Christian Suarez

Commander
DISC Type : D

IT Director, Technology Partner & Enterprise Architect at JELD-WEN, Inc.

Charlotte Metro, United States

Overview

Christian Suarez is a business-first IT leader with 20 years of experience in global transformation and operational excellence, currently serving as an IT Director at JELD-WEN. A Cornell MBA graduate, he specializes in translating business strategy into high-impact technology solutions. Colleagues describe him as knowledgeable, action-oriented, and a leader with high integrity.

His leadership style is shaped by his military service in the Marine Corps. He values professional relationships, often publicly endorsing and supporting his colleagues, and also shares personal moments, such as his pride in his brothers accomplishments. He is interested in major technology and defense companies like Microsoft and Lockheed Martin.

He once shared an opportunity to take his civilian-world experience back into the Marine Corps.

Personality Overview

Decisive

Risk-Taker

Impact-Driven

They like to move fast and expect the same from others.  They take a lot of pride in personal achievements. More than the product, they care about the impact of the product.

Topics They Care About

Business Transformation
His career is focused on driving global transformation and leading business transformation efforts to improve material and information flow for major corporations.
Global Supply Chain
He has extensive experience managing and transforming supply chain operations, including holding roles like Global Supply Chain Service Owner at Corning.
Enterprise Architecture
A core part of his current title and responsibilities, he focuses on enterprise architecture for Plan to Manufacture (P2M) and Source to Pay (S2P) systems.

Media Appearances

Christian has no verified media appearances

Work History

8-2023
IT Director, Technology Partner & Enterprise Architect at JELD-WEN, Inc.
11-2020 - 8-2023
Global Plan to Manufacture Director at JELD-WEN, Inc.
11-2018 - 11-2020
IT Senior Manager, Global Supply Chain Service Owner at Corning Incorporated
10-2014 - 10-2018
IT Manager, Supply Chain - Optical Communications at Corning Incorporated
11-2010 - 9-2014
Supply Chain Project Leader & Corning New York Site Lead for Optical Communications at Corning Incorporated

Education

2014 - 2016
Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Cornell University
1999 - 2003
Computer Science from University of Notre Dame

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Insights For Selling To Christian

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • When negotiating terms, help them build an impression that they are the ones calling the shots
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk
  • Make sure that you circle back fast on any action items, it wins their trust

DONT's

  • Do not spend too much time focusing on product tech or features
  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell
  • Don’t be in a rush to invite them for a social meet and greet

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Christian is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Christian

  • If they decide not to go ahead, they will say no without hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Christian move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Christian take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

You And Christian

Personality Compatibility


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