Tom Kowalski

Tom Kowalski

Global Executive Leader | Food | M&A | Supply Chain | P&L | Growth | Startups | NASDAQ: BJRI

BJ's Wholesale Club•Huntington Beach, California, United States

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Experience33+ Years
LevelCXO

Executive Overview

Bringing nearly two decades of executive leadership, building the right alliances and cross-functional support to create truly novel strategies, scaling businesses, and sustaining high performance teamwork across the supply chain, encompassing innovation and manufacturing in startups, restaurants and fast-moving CPGs. Drawing on operating experiences and capitalizing on my large network of best-in-class practices built over years at leading brands (Wingstop, Mars, Kellogg's, and Tyson / Hillshire Brands, PepsiCo). A problem solver at heart, and operating partner with a deep knowledge of the competitive landscape, contributing to the board of directors across executive strategy, modernizing supply chain, marketing, financial management, product development, and more. My core strengths include: • Executive strategy and leadership • P&L / financial management • High Performance Team development • Marketing and branding • Operational controls • Supply Chain / Procurement • Business planning • Derivatives and commodities hedging • Risk management

Career Timeline

Professional employment history
  • May 2025–Present· 1 yr 5 mos
    • Chief Supply Chain OfficerCurrent
      May 2025–Present
  • May 2025–Present· 1 yr 5 mos
    • Chief Supply Chain OfficerCurrent
      May 2025–Present
  • 2021–2025· 4 yrs
    • Senior Vice President, Global Supply Chain
      2021–2025
  • 2019–2021· 2 yrs
    • Co-founder | Chief Operations Officer (COO)
      2019–2021
    • Member, Board of Directors
      2017–2019
  • 2017–2019· 2 yrs
    • Commercial Executive Leader | Interim U.S. Head of Procurement (CPO)
      2017–2019
  • 2014–2017· 3 yrs
    • Vice President Procurement - Global Raw Materials & Energy North America
      2014–2017
  • 2014–2014· 0 mos
    • M&A Integration Management Office Lead (formerly Hillshire Brands-IP0 2012)
      2014–2014
  • 2003–2014· 11 yrs
    • Director, Procurement - Commodity Risk Management, Ingredients, Packaging, & Energy
      2008–2014
    • Vice President - Contract Manufacturing
      2007–2008
    • Director, Procurement, Contract Manufacturing
      2006–2007
    • Director of Innovation & Business Development
      2003–2006
  • 1993–2003· 10 yrs
    • Frito-Lay; Industry Group Manager, Strategic Sourcing & New Ventures
      1993–2003

Education

Executive Education - Strategic Market Growth Innovation

Professor and Author Clayton Christensen

Harvard Business School Executive Education

Bachelor of Science (BS)

Mechanical Engineering

Purdue University

Executive Education - Creating and Managing Strategic Alliances

Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Entrepreneurship & International Studies

University of Denver - Daniels College of Business

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Reports To
Tom Kowalski
Vice Chair & President
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Operating Officer

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Skills & Expertise

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Commodity MarketsFood IndustrySupply ChainProduct DevelopmentIntellectual PropertyStrategic SourcingProcurement ContractsProcurementAcquisition IntegrationStrategyContinuous ImprovementSupply Chain ManagementConsumer ProductsLean ManagementSupply ManagementInvestmentsBusiness DevelopmentPatentsSAP ImplementationForecasting