Clayton Stouffer

Examiner
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Group Vice President Operations at Golden State Foods

Atlanta Metropolitan Area, United States

Overview

Clayton Stouffer is the Group Vice President of Operations for Liquid Products at Golden State Foods. He is an experienced operations leader in the consumer goods industry, with a history at TreeHouse Foods and Hormel Foods. He earned his Bachelor of Science from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.

Originally from Lena, Wisconsin, Clayton has worked across several states, including Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, and Texas, before his current role in Conyers, Georgia. He has led diverse teams in facilities producing coffee, aseptic cheese, and pudding, showcasing his adaptability to new challenges and locations.

He has a demonstrated ability to develop and challenge high-performing teams to achieve quality, cost, and safety objectives.

Personality Overview

Unexpressive

Process Oriented

Late Adopter

They are heavily focused on quality and prefer doing things the right way, even if it takes time.  Being observant comes to them naturally. They do not like taking risks at all and go for proven options in the end.

Topics They Care About

Food Manufacturing
His career is centered on managing food production plants, including facilities for coffee, aseptic cheese, liquid products, and sauces.
Operational Excellence
His roles consistently focus on improving quality, cost-efficiency, timeliness, and safety in production environments for major food brands.
Talent Development
He is recognized for his ability to build and challenge high-performing teams, a key skill mentioned in his professional announcements.

Media Appearances

Clayton has no verified media appearances

Work History

6-2024
Group Vice President Operations at Golden State Foods
12-2023 - 5-2024
Plant Manager at TreeHouse Foods
10-2021 - 12-2023
Plant Manager at TreeHouse Foods
9-2020 - 10-2021
Production Superintendent (Operations Manager) at Hormel Foods
6-2019 - 9-2020
Operations Training Manager at Hormel Foods

Education

2010 - 2015
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) from University of Wisconsin-Platteville

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Insights For Selling To Clayton

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Ask them which other stakeholders would be important for this purchase decision
  • Spend time addressing concerns around risk and change, they will have them even if they don't express them
  • Be firm in your communication and stay in control

DONT's

  • Don't rely on relationship building even if they act pleasantly
  • Avoid getting into storytelling mode, especially when they ask specific questions
  • Don't use phrases like 'do not worry', 'i promise' etc.

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Clayton is

  • Adoption by others is very important to them, followed by confidence in ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Clayton

  • They don’t say no often, they push out the decisions or keep going around in circles.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Clayton move?

  • They don't like to hasten, so their speed of decision-making may be slow.
  • Can Clayton take some risk or not?

  • They have little willingness to take risks, and prefer making calculated decisions.

You And Clayton

Personality Compatibility


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