COOs2GO Partner

Keith Jones is a globally experienced operations and supply chain executive with more than 25 years of leadership across consumer-packaged goods, healthcare, technology, and telecommunications. Recognized for building high-performing teams and driving enterprise-wide transformation, Keith helps clients as a specialist in aligning supply and operations capabilities with growth strategies to deliver measurable financial and operational impact. Keith advises clients with an emphasis on scalable operations, risk mitigation, and creating competitive advantage through operational excellence. He partners closely with CEOs, COOs, and PE sponsors to execute transformations that unlock value across products, people, and processes.

Prior to his new role, Keith held senior leadership roles at NatureSweet, Spectrum Brands, ARRIS, Aetna, Motorola, and Hewlett-Packard. His expertise spans strategic sourcing, network optimization, S&OP implementation, manufacturing scalability, and procurement transformation. He brings a proven track record of enabling profitable growth, even during volatile economic and supply chain environments.

During his career, Keith has been extensively involved in Merger, Acquisition, and Divestiture transactions at General Instrument (merger with Motorola), Aetna (acquisitions of Sheller Anderson, GoodHealth Worldwide), ARRIS (acquisition of Pace Broadband), Spectrum Brands (acquisitions of Tristar and Rejuvenate, divestitures of Global Auto Care and Hardware/Home Improvement business units), and NatureSweet (acquisition of Ganfer).

As interim VP of Supply Chain at NatureSweet, Keith led a network optimization effort that boosted order fill rates from 70% to 98% and enabled next-day fulfillment for 95% of orders.

At Spectrum Brands, as Chief Supply Chain Officer, he transformed the supply chain into a centralized, integrated function—unlocking $200M in annual savings, improving delivery performance from 55% to more than 95%, and supporting pandemic-era revenue growth of 17% across two years.

Earlier, Keith played a key role in ARRIS’s 10% market share gain with Comcast, partnering with Broadcom and Samsung to secure component supply and cost advantages. At Motorola, he co-led an enterprise-wide procurement function, driving $2B in cost savings across multiple business units. Across these roles, Keith led international operations including internal and external/contract manufacturing sites, as well as suppliers, DCs, and 3PLs in Asia, Europe, Mexico, and Canada.

Keith’s cross-functional and cross-industry versatility is backed by deep operational expertise. He’s led major initiatives in global sourcing, SIOP, logistics, contract manufacturing, inventory optimization, indirect spend management, and data governance. His background also includes management consulting with Pace Harmon and senior operations roles in healthcare at Aetna, where he reduced SG&A costs by more than 20% and improved service delivery capabilities.

A former U.S. Navy submarine officer and nuclear-trained engineer, Keith brings a disciplined, mission-focused leadership style to complex business challenges. He holds a BSME and MSM from Georgia Tech, is certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM), and is a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt.