McDermott + Bull Interim Leaders Director Julie Francis and Associate Lauren Ayala have successfully placed an interim Director of Operations for a privately held manufacturing and distribution company in Southern California.

The company was experiencing explosive growth due to coronavirus-related product demand and was seeking a Director of Operations to implement best practices in supply chain, forecasting, fulfillment, and customer satisfaction. They also needed someone with a depth of experience in warehouse management systems, including implementation. Once the company engaged McDermott + Bull, the team was able to provide three viable candidates within 72 hours. 

The placed candidate has over 13 years of warehouse and supply chain experience, including work with mid-market manufacturing and distribution, consumer products, and logistics companies.

McDermott + Bull Interim Leaders is a unique, personalized, and urgent service that places performance focused senior-level executives into consultative roles to manage business challenges and opportunities during a time of transformation. The interim leader talent pool consists of senior-level professionals across a diverse functional spectrum who meet the rigorous qualifications to work on time-sensitive engagements. We specialize in placing finance and accounting, technology, human resources, and operations functions.