Paige Parker

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Supply Planning Lead at General Mills

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States

Overview

Paige is a logistics and planning leader at General Mills, leveraging a strong background in manufacturing engineering from her time at John Deere. She has progressed into end-to-end supply chain strategy, driving performance through continuous improvement and cross-functional collaboration. Paige holds an MBA with distinction from The University of Iowa Tippie College of Business.

Outside of her core responsibilities, Paige has a keen interest in applying diverse knowledge to the business world. During her MBA studies, she traveled to Greece to research how ancient philosophy can inform modern strategy. She is dedicated to personal development, having earned her MBA while working full-time.

Interesting fact: Paige collaborated with a research hub in Athens to study the application of Ancient Greek philosophy to contemporary business strategy.

Personality Overview

Assertive

Value Driven

Example Seeker

They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince.  They ask a lot of questions and rely heavily on information and collaterals. They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing.

Topics They Care About

End-to-End Supply Chain
Her career has progressed from manufacturing engineering into supply chain strategy, now leading a team in planning and logistics at General Mills.
Continuous Improvement
At John Deere, she led a team to complete over 90 Continuous Improvement projects and significantly reduced assembly process risks.
Team Leadership
She led and developed a team of 13 plant planners across 7 manufacturing sites, focusing on coaching and fostering a results-driven culture.

Media Appearances

Paige has no verified media appearances

Work History

10-2025
Supply Planning Lead at General Mills
6-2024 - 10-2025
Plant Planning Associate Manager at General Mills
11-2022 - 6-2024
Concurrent Supply Planner at General Mills
6-2019 - 9-2020
OFP Manufacturing Engineer at John Deere
5-2018 - 6-2019
Manufacturing Engineer at John Deere

Education

5-2022 - 5-2025
Master of Business Administration - MBA from The University of Iowa Tippie College of Business
5-2022 - 5-2025
Certificate from The University of Iowa Tippie College of Business

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Insights For Selling To Paige

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Help them understand the risk aspect fully while inspiring confidence
  • Build rapport, it will come handy to handle hard questions later
  • Use phrases like ‘clear proof that’, ‘data shows’ etc.

DONT's

  • Don’t try to rush them into a decision, provide all necessary information first
  • Avoid making offhand commitments
  • Don’t brush off any concerns, take all questions seriously

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Paige is

  • Proven value, strong testimonials are important for them, rapport can impact decisions a little.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Paige

  • They are practical yet friendly, don’t expect a clear no very often.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Paige move?

  • They like to analyze well and then make their decisions.
  • Can Paige take some risk or not?

  • They weigh all decisions systematically and are unlikely to take many risks.

You And Paige

Personality Compatibility


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