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Apex, NC, US

Providing customer analysis leveraging quantitative and qualitative discovery across all Sourcing, Procurement and Finance business processes, leading to the creation of a sophisticated and highly personalized "success plan" (e.g. business case). Success Plans culminate in a presentation to C-level executives for final comment and review

Research Triangle Park

Manage financial operations, communications, and reporting for a 800+ person global supply chain organization across the Americas, Europe, and Asia geographies. Led projects in areas of outsourcing solutions, capacity planning, controls and metrics.

Research Triangle Park

Responsible for developing all aspects of solution design, financials, and commercial commitments for supply chain outsourcing engagements. Led solution and proposal teams to deliver integrated design, transition plans, business case, and statement of work. Built key relationships with client sponsors from early engagement activities through final.

Research Triangle Park

Led the financial planning and controls team for IBM's Global Procurement organization. Directed the annual budgeting, monthly financial consolidation, forecasting, and operational reporting processes. Monitored the control posture of organization. Led multiple long term strategic planning projects.

Research Triangle Park

Developed processes for the procurement & fulfillment of non-IBM branded product to customers on a direct basis. Managed relationships and negotiated contracts with key business partners in the supply chain.

Prepared annual budget, quarterly forecasts, and monthly financial statement consolidations. Analyzed and controlled divisional costs. Responsible for customer service for export operations. Participated in due diligence and subsequent management of multiple joint ventures / acquisitions in Latin America and Asia Pacific.

Performed financial and operational audits throughout all areas of corporation. Provided consulting on projects involving tax issues, inventory management, and internal controls. Prepared corporate financial statements, annual report, and SEC filings. Conducted due diligence for acquisitions in the U.S. and abroad.

Planned and administered external financial statement audits for a variety of enterprises in the manufacturing, banking, insurance, and not-for-profit industries.

Mba, Finance, Marketing

Bs, Accounting