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Mendham, New Jersey, Us

Firm works independently or in conjunction with other consulting firms to provide superior value to our clients. Primary focus in Consumer Goods, Healthcare, and Financial Services. Acquisition Due DiligencePost Merger Integration Strategy and ImplementationStrategic Equity InvestmentGo to Market Strategy and ImplementationProcess ReengineeringCost Synergy Identification and deliveryPatent and Trademark Litigation business case development

Led core operational platforms that enable the internal and external sales organization. Examples include Sales agency operations, reverse logistics, sales policies, risk management, Communications, Learning & Development and Merchandising Solutions. Additionally, responsible for National sales strategy and results delivery for $260M equity star portfolio.• Built startup sales operating model for Equity Stars portfolio ($260M – 8 brands) that reversed sales declines (-5% CAGR over 5 years to +1.6% in year 1). Only business unit at Bayer to deliver sales & profit targets in 2018.• Built new platform function out of disparate support functions with reputation of not delivering against stakeholder requirements and transformed into a reliable and value adding business partner.

Led the core strategic business planning processes for the Division Responsible for driving process improvement, cross functional development and process execution across all functions. Examples are Demand Planning, Division Project Prioritization, S&OP Delivery, Business Intelligence, StaCo (5 year business plan), Portfolio Management, new product development process, annual budget planning and calendarization. Additionally responsible for BHC Legal, Medical, Regulatory (LMR) review process, post-merger integration, incoming division initiatives, and BHC Customer Quarterback initiative.• Built a highly functioning team from the ground up to meet organizational demands (115 people).• Commercial business lead for the S&OP re-design project that is reengineered all our S&OP processes to result in increased customer satisfaction/delivery, reduced organizational inefficiencies, and provided a long-term strategic framework for success.

Led the Integration Planning process for the Merck Consumer Care integration. Additionally, developed integration program structure, consultant approach, consultant staffing, and program cadence. Owner of the United States and Canada integration which represents 74% of the deal value.• Closed highly complex USA carve out in record time with minimal operational disruption (validated by internal audit).

Lead strategic initiatives that cut across brand boundaries. Examples of these initiatives are StraCo (5-year business plan) Portfolio Management, North American Project Board, Global Project Board, BHC LMR Harmonization Lead, CC LMR Process Lead, Calendarization, Post Merger Integration Lead, Commercial Contributor to all M&A Due Diligence Teams, Commercial Leader to Budget Process, BHC Cross-Division Contact/Owner, and Local Division Marketing Initiatives.

Led all aspects of customer engagement with the $800M Mass/Club/Alternate Channels business unit. Champion of internal projects to gain alignment of organization and customer objectives. Member of the North America Region Management Team, member of the Sales Leadership Team and act as the Bayer Global contact for Wal-Mart. Led a team of 42 dedicated members and responsible for $82M in investment spending.

Responsible for a $440M sales business unit, deployed $51M in investment spending and led a team of 28 dedicated team members.

Bachelor’S Degree, Business Administration, Operations Management

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Global Business Strategy