Sheila Brojeck Vincent
As vice president of manufacturing at Nestlé, Sheila Vincent develops manufacturing strategies for the finest ice cream brands in America, which include Häagen-Dazs, Outshine, Drumstick, Skinny Cow, Edy’s/Dreyer’s, Big Gay Ice Cream, and Sweet Habits.
Sheila was promoted to vice president of manufacturing in January 2018, where her responsibilities include all aspects of manufacturing across five factories, while fostering collaboration between marketing, sales, supply chain, and their Switzerland-based partners. Previously she led one of Nestlé’s ice cream factories, turning it into a high-performing operation where personnel from other facilities would travel to learn effective, proven manufacturing tactics and strategies.
Sheila joined Nestlé in 2003 as a supply chain manager in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where she designed supply chain strategies and systems. Her work in Fort Wayne led to a position where she was responsible for introducing those newly designed systems to other ice cream plants throughout the United States. This was a pivotal change for the factories, allowing for unlock that would ensure supply while also driving down costs to enable market competitiveness. Sheila’s supply chain experience led her to seek broader manufacturing influence, and she accepted a position as an assistant factory manager in an ice cream plant in 2008, and eventually became a factory manager in 2010. Sheila’s leadership and best-in-class results led to her current position as vice president of manufacturing.
Sheila’s passion is developing her teams and leading them to world-class performance through lean methodologies. She believes that teaching all ice cream makers a variety of continuous improvement practices and empowering them to have full ownership of their work area ultimately allows for strong, sustainable results in product quality and ensures that Nestlé delivers the very best ice cream possible.
Prior to coming to Nestlé, Sheila worked for a Pennsylvania frozen seafood manufacturer. Starting as the receptionist, she progressed through a number of supply chain roles during her 15 years at the company, priding herself on learning as much as possible in every position while becoming a true asset to the organization.
Sheila holds a B.S. in accounting from The Pennsylvania State University.
“Don’t be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves.” - Dale Carnegie