Allyson Dwyer Email & Phone Number

New York, New York, United States

Jersey City, New Jersey, United States

Established and steered Enterprise Portfolio Management Office team including enterprise project managers for delivering all major strategic initiatives. Led IT Project Management Office comprised of IT project managers to deliver all IT initiatives supporting strategic priorities via Agile and Waterfall methodologies. Managed and reviewed capital budget and forecasts for the organization by collaborating with executive leadership on monthly basis. Ensured yielding highest ROI and prioritization of initiatives aligned to the corporate strategy by creating/managing project initiation and prioritization process. • Grew Enterprise Portfolio Management function from ground up to team of 10+, along with delivery of $20M portfolio of capital projects within budget and on time. • Instituted robust project management methodology into the organization; implemented standards, processes and tools.• Partnered with executive leadership on strategic priorities and advised on driving activity, while influencing leadership team on renegotiating priorities. • Escalated reporting status, risks, and roadblocks to the CEO by acting as a main point of contact for operators and initiative owners. • Grew and led team of digital product managers; developed and managed digital product roadmap, consisting of a forward looking strategy for digital products; drove and facilitated continual intake and prioritization of roadmap to maximize ROI• Responsible for leading the product team in the creative process of generating, developing, and curating new ideas, and determining which ideas should be promoted to push the product strategy forward.

Secaucus, New Jersey

Greater New York City Area

Greater New York City Area

Initiated executive level operating committee to direct major cross-functional strategic initiatives and provide visibility across organization, while articulating risks/issues into decisions. Supported leadership in strategic planning as well as oversaw portfolio and project management processes and tools. Led review and upgrading of organizational systems and processes to replace obsolete practices and implement more useful ones. Conducted industry analysis on continuous basis and ensured compliance with current market trends• Established Finance Program Management Office department within J. Crew, including project management methodologies, formal processes, portfolio governance structures, templates, and documentation. • Saved $30M across the organization and exceeded target by managing major cost saving initiative and partnering with cross-functional executive team on large portfolio of projects. • Achieved company growth and expense reduction by functioning as a leader and director of improvement opportunity analysis and prioritization across all departments.

New York City Metropolitan Area

Directed a $20M annual portfolio of Merchandise Planning & Allocation projects as well as $10M portfolio of Retail Store Operations projects including mobile POS. Drove a team of 8 project managers and business analysts from project initiation through implementation following Agile and waterfall methodologies. Managed $12M multi-year Warehouse Management System (WMS) program across MP&A, DC Operations, and Supply Chain systems. • Conducted key project stakeholder meetings for risk mitigation and issue escalation to C-suite and SVP level executives. • Administered overall IT portfolio budget, project funding requests, business case analysis, project spend tracking, and reconciliation.• Built and fostered strong partnerships with business and IT stakeholders and liaised between the two groups.

Greater New York City Area

Project Manager for the Business Process Improvement Team. Managed a team of 15+ business analysts, IT analysts, and managers throughout project lifecycles. Liaison between business departments and IT in requirements gathering, business process design, system design, build/test and implementation. Responsible for creating status reports, creating and managing to project timelines, driving issue resolution, and managing multiple projects at any given time. Direct reporting to CIO and SVP level executives.- Developed project management tools, templates, and methodologies as well as standardized processes for project planning and management adopted across the organization- Directed initiative to design and implement a new business process and system for scan based trading partnerships with vendors, yielding a $10mm upfront benefit and $625K yearly benefit- Managed Teradata Demand Chain Management (DCM) implementation and training effort for over 60 planning and allocation analysts and managers. Led post-implementation support for the organization and effort to fully transition the application to the planning and allocation team

Greater New York City Area

Seven years of experience as a management consultant and leader within Accenture’s retail and consumer goods practice, responsible for managing several multi-million dollar projects simultaneously, including determining resource needs, managing deliverable quality, and overseeing large (15+ people) teams.- Directed a $10mm supply chain, master data management and financial accounting project of a major transformational program for a multi-billion dollar specialty retailer. Led business process design team for all inventory management, merchandising systems, and cost accounting processes; served as the primary liaison and subject matter expert between the business teams and IT throughout the entire project lifecycle- Led process integration team of 15+ for major direct-to-consumer transformation project at a $10 billion fashion and beauty retailer. Coordinated cross-channel process teams, resolved cross-channel issues and disparities, and managed the IT and business relationship with direct visibility to senior leadership- Analyzed demographics and industry trends for marketing and guest relations senior executives at a $12 billion specialty retailer regarding development of the retailer’s flagship store. Drove decisions in logistics and supply chain to support flagship facility infrastructure, and worked closely with Store Operations to develop new store operating procedures- Led best practice inventory management assessment for a major convenience store initiative at a $400 billion global resources company. Collaborated with senior executives to create a new product range of 2,000 SKUs through analysis of sales and vendor information and industry trends