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):

You give high priority to hiring firms with prestige. Market reputation and prestige of a firm may be determined through on-line research, and conversations with individuals working in your target industry. Note that firms "in the public eye" receive a great deal more critical publicity and attention than those operating with more anonymity. So as you assess your employment opportunities, be sure to seek out the positive aspects of the firm's reputation in addition to noting negative publicity the company may have received.

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):