Chief Supply Chain + Retail Officer
Northern Tool + Equipment
Shaun was named Chief Supply Chain & Retail Officer for Northern Tool + Equipment in 2023, after having held executive roles in Inventory Planning, Logistics, and Facilities since joining the company in 2020. He leads operations for Northern Tool’s 140 retail locations, all supply chain activities, and has oversight for Jacks Small Engines – a subsidiary of Northern Tool + Equipment. Northern Tool + Equipment is a multi-channel retailer offering a wide selection of owned brand & national brand products including world class consumer goods & industrial/construction equipment.
Prior to joining NTE, Shaun served in multiple executive supply chain roles across the industry including Vice President of Inventory Planning & Logistics at Sleep Number, Vice President of US Fulfillment at Ashley Furniture Industries, and Divisional Vice President at Sears Holdings.
Shaun holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of South Carolina and an MBA from Sullivan University in Louisville KY. He holds a Six Sigma Black belt and advanced facilitation and communication certifications. Shaun serves on the board of advisors for the Carlson School of Business at the University of Minnesota & the Northwestern University Transportation Center.
When he is not leading Supply Chain Transformation at Northern Tool + Equipment, Shaun is actively engaged in the Tools for the Trades program which focuses on High School trades programs and evangelizing the importance of trade jobs across the US.
1:00pm - 1:30pm
Javits North, Level 4, Logicbroker Stage