Art Schick

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Independent Board Member @ Universal Leaf Tobacco Company
Boston, MA, US
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North Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States, United States
About Art Schick

Global consumer products executive with expertise in strategic supplier development and procurement (ingredients and packaging), operations, supply chain, and research and development. Experienced corporate and trade association Board Member. Thirty-five-year veteran of PepsiCo, who as VP, led all operations related to proprietary beverage flavor formulas. Demonstrated track record in delivering operating performance (cost, quality, and supply) across global manufacturing sites. Expertise in financial planning, capital project assessment, and JV analysis.๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜: Led global sourcing strategies for the high-value proprietary ingredients and packaging supporting major beverage brands. Led and negotiated contractual agreements across a global supplier base in five continents.๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—น๐˜† ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐˜†: Transformed the supply chain and manufacturing strategy for the beverage flavor group. Implemented a global Enterprise Resource Planning system, adopting a SAP product, reconfigured manufacturing from multiple sites to three strategic inventory-hub and-spoke operations. Reduced inventory by 5%, optimized total cost, improved strategic inventory tracking, and implemented improved Key Performance Indicators.๐—˜๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜: Built trusted and effective relationships between, both internal company functions (product development, operations, finance) and global supply chain vendors to deliver operational improvements, to ensure business continuity, and a cost-effective and sustainable supply chain.๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜/๐—ข๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜: Led transition from a centralized New York-based Headquartersโ€™ operation to a more decentralized, local international operations, requiring selection and development of local talent, management of redundant staff and cross-training.๐—–๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—˜ ๐—–๐—ข๐— ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ง๐—˜๐—ก๐—–๐—œ๐—˜๐—ฆ:โ€ข Strategic Sourcing of Food Ingredients and Packagingโ€ข Effective Team and Consensus Builderโ€ข Business Transformationโ€ข Intellectual Property Managementโ€ข Supplier Developmentโ€ข Global Risk Managementโ€ข Talent and Organization Development

Art Schick's Current Company Details
Universal Leaf Tobacco Company

Universal Leaf Tobacco Company

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Independent Board Member
Boston, MA, US
Art Schick Work Experience Details
  • Universal Leaf Tobacco Company
    Independent Board Member
    Universal Leaf Tobacco Company
    Boston, Ma, Us
  • Universal Corporation
    Independent Board Member
    Universal Corporation Apr 2023 - Present
    Richmond Va
    Independent Board Member. Member of Audit, Nomination and Governance, and Pension and Finance Committees
  • Alpha Sierra Global Llc
    President
    Alpha Sierra Global Llc Jan 2020 - Present
    North Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States
    Sole proprietorship consulting company that provides strategy and operational consulting to firms that focus on consumer products, flavor compounding and ingredients, as well as start-ups.
  • Pepsico
    Vp Purchasing
    Pepsico 2003 - Apr 2020
    New York, United States
    Reported to Senior VP of Global Concentrate Operations and led a team of six direct and seven indirect reports, dual reporting across the global operations. General Manager for the organization that manufactured all proprietary flavors for PepsiCoโ€™s global beverage brands; protected $40B+ of annual revenue through the retail channel. The business unit was protected by firewalls and operated semi-autonomously within PepsiCo to maintain trade secret brand recipes. Operating results wereโ€ฆ Show more Reported to Senior VP of Global Concentrate Operations and led a team of six direct and seven indirect reports, dual reporting across the global operations. General Manager for the organization that manufactured all proprietary flavors for PepsiCoโ€™s global beverage brands; protected $40B+ of annual revenue through the retail channel. The business unit was protected by firewalls and operated semi-autonomously within PepsiCo to maintain trade secret brand recipes. Operating results were reported semi-annually to PepsiCoโ€™s CEO.โ€ข As a line manager, led all manufacturing and supply chain operations including capital investments and productivity projects driving annual cost improvements. Accountable to achieve annual financial performance metrics, quality control, and regulatory compliance.โ€ข Transformed global operations by implementing a new, highly-secure Enterprise Resource Planning system: SAP Business One. Moved to three strategic locations, operating in a global hub-and-spoke manufacturing structure. โ€ข Led the development of a risk-based model to assess and manage strategic ingredient inventory to assure long-term supply. Developed global sourcing strategies for natural and artificial flavor ingredients. Show less
  • Pepsico
    Senior Director, Procurement
    Pepsico 2000 - 2003
    New York, United States
    Directed a global team of six direct and eleven indirect reports, who procured all raw materials and packaging for the global concentrate organization with an annual spending of $800M.โ€ข Initiated and led the expansion of a strategy for lower-cost Asian sourcing by building a supplier development team in China, driving substantial multi-year savings.โ€ข Revised industrial packaging strategy to standardized global designs delivering cost savings and improved business continuity.โ€ข Ledโ€ฆ Show more Directed a global team of six direct and eleven indirect reports, who procured all raw materials and packaging for the global concentrate organization with an annual spending of $800M.โ€ข Initiated and led the expansion of a strategy for lower-cost Asian sourcing by building a supplier development team in China, driving substantial multi-year savings.โ€ข Revised industrial packaging strategy to standardized global designs delivering cost savings and improved business continuity.โ€ข Led the team to vertically integrate the acquired Gatorade business into the concentrate business model. Show less
  • Pepsico
    Director Global Procurement
    Pepsico 1994 - 2000
    New York, United States
    Developed international sourcing strategies for multiple beverage packaging and equipment for PepsiCo company owned and franchise bottling operations.โ€ข Led first regional procurement initiative across Eastern European bottlers.โ€ข Developed merchandising equipment for the first-ever display program to cross-promote with Frito Lay in US supermarkets.โ€ข Developed and expanded new minority business suppliers within the US.
  • Pepsico
    Group Manager, Operations Financial Planning
    Pepsico 1989 - 1994
    New York, United States
    Managed all financial planning and analysis initiatives for global concentrate plants, capital project analysis as well as determining the viability for new international plant locations.โ€ข Led the finance team on a task force to financially model and identify areas for profitability improvement for a PepsiCo owned Japanese bottling company. โ€ข Drove financial analysis to support a change in international packaging to polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles through international jointโ€ฆ Show more Managed all financial planning and analysis initiatives for global concentrate plants, capital project analysis as well as determining the viability for new international plant locations.โ€ข Led the finance team on a task force to financially model and identify areas for profitability improvement for a PepsiCo owned Japanese bottling company. โ€ข Drove financial analysis to support a change in international packaging to polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles through international joint ventures; supported efficient deal negotiation and eventual corporate approval. Show less
  • Pepsico
    Group Manager Commercialization Engineering, Beverage R&D
    Pepsico Feb 1985 - 1989
    Valhalla, New York, United States
    Managed a group of commercialization engineers to scale up new beverage products in PepsiCo's concentrate and bottling manufacturing sites across US and International locations. Led central pilot plant operations.
  • Flavor And Extract Manufacturers Association
    Board Member And President
    Flavor And Extract Manufacturers Association 2003 - 2015
    Washington, District Of Columbia, United States
    Contributing Board Member for the US Flavor Trade Association, with a mandate to assure the safety of flavor ingredients globally, through the FDA's Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) process, and advocating for regulations that benefits the growth and viability of the industry. Served as President from May 2013 to April 2014, expanding an initiative for the development and execution of a consumer-friendly website related to flavor safety.

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Art Schick attended Xavier University, New Jersey Institute Of Technology.

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