Acco North America (Now Acco Brands) Work Values

Daily Duties at Acco North America (Now Acco Brands):

A key member of the North American and Global Leadership Team which formed the $400 million ACCO USA organization and grew it into ACCO North America, a multi-national $1 billion office products company. Implemented financial strategies to support the company’s operating plans and address information technology, cost, profitability, productivity, and cash flow issues. • Led or participated in directing five restructuring initiatives, including three plant closings and the phased transfer of proprietary tooling to Taiwanese contract manufacturers - that yielded, in total, annual cost savings of $38 million and reduced fixed cost structure and asset investment significantly. • Played a key role in the creation and startup of a $120 million Mexican “maquiladora” operation, directing legal, tax, and financial requirements. • Developed concept for and implemented a Returned Goods Repackaging Center that resulted in $900,000 savings in scrapped product and freight/handling costs. • Achieved synergies of $11 million annually by leading or co-leading teams that successfully integrated five “bolt-on” business acquisitions. • Guided the conversion of financial systems to Y2K compliant software, negotiating with Oracle Corporation favorable price and support/service terms valued at $400,000. • Streamlined inventory controls and production reporting processes across five plants and three distribution centers eliminating $3 million, or 5%, of a chronic inventory shrink.

What they like about Acco North America (Now Acco Brands):

Working in an organization that is technologically advanced, creative, and innovative is critical in your assessment of hiring companies. Less important to you are stability of the organization, the length of time an organization has been in business, and the business' plans for the future. You prefer a fast-moving company that will take risks to achieve its goals and objectives. The length of time the company has been in business is irrelevant. Maintaining status quo is unnecessary. You thrive on change, uncertainty and the upside of potential business risks, especially those associated with innovation. Stability for the long haul is not nearly as important as is working in an atmosphere that is charged with a sense of urgency and constant change.

Tags

Controller, Hands-on, Performance (KPI) measurement, Cost Reduction, Process Improvement, Staff Development, Profitability Analysis, Integration of acquisitions, Systems Migrations, Budgeting/Forecasting, Change Agent, Cash Flow, Consulting, Restructuring

Skills

P&L responsibilities, Presentation, Ecommerce Strategy and digital marketing channels optimization - SEO, SEM, email, affiliates - for high-profile accounts., Technology Solutions, Sales Support, Software Implementation, Requirements Analysis & Specification, Leadership , Balanced Judgment, Self-Motivated, Results Orientation, Staff Development, Business Team Member, Re-Structuring

These are some of the questions we asked our climbers about their experiences with Acco North America (Now Acco Brands):