Ashod Khanamerian

Promoted to Director of Procurement in 2024 after serving as Senior Supply Chain Manager. Lead enterprise-wide procurement operations overseeing domestic and international purchasing across manufacturing plants and distribution centers, managing approximately $350M–$400M in annual spend. Direct an 11-person global procurement team across domestic and Far East operations, aligning sourcing strategy, supplier performance, purchasing execution, and material availability with enterprise production goals. Key accomplishments include: • Negotiated new ocean carrier rates that maintained prior-year pricing while generating $1.2M in fiscal-year savings. • Negotiated DDP pricing with Asian suppliers, delivering $1.1M in fiscal-year direct cost savings. • Transitioned 90% of all suppliers from 30-day to 60-day payment terms, improving working capital and raw material supply continuity. • Consolidated supplier relationships and established volume-based rebate programs to improve purchasing leverage and create recurring cost-reduction opportunities. • Expanded and qualified supplier networks across China, Southeast Asia, India, and Mexico to reduce sourcing risk and strengthen business continuity. • Supported Mexico manufacturing expansion initiatives to increase production capacity, reduce supply chain costs, and shorten delivery timelines.

Promoted in 2019 to oversee end-to-end purchasing operations for Lasko, managing approximately $300M in annual spend across four divisions: Galaxy Global, Air King, Guardian Technologies, and Intertek. Directed annual imports of 5,000–7,000 containers from Southeast Asian co-manufacturers to multiple U.S. and Canadian locations, supporting major retail and direct-to-customer accounts. Managed global transportation operations representing approximately $70M in transportation spend, supporting Walmart, Home Depot, Amazon, Costco, Lowe’s, and other key accounts. Negotiated steamship line and NVOCC contracts, generating $1.2M–$1.5M in 2023 savings, plus $300K–$400K through drayage negotiations. Reduced landed costs by $4.3M by shifting sourcing from China to Vietnam and India, mitigating tariff exposure and strengthening global sourcing flexibility. Spearheaded QAD ERP, supplier portal, and EDI implementation initiatives, improving data visibility, supplier communication, production/shipping visibility, and order-processing speed.

Directed operational activities for the Intertex Division, supporting production planning, inventory control, operational efficiency, and cross-functional coordination. Brought production scheduling in-house, eliminating recurring inventory issues, improving operational control, enhancing efficiency, and reducing costs. Improved coordination between procurement, operations, production, and supplier teams to support inventory availability, manufacturing schedules, customer fulfillment, and production continuity.

Founded and managed daily business operations, overseeing customer experience, vendor relationships, financial controls, staffing, purchasing, inventory, and business development. Applied hands-on leadership across operations, finance, service quality, and supplier management to support efficient business performance and customer satisfaction.

Prepared financial statements, operating budgets, and KPI analyses for a portfolio of five restaurant units with approximately $5.5M in annual net sales. Supported financial planning, reporting, budget control, internal analysis, and operational decision-making across multi-unit restaurant operations. Partnered with leadership teams to evaluate financial performance, improve reporting discipline, and support stronger business controls.

Directed internal audit, financial planning and analysis, regulatory compliance, and government affairs for a commercial logging business unit with approximately $65M in annual net sales. Supported executive decision-making through financial controls, reporting discipline, compliance oversight, and coordination with government and business stakeholders.

Served in a financial stewardship and board leadership capacity, supporting governance, reporting, fiscal oversight, and organizational decision-making. Contributed to financial accountability, operational review, and strategic discussions involving business and organizational priorities.

Held senior financial leadership responsibility across business operations, financial controls, reporting, budgeting, and executive decision support. Supported organizational management through financial oversight, operational analysis, internal controls, and cross-functional coordination.

Led business operations, organizational management, and executive decision-making for the division. Oversaw operational priorities, team coordination, business performance, and cross-functional execution in support of organizational goals.