Brian Pincus
Vice President of Innovation @ Smurfit Westrock
About
Experienced manufacturing and sustainability professional, with more than a decade of experience managing Global packaging operations, executing highly strategic projects, delivering strategic innovation to drive topline growth and meeting sustainability commitments. As an extra gritty problem solver, I take pride in developing and implementing creative solutions while meeting challenges and setbacks with enthusiasm. I manage as a servant leader and focus on growing the capabilities of engaged teams and inspiring them to dream big. I work with an agile mindset focusing on effective communication and transparancy - this approach brings improved customer collaboration and properly managed expectations for key stakeholders. Key Strengths: High Speed Manufacturing | Lean Manufacturing | Continuous Improvement | Research & Development | Packaging Innovation | Vertical Integration | Operational Excellence | Value Engineering | Technology Roadmaps | Quality Assurance | Supplier Development | Strategic Sourcing | Packaging Sustainability | Carbon Accounting | Global Supply Chain Operations Let’s connect! Or email me at brian.p.pincus@gmail.com
United States
Atlanta Metropolitan Area
Consumer Goods
Strategic Leadership, Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Operations, Operations Management, Fermentation, Supply Chain Optimization, Process Plants, Skill Development, Budgeting, Technical Understanding, Relationship Development, Executive Leadership, Multi-site, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Life Cycle Assessment, Business Case Development, Regulatory Compliance, New Venture Development, Consumer Research, P&L Management
Experience
Vice President of Innovation
Smurfit Westrock
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Lead innovation for the Corrugated North America business.
Global Director of Packaging Sustainability
AB InBev
St Louis, Missouri, United States
Accountable for circular packaging, returnables, recycled content and recycling within the Global Sustainability team.
Global Director of Value Creation
AB InBev
St Louis, Missouri, United States
Responsible for the supply chain and operations function of the Value Creation team within the Global Procurement Office. The Value Creation team works to identify underutilized assets or byproducts and repurpose these to create new ventures within our company.
Global Director of Innovation, Vertical Operations
AB InBev
United States
Accountable for Innovation pipeline and execution of Innovation commitments across >60 Vertical Operations globally (packaging and agriculture).
Global Director of Operations, Vertical Operations
AB InBev
Zug CH + St Louis, MO
Managed 12 verticalized packaging operations producing steel crowns, Aluminum closures, paper labels as well as crown liner material, soft drink concentrate and plastic crates. Critical operations to assure supply security, manage cost, execute strategic innovation and advance ABI's sustainability agenda. Largest producer of crown corks globally.
Global Manager of Operations, Vertical Operations
AB InBev
St Louis, MO
As a manger within Vertical Operations, I directly managed numerous cost saving initiatives and innovation projects within our packaging vertical operations. My biggest contributions in this role involved leading the verticalization of ROPP Aluminum closures, managing development and qualification of a new metal formulation for our Aluminum bottle product and leading the integration of the SAB packaging vertical operations into AB InBev.
Global Packaging Specialist, Innovation & Technical Development (R&D)
AB InBev
St Louis, MO
My work as a Packaging Specialist within Global Packaging Innovations comprised of support of numerous can and Aluminum bottle innovation projects. While in this position, I managed qualification of pry-off Aluminum bottles in Brazil and China and directly supported roll-out of our first twist off C2C Aluminum bottle in EU. In addition to this, I managed development of global lid innovation projects supported by our vertical operations.
Project Engineer
BW Design Group
St. Louis, MO
My work with design group has included supporting preliminary engineering for turnkey line proposals including line design, development of AutoCAD layouts, coordination with equipment vendors and development of mechanical/electrical scopes of work. In addition, I have been a part of a value-added engineering team for PepsiCo which involved qualification of primary packaging in existing facilities. My final assignment with Design Group was to support Zone Technical Development within Anheuser-Busch to assist in development for new aluminum projects.
Education
Purdue University
Mechanical Engineering
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