Jason Garceau

Jason Garceau

SVP of Strategic Sourcing & Chief Procurement Officer at Acuity Brands

AcuityStockton, NJ

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Experience26+ Years
LevelCXO

Executive Overview

Catalyst for Transformational Change to Enhance Performance and Propel Growth Innovative and results-focused with global expertise delivering exceptional operational results and execution excellence across multiple industries including microelectronics, electronics, computing, HVAC, refrigeration, fire, and security. Leverage multi-faceted background in supply chain, quality, operations, and engineering to improve performance metrics, lead transformation, and drive sustainable profitability. Utilize big picture thinking, bring clarity to ambiguity, and seamlessly work cross-functionally to tackle complex issues and create client-centric solutions. Passionate leader fostering environment of inclusiveness, transparency, and accountability. Adhere to high ethical standards, and consistently deliver impactful results. Areas of Expertise: Global Leadership | Supply Chain | Procurement & Strategic Sourcing | Engineering | Change Management Digital Strategies & Transformation | Quality | Operations | Team Management | Acquisition Integration Organizational Structure | KPI Development & Measurement | Value Engineering Global Leadership ▪ Proven success leading functions including, supply chain, procurement/strategic sourcing, engineering, quality, and operations. Deep industry experience across microelectronics, electronics, computing, HVAC, refrigeration, fire, and security with extensive geographic expertise covering North America, Europe, North Africa, and Asia. ▪ Managed diverse, complex global organizations and projects of 60+ direct reports and matrixed project teams of 8K+ across multiple business units and 50+ factories. Supplier Management & Commodities ▪ Managed direct product spend up to $2B from 6K+ global suppliers with 300K+ SKUs across 20 categories including: electromechanical, electronics, PCBa, motors, compressors, valves, sensors, plastics, fabricated metal, batteries, packaging, variable frequency drives, and control boxes. ▪ Created comprehensive strategic process, forged deep supplier relationships, supercharged cost reduction and dual / low-cost / diversity / sustainability sourcing. Transformation – Digital, Process Development, & Change Management ▪ Identified burning platform priorities, gained buy-in, led steering committees, championed ideations, filled project pipelines, managed project stage gates, and eliminated barriers to implementation. ▪ Realized game-changing process and digital transformation success through deployment and organization adoption of supply chain and engineering tool suite.

Career Timeline

Professional employment history
  • AcuityCurrent
    Feb 2022–Present· 4 yrs 7 mos
    • Senior Vice President, Strategic Sourcing, Chief Procurement Officer, ABLCurrent
      Feb 2022–Present
  • 2020–2020· 0 mos
    • Senior Director, Supply Chain Transformation & Digital Strategy (spin from UTC)
      2020–2020
  • Aug 2011–2020· 8 yrs 5 mos
    • Senior Director, Direct Procurement Transformation Lead & Strategic Sourcing - Carrier WHQ
      2019–2020
    • Senior Director, Global Supply Chain and Strategic Sourcing - Carrier WHQ
      Dec 2018–2019
    • Director Supply Chain Management - Carrier Transicold & Refrigeration Systems
      Aug 2015–Dec 2018
    • Senior Commodity Manager - Carrier Transicold & Refrigeration Systems
      Jun 2013–Aug 2015
    • Global Commodity Manager - Carrier World Headquarters (WHQ)
      Aug 2011–May 2013
  • 2010–Jul 2011· 1 yr 6 mos
    • Procurement Quality Engineering Manager (Integrated Supply Chain)
      2010–Jul 2011
  • 2009–2009· 0 mos
    • Management System Staff Engineer
      2009–2009
  • 2008–2008· 0 mos
    • Technical Assistant to VP of ISC Engineering
      2008–2008
  • 2000–2006· 6 yrs
    • Supplier Manufacturing Process Engineer
      2004–2006
    • Supplier Quality Engineer (Lead)
      2004–2006
    • Lead Wafer Finishing Manufacturing Engineer
      2000–2004

Education

Master of Business Administration - MBA

Business Administration and Management, General

RPI Lally School of Management

Bachelor of Science - BS

Mechanical Engineering

University of Vermont

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Jason Garceau
Vice Chair & President
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Operating Officer

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Skills & Expertise

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Process EngineeringQuality ManagementEngineeringSupply ChainSix SigmaVendor ManagementManagementRoot Cause AnalysisPMPMicroelectronicsProcurementProgram ManagementStrategyContinuous ImprovementLogisticsSupply ManagementManufacturingElectronicsManagement SystemOperations Management