Teddy Marek
Vice President of Product Development and Sourcing at Arteza
- Role
- Vice President of Product Development and Sourcing at Arteza
- Location
- West Palm Beach, FL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Teddy Marek
Highly qualified and dynamic professional, with over 17 years of management experience in FMCG sector.Teddy spearheaded the development and execution of the Global Sourcing and Brand Management strategies at Central Group, Thailand and Office Depot in North America, Europe and Asia. Teddy has led the company’s efforts to open up new sourcing countries such as China, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Korea, Turkey, Poland and Czech Republic. He developed direct import and private brand assortment strategies in multiple product categories including technology, furniture, lifestyle and office products.He played an instrumental role in establishing a global brand positioning strategies for private brands such as Office Depot, One, Furradec, Thompson, Haven and Foray. Teddy is highly trained to communicate effectively in multi-cultural and multi-lingual environments. A passionate advocate of Six Sigma methods in management.
Experience
Vice President of Product Development and Sourcing
Jul 2020 — Present · Miami, FL, US
Education
Florida State University
Senior Executive Program, Leadership Program for Senior Executives
2007 — 2008
Bielska Wyższa Szkoła im. J. Tyszkiewicza
BA, Management with Marketing as major
1991 — 1994
Babson F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business
International Executive Retailing Program
1999 — 1999
Skills
- Purchasing
- Private Label
- Management
- Key Account Management
- Contract Negotiation
- Global Sourcing
- Geographical Coverage: North America, Asia, Europe
- Merchandising
- Product Development
- Product Management
- Negotiation
- P&L Management
- Account Management
- Marketing
- International Business
- Pricing
- Retail
- B2b
- Manufacturing Experience: Plastic Injection Moulding Technologies
- New Business Development
- Core Competencies: Mgmt/ Global Sourcing/ Private Brand Development/Merchandisi
- Strategy
- E-Commerce
- Sales Management
- Industry Experience: Retail, Mail Order, B2b, Web,
- Inventory Management
- Category Profile: Consumer Office Products
- Business Strategy
- Forecasting
- Supply Chain
- Procurement
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Supply Chain Management
- Strategic Sourcing
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