Derek Wagar

Derek Wagar

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Sr Director of Quality Operations | Co-Manufacturing & Supply Chain Professional

  • Education

    • University of Vermont

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      Bachelor of Science - BS Business Administration

      Activities and Societies: Men's Ice Hockey NCAA Division 1

    • Norwich University

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      Master of Business Administration - MBA
  • Experience

    • Martz Communication

      Jul 2005 - Aug 2006
      Account Executive

      Inbound & Outbound Sales | Ad Creation | Lead Generation | Relationship Management | Customer Relations

    • USA Telephone

      Jan 2007 - Jan 2008
      Business & Marketing Management Consultant

      Business & Marketing Plan Development | Reseller Channel Program Development & Management | New Product Development & Commercialization | Process Management & Optimization | Lead Generation | Sales and Marketing Material Creation

    • Unified Communications (dba TeleBlend)

      Jan 2008 - Mar 2012
      Director of Sales and Customer Service

      Sales & Marketing Strategy | Lead Generation | Call Center Management | SEO & SEM | A/B Testing | Employee Management & Development (15 direct reports) | Order Fulfillment | Order Management | After Sales Service | New Product Development & Launch | Customer Acquisition & Retention | Billing Systems | Customer Support Channels | Customer Service Channel Management

    • Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.

      Mar 2012 - now

      Multi-site Quality, Consumer Care, Quality CAPEX New Partner Onboarding, Co-manufacturing Requirements Management, New Product Qualifications & Commissioning, Incident Management, Workstream Management, Process Optimization, Waste Reduction Relationship Management | Escalation Management | Continuous Improvement | Process Optimization | Unplanned Event Management | People Management & Development | Primary Partner Interface | Co-Manufacturing | Performance Reporting | CAPA & RCA | New Partner Onboarding New Product Commercialization | BAR & AAR | Item & Material Setup | Timeline Management Supply Chain Management | Supply Chain Optimization | Inventory Management & Reconciliation | Continuous Improvement | Cost Reduction & Elimination | Process Mapping & Optimization | Performance Measurement | Capacity Analysis & Resource Allocation | Process & Procedure Development | Co-Manufacturing Productivity | Cost Reduction | KPI Reporting, Development, & Testing | Customer Service | Order Management | Inventory Management & Replenishment | Process Optimization Workforce Planning | Workforce Optimization | Forecasting | KPI Reporting | Customer Service | Order Management | Call Center Management

      • Senior Director Quality Operations

        Nov 2023 - now
      • Director of Quality Operations - Hot Manufacturing and Partners

        Mar 2021 - Nov 2023
      • Sr Manager Partner Quality - Hot and Cold

        Oct 2018 - Nov 2023
      • Quality Manager - Partners and International

        Feb 2018 - Oct 2018
      • Project Manager

        Oct 2017 - Feb 2018
      • Key Account Lead - Partners

        Nov 2015 - Feb 2018
      • SME Business Analyst - B2B

        Mar 2013 - Nov 2015
      • SME Business Analyst - B2C

        Mar 2012 - Mar 2013
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Professional Certificate - Strategic Leadership and Planning

      University of Vermont
    • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

      Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.
      Dec 2017