Jason Garceau
SVP of Strategic Sourcing & Chief Procurement Officer at Acuity Brands
Acuity•Stockton, NJ
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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
- AcuityCurrentFeb 2022–Present· 4 yrs 7 mos
- Senior Vice President, Strategic Sourcing, Chief Procurement Officer, ABLCurrentFeb 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 WHQ2019–2020
- Senior Director, Global Supply Chain and Strategic Sourcing - Carrier WHQDec 2018–2019
- Director Supply Chain Management - Carrier Transicold & Refrigeration SystemsAug 2015–Dec 2018
- Senior Commodity Manager - Carrier Transicold & Refrigeration SystemsJun 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 Engineer2009–2009
- 2008–2008· 0 mos
- Technical Assistant to VP of ISC Engineering2008–2008
- 2000–2006· 6 yrs
- Supplier Manufacturing Process Engineer2004–2006
- Supplier Quality Engineer (Lead)2004–2006
- Lead Wafer Finishing Manufacturing Engineer2000–2004
Education
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Business Administration and Management, General
RPI Lally School of ManagementBachelor of Science - BS
Mechanical Engineering
University of Vermont