October 16, 2024 – Amid deep investments into its operations and supply chain teams and capabilities, Breakthru is gearing up to provide best-in-class service to its partners. Those investments include significant expansions to warehouse capacity, integrating new technologies and increasing automation. In addition, Breakthru is bolstering its operations leadership team, naming Wes Jackson as Vice President, Supply Chain. Breakthru’s investments in the supply chain area is a further commitment to its supplier and customer partners to work more collaboratively across the value chain to increase efficiency and drive products to the market at the right place at the right time. Effective September 23, Jackson assumed responsibility for every stage of the supply chain and directing the implementation of further investments, helping Breakthru set the pace with supply chain advancements, grow the business and deliver above and beyond for customer and supplier partners. Jackson brings to Breakthru extensive industry experience with transformational leadership roles at RNDC and Diageo.
“Breakthru is laser focused on helping our partners succeed, and investments into enhancing our operations team, process and technology will improve the customer experience and enable us to better meet their needs. These efforts, from our warehouse expansions in Delaware, California and Florida to bringing Wes on as Vice President, Supply Chain demonstrate our commitment to providing the highest level of service to our partners while enhancing our capabilities for the future. I look forward to working with Wes to further our operational excellence across the enterprise.” said Arthur Wirtz, EVP, Operations.
