengthening cost structure, governance discipline, and geographic resilience amid tariff volatility- Advanced global manufacturing footprint evolution, expanding Vietnam production and refining packaging architecture to enhance cost discipline, responsiveness, and service continuity- Strengthened alignment between U.S. commercial teams and Asia manufacturing partners—improving margin discipline, execution consistency, and service reliability across regions.

Education

• UMN Carlson School of Management

  Marketing and International Business

Skills

• Training
• Forecasting
• Negotiation
• Inventory Management
• People Development
• Procurement
• Strategic Planning
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Talent Management
• Supply Chain
• Leadership
• Global Sourcing
• Merchandising
• Sourcing
• Vendor Management
• Product Development
• Sales
• Vendor Relationships
• Retail
• Strategy
• Succession Planning
• Management
• Supplier Negotiation