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1. JIM
DIXON Manufacturing & Supply Chain Executive LEADERSHIP
MAKES THE DIFFERENCE
LEADERSHIP BRAND
Leadership brand extends thinking about leadership in two ways. First, the
focus is less on the individual leader and more on the leadership capability
within the organization. Second, effective leadership is defined less by what
happens inside an organization and more by how leaders turn external
customer and investor expectations into employee abilities and organization
capabilities.
The leadership brand sets a company apart from the competition by
developing a cadre of exceptional managers with distinct talents geared
toward fulfilling customer and investor expectations. When leaders'
knowledge, skills, and values bring focus to employee behavior on areas
targeting the issues customers care about, ultimately it inspires faith in the
consumer that employees and managers will consistently make good on
company promises.
Challenges inspire me. Leadership fulfills
me. Unknown opportunities excite me.
At midpoint in my career, I have the benefit of a twenty-year track record of
advancement within supply chain operations, logistics and distribution. My
JIM DIXON
goal is to bring my expertise to work for an organization in such a way that
yields unprecedented positive impact on the organization and its people. Your IS A HIGH-PERFORMANCE EXECUTIVE WITH MORE THAN 20 YEARS
consideration for employment is appreciated.
OF DIVERSE EXPERIENCE MANAGING GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN
So what strengths could I bring to an organization? Those who know me well OPERATIONS IN COMPLEX HIGHLY REGULATED INDUSTRIES, A “BIG
would say I am a visionary thinker with a strong entrepreneurial inclination.
They would talk about my ability to effectively streamline operations and PHARMA” AND ENERGY BACKGROUND, AND A STRONG “HYBRID”
maximize productivity. They would cite many examples about how my teams SKILL-SET ENCOMPASSING LEADERSHIP OF FISCAL, GENERAL,
achieved significant productivity improvements, improved quality indexes to six
sigma performance or better and achieved significant cost savings. They may
OPERATIONS AND STRATEGY.
speak to an innate ability to inspire and influence others. And I hope when
describing my leadership traits, there would be words such as passion,
decisive, adaptable, integrity, courage, resilience and a shepherds perspective
when supporting and leading his people. One Northlake Road, Columbia, SC 29223
T: 803-381-1572, F: 803-740-3812
No1jimmyd@me.com

2. LEADERSHIP BRAND
TRANSFORMING SUPPLY CHAINS TO DELIVER
WORLD CLASS PERFORMANCE
Specializes in
LEADERSHIP
I set high standards for myself and learning culture where key talent is energized and driven
reengineering and for my team. I strive to always to lead change that will transform the company.
transformation of recognize and reward high
performance and I coach managers
PHILOSOPHY & “Tell them you create
supply chains by
and executives to do the same. It is
creating and
delivering the right
much too easy to get caught up in
leaders”. Zemo Trevathan
STYLE
day-to-day work and forget to
strategy for the acknowledge those around us, but
situation and organizational success depends A former colleague recently learned of my new job
building the vision, upon building a culture which search. He said, "tell them you create leaders." Since the
I began my career in manufacturing operations and that motivates and inspires. colleague is a well respected leadership guru, I took that
experience taught me to be very aware of the pressures team and
as a significant compliment. “The most important
put on operational personnel who manage a very infrastructure I am proud to say that I have helped deliverable of a leader is NOT any particular outcome at
important day job and are asked to implement important required to deliver to build just such a culture at each any particular time, it is INCREASING THE CAPACITY of
corporate initiatives at the same time. It is important that the highest possible of my last three companies and I the people in the organization to act/lead. That's the real
busy people are sold on the vision, have confidence in return on look forward to making the same legacy a leader creates/leaves behind”. Zemo Trevathan.
their leadership, understand the strategy and believe that contribution to a new organization.
they have the time, tools and resources to achieve the investment while
Building high performance teams does fulfill me. So does
stretch goals and objectives. That's why I engage key achieving world- I have a Participative / Empowering generating transformational change. The majority of my
stakeholders when developing strategy and I don't class customer, leadership style, which involves manufacturing and supply chain management career has
introduce any initiative that doesn't directly support financial and quality close teamwork with others, been in pharmaceuticals. I successfully worked and
business goals and corporate strategy. results. stressing delegation of responsibility advanced within one of the world's top-rated supply
to team members and holding them chain organizations, led by an outstanding executive
I believe successful leaders know how to define their accountable for the results. I am not team.
mission, convey it to their stakeholders and ensure they a micro-manager, but stay close to
have the right people, processes, tools and training the details, as I am ultimately Jim’s management expertise spans Planning,
needed to get the job done. I plan success using a responsible for the overall success Manufacturing, Sourcing and Logistics Delivery. Add to
methodical approach to drive strategy and implement of the organization. this his ability to negotiate win-win partnerships, create
improvement, develop key talent, and lead change. value for customers, transform organizations to deliver
I guide the team by leading strategy best-in-class performance and you have a winner.
I am known for working closely with executives, and setting direction collectively
managers and employees at all levels of the organization with my team and key stakeholders. For more information on Jim DIxon, call him at
and I have a reputation for responding to organizational My leadership style is intended to 803-381-1572 or visit him online at http://web.me.com/
needs rather than dictating rules and policies. develop and empower people in the no1jimmyd/Executive_Profile/Executive_Profile.html
organization, and to create a