2016 -
2024 President and CEO @ Design Specialties, LLC
2013 -
2015 President - Ariens Specialty Brands @
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2013 President @ Howard Leadership Services
2009 -
2011 V.P. and G.M. - Specialty Brands @
2009 -
2009 Business Consultant and Author @ Via Leadership, LLC
2006 -
2009 President - Canac Cabinets @
2002 -
2006 Vice President Sales - Plumbing Americas @
2001 -
2002 Vice President - Sterling Brand @
1998 -
2001 Vice President - Automotive and Specialty @
1997 -
1998 Vice President of Sales - Door Hardware @
1994 -
1997 Director of Sales - National Accounts and Builder @
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1994 Product Manager - Door Hardware @
1985 -
1989 Marketing - Product Manager @
Ralph Howard Education
Harvard Business School
General Manager Program (Business)
2004
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2004
University of Wisconsin-Platteville
BS (Mechanical Engineering)
1980
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1985
Wis. Dells High School
Ralph Howard Skills
International Sales
Business Process Improvement
Distributed Team Management
Key Account Development
Customer Retention
Product Development
Strategic Planning
New Business Development
Team Building
Income Statement
Strategy
Sales Management
Leadership
Competitive Analysis
Marketing
Supply Chain
Cross-functional Team Leadership
Product Management
Management
Brand Development
Integrated Marketing
Business Strategy
Business Development
Organizational Development
Key Account Management
Negotiation
Sales
Direct Sales
B2B
Change Management
Contract Negotiation
Marketing Strategy
Account Management
Sales Operations
Product Marketing
Selling
Purchasing
P&L Management
Manufacturing
Market Planning
Brand Management
Pricing
Retail
Forecasting
Project Planning
Customer Satisfaction
Market Analysis
Operations Management
Business Planning
Supply Chain Management
Cross Functional Team
Distributed Team
Consumer Goods
Business Process
Cross Functional Team Leadership
Design
Organizational
Ralph Howard Summary
Ralph Howard, based in Random Lake, WI, US, is currently a Adjunct Professor at Marquette University. Ralph Howard brings experience from previous roles at Design Specialties, LLC, Ariens Company, Howard Leadership Services and W.W. Grainger. Ralph Howard holds a 2004 - 2004 General Manager Program in Business @ Harvard Business School. With a robust skill set that includes International Sales, Business Process Improvement, Distributed Team Management, Key Account Development, Customer Retention and more. Ralph Howard has 2 emails and 2 mobile phone numbers on RocketReach.
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