Party City aims to improve supply chain operations with new COO

Company CultureHigh Tech / High Touch
Written By Jennifer Joslyn

Party City, the “discount super party store” is on a mission to optimize its supply chain operations. The first matter of business? A big leadership change.

Peter Smith, former executive vice president of the global supply chain for children’s retailer Carter’s, has been hired by Party City to step in as the role of chief operations officer. Party City President and CEO Brad Weston announced the leadership change on an earnings call last week. Smith’s new position will entail the oversight of manufacturing, sourcing, inventory optimization, and supply chain efficiency within the Party City brand. The company also announced that lower demand and inflationary pressures have forced it to roll out a $30 million cost-cutting plan.

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