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Bentonville, Ar, Us

Wilmington, Ma, Us

Recruited by Founder and Chairman to lead efforts to scale capability to deliver multibillion-dollar contract, building relationships and negotiating strategic partnerships with external Engineering and Procurement Contractors (EPCs) and Contract Engineering companies. Lead 3 direct reports and 35-member team. Hold direct oversight of OpEx budget. Developed roadmap to outsource manufacturing of critical system components – reducing costs by 15%. Led 2023 budget process, including in-depth reviews with functional owners to identify and deliver 10% reduction in operating cost.Negotiated Master Service Agreement with main EPC, including Terms and Pricing. Negotiated Terms and Pricing with Contract Engineering providers, securing capacity and more reliable production schedule and site delivery.

Bentonville, Arkansas, Us

Reporting directly to Walmart US CFO and EVP Supply Chain, held full responsibility for Finance & Strategy, Data & Analytics, Indirect Sourcing & Procurement (multi-billions in spend), and Supply Chain & Logistics covering 200 distribution centers, Walmart fleet, and 135,000 associates. Promoted to three-member senior leadership team tasked to develop and execute the strategy to transform supply chain and logistics. Developed five-year strategy, roadmaps, and programs that accelerated modernization effort and positioned complex, omni-channel supply chain as a competitive advantage. Brought thought leadership, data-driven approach, and logical mindset to simplify complex issues, articulate solutions, and create visibility into critical areas. Conducted road shows to communicate vision, gain buy-in, and sustain a sense of urgency among senior-most leaders and teams at all distribution centers across the US. Work resulted in notable improvements in all key metrics. Identified significant annual savings by negotiating contract to retrofit ambient distribution network with robotics.

Bentonville, Arkansas, Us

Recruited to refresh Finance strategy, develop business partnering within Logistics, and build and lead a high-caliber team. Mentored and developed team to deliver analyses and insights that drove value improvements. With full understanding of logistics’ impact on P&L and entire organization, strengthened synergy between supply chain processes and financial strategy. Working with merchants and replenishment planning team, optimized channel, lead times, and EOQs, realizing cost, service, and inventory improvements.

London, Gb

Reported directly to Managing Director of Diageo’s third-largest business unit with $1B in annual sales. Based in Singapore, led 10-member team and worked with key stakeholders as trusted advisor in optimizing supply chain operations for Global Duty Free business and Middle East and North African markets. Developed short-/long-term business goals, implemented S&OP across Global business, and aligned forecasting with commercial and external stakeholders, delivering improved service, better forecast accuracy, and 10% uplift in service metrics.

London, Gb

Led 150-member cross-functional team in providing customer support, sales and operations planning, logistics, and warehousing service to North America business. Opened strategic opportunities to improve service and efficiency while reducing costs by building relationships with distributors, third-party logistics providers, and internal commercial stakeholders. Reduced annual operating costs by segmenting customers and products and implementing Differentiated Supply Chain Model (DSCM) that introduced more flexibility in response to customer needs.

London, Gb

Served as global sponsor to 80-member project team of FTEs and external consultants in implementing step change in financial planning and reporting. Deployed standard global chart of accounts. Standardized suite of reports. Upgraded SAP to new general ledger on single instance. Reduced external reporting cycle from 56 to 32 days.

London, Gb

Led 80-member team in providing financial support for procurement, manufacturing, logistics, and warehousing across the Americas with $2B total cost base. Built high-performing Finance team. Streamlined product, resulting in reducing invested capital ($75M) and annual operating costs ($5M).

London, Gb

Delivered $100M in annual revenue from new product innovations, providing financial stewardship, forecasting, and modeling. Served on Marketing Leadership team and sought by CMO for insight, opinions, and recommendations.

London, Gb

Led four-member team in identifying and mitigating risks inherent in achieving strategic objectives.

Purchase, New York, Us

Managed internal audit operations, reporting directly to General Auditor. Initiated and led ongoing discussions with Corporate and Division management to identify key business risks and ensure appropriate audit response. Presented annual audit results to Division presidents and CFOs.

Wayzata, Minnesota, Us

Managed strategy and operations for three plants with $300M in sales and 2,000 employees within Meat Division. Prepared budgets, forecasts, financial reporting, KPIs, and cost analyses.

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