Ken Wilson

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Vice President of Manufacturing at Elior North America Traditions

Montgomery, Alabama, United States

Overview

Ken Wilson is a senior manufacturing operations executive with over 20 years of leadership in the food and beverage industry. He specializes in driving operational excellence, implementing lean methodologies, and leading transformational change in high-speed manufacturing environments. He holds a Bachelors degree from the University of Phoenix.

As an independent consultant, he focused on optimizing cash flow and strengthening leadership capabilities for his clients.

Personality Overview

Informal

Full Of Energy

Relationship Oriented

Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions.  They excel at seeing the bigger picture, and the long-term impact of their decisions. They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships.

Topics They Care About

Operational Excellence
His career is focused on driving sustained performance improvements across safety, quality, productivity, and cost in complex plant operations.
Lean Operations
Identifies as a "Lean Operations Champion" and has extensive experience implementing lean methodologies and deploying Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) systems.
Supply Chain Alignment
Focuses on influencing total supply chain capabilities and aligning them with strategic initiatives to support business growth and customer satisfaction.

Media Appearances

Ken has no verified media appearances

Work History

11-2025
Vice President of Manufacturing at Elior North America Traditions
11-2025
Vice President of Manufacturing at Elior North America Traditions
3-2024
Plant General Manager at J&J Snack Foods Corp
4-2018
Owner/Consultant at KW Consulting LLC
4-2023 - 3-2024
Plant Manager at Coca-Cola Bottling Company UNITED, Inc.

Education

1-2002 - 6-2008
Bachelor's degree from University of Phoenix

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Insights For Selling To Ken

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Invite them for a lunch or a drink/coffee
  • Talk anecdotally about the customer experience that your product offers
  • Use adjectives like ‘amazing’, ‘coolest’, ‘unbelievable’ etc.

DONT's

  • Avoid ifs and buts, don’t talk too much about the risks etc.
  • Don’t be too formal, focus on building comfort and trust
  • Don’t be excessively objective, be a storyteller

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Ken is

  • Relationship and trust can be vital with them, sometimes more than anything else.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Ken

  • They are unlikely to say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Ken move?

  • They are not the fastest decision makers, their friendly approach can give false positive signals.
  • Can Ken take some risk or not?

  • They can take certain risks that are unlikely to have personal consequences.

You And Ken

Personality Compatibility


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