Eric Dzwonczyk, a Managing Director in AlixPartners' Enterprise Improvement practice, has over 19 years of consulting and industry experience in supply chain and information technology in the Restaurant, CPG and Food Industries. His efforts have delivered significant operational improvements and large-scale transformation programs in a number of different environments.  Functionally, he focuses primarily on strategic sourcing,  manufacturing effectiveness, distribution strategy, lean production methodologies and product lifecycle management.

Prior to AlixPartners, he worked for Campbell Soup, A.T. Kearney, ICG Commerce and Merck in a variety of senior management roles and has experience across all major components of the value chain.

Examples of his experience include:

• Led comprehensive company turnaround effort at ~800 store casual dining chain. Effort focusing on renegotiating supplier contracts in food and beverage, reducing IT costs, driving lower labor and indirect costs and developing strategic platforms to rebuild sales and traffic. 
• Delivered a supply chain improvement program for ~350 store casual dining chain that delivered savings across a range of direct and indirect categories.
• Led multiple operational improvement and lean initiatives in different types of food manufacturing facilities (e.g., thermal processing, bakery, confectionary and beverage) and distribution channels (retail, foodservice).
• Coordinated a Make vs. Buy program for a 700+ store casual dining chain that reduced total food prep labor by 20% across the concept. Developed a Lean Kitchen methodology that delivered breakthrough performance gains in food costs, waste reduction, kitchen and service labor, and utility consumption.
• Performed a number of due diligence projects across restaurant segments (e.g., QSR, Casual, etc.) and geographies.
• Oversaw multiple strategic sourcing and supplier development engagements across restaurant concepts for direct (food) and indirect categories (including CAPEX) that yielded 7– 20% savings.

Eric earned a MBA from The Darden School at the University of Virginia and a BS Degree in Commerce and Engineering from Drexel University where he was a Presidential Scholar.  He has served as an IT Fellow at the Fox School of Business at Temple University and is active in Council of Supply Chain Management (CSCMP) and the GMA. His work in the Restaurant and Food Industries has been profiled in leading news publications and industry journals globally and he frequently presents at conferences on the matters of relevance to the restaurant industry.