Ray Reddrick

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Director Of Manufacturing at Land O'Lakes, Inc.

St Paul, Minnesota, United States

Overview

Ray Reddrick is a results-driven executive with over 30 years of experience in manufacturing and supply chain management for global CPG companies like Land OLakes, PepsiCo, and Diageo. An alumnus of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, he is an expert in implementing world-class operational strategies like Lean Six Sigma and Total Productive Manufacturing (TPM).

He is responsible for 51% of the Land OLakes Dairy Foods portfolio, overseeing butter and milk powder production for global distribution.

Personality Overview

Relationship Oriented

Enthusiastic

Big Picture Person

They are really good at seeing what the long-term impacts of their decisions could be.  They are friendly, approachable and love to make new connections. They are always positive and upbeat, so take their promises with a pinch of salt.

Topics They Care About

Operational Excellence
His career is defined by managing multi-site manufacturing operations and using systems like Lean Six Sigma and TPM to improve productivity and quality.
Supply Chain Strategy
He has extensive experience transforming and leading supply chain networks for major food and beverage companies, including PepsiCo, Land O'Lakes, and Coca-Cola bottlers.
TPM Implementation
His background includes leading Total Productive Manufacturing (TPM) initiatives across multiple facilities to drive significant performance and efficiency improvements.

Media Appearances

Ray has no verified media appearances

Work History

10-2013
Director Of Manufacturing at Land O'Lakes, Inc.
10-2006 - 9-2013
Plant Director at PepsiCo
10-2004 - 4-2006
Senior Supply Chain Operations Manager at PepsiCo
Operations Manager & East Region TPM Senior Manager at The Quaker Oats Company
Area Manager at Harmon Motive Incorporated

Education

Bachelor's Degree from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

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Insights For Selling To Ray

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Share some stories about how you you have helped people in similar positions succeed
  • Talk about their team and how your product will help them do things better and easier
  • Invite them for a lunch or a drink/coffee

DONT's

  • Don’t be excessively objective, be a storyteller
  • Avoid cutting into their flow
  • Avoid overloading them with too much detail

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Ray is

  • Relationship and rapport can play an important role, sometimes more than the other factors.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Ray

  • They will probably never say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Ray move?

  • They are not the quickest decision makers, their friendly attitude could be misleading.
  • Can Ray take some risk or not?

  • They may take certain risks that they deem unlikely of personal repercussions.

You And Ray

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