Vice President of International Sales

- Build a culture that stops to fix problems, getting quality right the first time and systematically solving root cause problems.

- Challenge current business processes and direct managers to eliminate waste by reducing non-value-added activities. Focus on the value stream and develop a “pull” system throughout the supply chain.

-Work Closely with the Ashley Credit department to ensure Customer Accounts stay current to their terms. Also, evaluate existing terms to determine if recommendations should be made to adjust.

-Work closely with IMS’s and Customers evaluating their supply chains to ensure that product is flowing and a GMROI focus is taken to uphold brand standards on order fulfillment to the end consumer.

- Create a culture of teamwork. Make an ongoing effort to teach individuals how to work together and in teams toward common goals. Use cross-functional teams to improve quality and productivity and ensure flow by solving problems.

- Grow leaders who thoroughly understand the work, live the Ashley Culture, and teach this philosophy to others.

- Work directly with the International Team within to identify problems. Assist them in coming up with solutions that will allow the company to achieve its goals in profit, growth, and customer satisfaction.

- Challenge the International Sales Department to grow their business and develop a continuous improvement mentality. Set challenging targets for each department and assist them in achieving those targets.

- Create a learning organization. Use tools of Lean and Continuous Improvement to train and develop people. Teach others within the company about customer expectations and work together to develop a plan to achieve these expectations.