Williams-Sonoma Claimed Company

Williams-Sonoma is a retailer of home furnishings and gourmet cookware that offers products for every room in the house. read more

EMPLOYEE PARTICIPANTS: 426

TOTAL RATINGS: 3605

CEO: Laura Alber

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Dean Miller — Executive VP & COO at Williams-Sonoma

Executive Bio

Mr. Dean A. Miller has been the Chief Operating Officer of Williams-Sonoma Inc. since July 24, 2014 and has been its Executive Vice President since July 2006. Mr. Miller oversees Williams-Sonoma's Distribution, Logistics and Manufacturing functions, in addition to its Customer Care Centers. Mr. Miller is the Architect behind Williams-Sonoma's distribution and transportation strategies. He is leading Williams-Sonoma's gold-standard quality initiative in the furniture supply chain, which is continually improving product quality and service, while reducing customer returns, replacements and damages. Mr. Miller served as Chief Supply Chain Officer at Williams-Sonoma Inc. from July 2006 to July 24, 2014. Mr. Miller served as the Senior Vice President, Global Logistics and Sourcing of Williams Sonoma Inc. since 2001 until 2005 and Vice President of Retail Distribution since joining it in July 2000 until 2001. Prior to joining Williams-Sonoma Inc., he served as Vice President and General Manager of Global Accounts for UPS Worldwide Logistics from 1996 to 2001 and held key managerial positions with Frito-Lay Inc. and Exel Logistics. Mr. Miller holds Bachelor's degrees in Business Administration and Political Science from Otterbein College in Westerville, Ohio and an M.B.A. in Marketing and Operations/Logistics from Ohio State University.

Executive VP & COO Impact on Operations Department's Culture

Dean Miller holds the highest position within the Operations department at Williams-Sonoma — Executive VP & COO, and therefore has influence on the culture of the Operations department. The average employee described daily life within the Operations department as a Comfortably fast paced and not challenging 8 hour day, stating that they are happy with their work life balance. Employees within Williams-Sonoma's Operations department are invested in Williams-Sonoma's goals.

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Executive Team Culture Ratings from Williams-Sonoma Employees

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Williams-Sonoma's Executive Team scores in the Bottom 15%
of similar sized companies on Comparably

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Do you approve of the job your executive team is doing at your company?

33% Yes

Who ranks the Executive Team the highest?

Tenure - Less than 1 Year 83/100

Department - Product 78/100

Experience - Entry Level 76/100

Who ranks the Executive Team the lowest?

Experience - Over 10 Years 35/100

Ethnicity - Other 38/100

Department - Sales 38/100

Williams-Sonoma's Executive Team at a Glance

Based on 211 ratings, Williams-Sonoma's employees are less satisfied with their Executive Team and give them a “D” or 51/100. On average, Women provided higher ratings for their Executive Team compared to Men. Also, the Product department thinks more highly of the Executive Team relative to the Sales department.

Williams-Sonoma's Executive Team ranks in the Bottom 10% of other companies in San Francisco and Bottom 15% of other companies on Comparably that also have 10,000+ Employees.

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