Jose Cueva-Lepe-Gomez

Researcher
DISC Type : Cs

Plant Manager at Ornua Ingredients North America

Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, United States

Overview

Jose is a Plant Manager at Ornua Ingredients North America with 20 years of experience in the food manufacturing industry. A Green Belt certified professional and graduate of Purdue University, he is an expert in lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, and team development. He is fluent in both English and Spanish.

He has deep expertise in food manufacturing safety and compliance, with extensive experience dealing directly with the USDA, FDA, and OSHA.

Personality Overview

Soft Communicator

Process Focused

ROI Seeker

They are heavily focused on quality and prefer doing things the right way, even if it takes time.  They do not like taking risks at all and go for proven options in the end. They tend to have clarity about their needs and constraints, and are unlikely to over-promise.

Topics They Care About

Continuous Improvement
A Green Belt certified professional whose career is focused on lean manufacturing, 5S implementation, and driving process improvements within food production environments.
Food Safety & Compliance
Possesses extensive experience with SQF, BRC, GMP, and HACCP protocols, along with a history of managing relations with the USDA, FDA, and OSHA.
Operations Management
As a plant manager and former superintendent, he is responsible for production planning, scheduling, and managing cross-functional teams to meet operational goals.

Media Appearances

Jose has no verified media appearances

Work History

12-2023
Plant Manager at Ornua Ingredients North America
5-2023 - 12-2023
Plant Superintendent at Seneca Foods Corporation
4-2022 - 5-2023
Production Manager at OFP Ingredients, LLC
1-2020 - 5-2022
Operations Manager at OSI Group
3-2017 - 12-2019
Production Supervisor at Hormel Foods

Education

2001 - 2005
Bachelor's degree from Purdue University
2001 - 2005
Bachelor's degree from Purdue University

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Insights For Selling To Jose

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like 'results based on data', 'measurable proof', 'X% growth' etc.
  • Share a one-off customer success story but keeps the focus on highlighting objective, numerical results
  • Preferably use email to follow up with them instead of phone or Linkedin, engage by asking question or opinions

DONT's

  • Avoid phrases like ‘trust me’, ‘you will just love it’ etc.
  • Avoid emotional and informal language, stay objective and to the point instead
  • Give it some time before you try to build rapport and a relationship, it doesn't come to them naturally

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Jose is

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

  • 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 Jose move?

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

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

You And Jose

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