QuincySix Sigma Black Belt with 15+ years leading innovation

Relevant Skills

Leading innovation and new market entry, Development and launch of consumer-centric retail , Improving cultivation planning efficiency

Expertise Summary

Quincy is a certified Project Manager Professional and Six Sigma Black Belt with 15+ years of experience in managing cross-functional teams, helping companies unlock their potential to scale effectively.
- She built her expertise in leading innovation and new market entry within the spirits, candy, and food sectors, bringing consistent best practices to develop go-to-market strategies that drive revenue and speed to execution.
Quincy helps resolve critical needs, ranging from process optimization and development, brand/portfolio positioning, innovation pipeline strategy, supply chain issues, demand and inventory management, and expense reduction.
- Leveraging her expertise in innovation, new market entry, and process to scale, she recently completed a contract with a large MSO to optimize their processes for bringing products to their emerging markets.
As the VP of Commercialization for a vertically integrated premium operator, she leveraged her expertise in developing brand and go-to-market strategies to transform the product mix and pricing.
- The portfolio overhaul delivered a 31% gross margin improvement through procurement savings, optimized process engineering, and innovation while focusing on quality.
- The optimized portfolio received the highest industry accolades by sweeping the premier cannabis competition in 2020 (1st place cups 6 times & 3rd place medal 1 time).
During the height of Covid, Quincy was responsible for leading agency partners and cross-functional teams in the development and launch of a consumer-centric retail experience, resulting in the successful opening of 7 new dispensary locations across 3 states within 1 year.
Quincy created a sensory feedback process, increasing the R&D project success rate by 27%, decreasing selection timelines by 55%, and improving cultivation planning efficiency based on time and space constraints.
- To drive the organization’s M&A strategy and position for sale, she led a strategy to expedite the launch of organic candy categories leveraging capabilities across 5 internal plants, 1 co-manufacturer, and 2 distribution centers to deliver $53.9M in projected incremental sales in the first year.
Quincy oversaw 3 multimillion-dollar brand acquisitions, including managing integration teams, providing process training for new team members, and combining product lines and personnel.

LOOKING FOR:

Permanent

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE:

15

EXPERTISE:

Process optimization and development

QuincySix Sigma Black Belt with 15+ years leading innovation

Relevant Skills

Expertise Summary

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