Chris Biermann Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

In this role, I manage the financial planning, analysis and reporting aspects of the Specialists departments on behalf of Strategic Group’s client, Moët-Hennessy USA.• Compile data for the purpose of analyzing issues and providing reports on key business KPIs.• Deliver finance reports and other business intelligence essential to the department.• Lead analytical efforts and development of tools, documents, and other resources for reporting.• Conduct research to uncover key issues, benchmarks, and best practices and synthesize findings into recommendations for optimal business solutions.• Support development of the annual business plans both the Specialists departments.• Develop and review the budgets and forecast including key sales data related to budget.• Support the analysis of programming activities to drive effective use of client budget.• Provide analytical support to executive and management teams as required for quarterly business reviews, and on-going performance management.

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In this role, I managed 30+ wine and spirits portfolios including William Grant & Sons, The Sazerac Company, Santa Margherita USA (SM USA), and International Beverage (IBHL) worth over worth $77 million in revenue in fiscal year 2016 (growth from $66 million in 2015). I was responsible for profitability management and enhancement, supplier relations, pricing, programming, and inventory control.• Took on more important suppliers and increased responsibility. Started managing Sazerac, International Beverage, and 30+ other supplier August 2014; added Santa Margherita USA January 2015; added William Grant & Sons December 2015.• Managed $2.1 million Local Marketing Fund to ensure appropriate spends are made to achieve volume and distribution goals within budget.• Monitored, analyzed, and grew Gross Profit (GP) – total for all suppliers +0.40% fiscal year 2016 versus fiscal year 2015.• Formulated GP presentation template. Teach new business managers GP analysis per CEO’s recommendation.• Implemented pricing, programming and sales quotas to drive business.• Analyzed pricing and sales data for all suppliers in order to take price increase on select items and discount levels to increase total revenue by 3% while maintaining brand standards.• Determined inventory needs and maintain stock of over 850 wine and spirit SKUs by (1) Forecasting based on sales history, category trends, price patterns, and programming; and (2) Coordinating orders based on lead times, availability, and necessary quantities for full loads.• Identified and combated aged inventory items – decreased total portfolio’s aged inventory from $111,000 worth of inventory over a year old to only $20,000 worth in the last 12 months with programming and pricing.• Presented plans and results in Quarterly Business Reviews with supplier and distributor parties, Monthly Gross Profit Meetings with the Empire Merchants CEO, and regular programming/pricing/inventory meetings with supplier contacts.

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• Tracked progress of shipments and communicated needs with purchasing agents to ensure items in stock now and in future.• Pinpointed, found explanations for, and reported on gross profit and margin discrepancies.• Created and regularly distributed reports and trackers for incentive programs to aid in achieving sales and distribution goals.• Pulled and analyzed data to prepare presentable charts and slides for business review and planning meetings for suppliers.• Monitored budgets to ensure charges were being billed appropriately, timely, and in the correct amounts.• Automated suppliers’ tracking and booking forms to streamline and standardize practices.• Packaged product insights into actionable spec sheets that highlight supplier, internal, and competitive data to aid in selling.

Staten Island, Ny, Us

• Taught 45-student, undergraduate courses of Introduction to Philosophy and Introduction to Ethics.• Designed curricula and devise syllabi for each course.• Developed and evaluate examinations to accurately and effectively measure student comprehension.• Explained in lectures the content of the coursework as well as logistics of the course.• Led, facilitated, and moderated student discussions of abstract concepts and real-world problems.

Dublin 2, Ie

SOFTWARE PERFORMANCE TESTER AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT ANALYST AT BESTBUY•Devised performance tests and tested versions of new in-store order system application, QuickOrder, and new online order system, OMS, for defects•Reported and triaged defects as they arose in the applications•Tracked and allocated hours and expenses of over 30 on-shore project members and over 20 off-shore project members in Mercury ITG•Lead weekly call with off-shore team lead to report on-shore progress and difficulties and stay abreast of off-shore progress and difficulties and to coordinate the following week’s schedule for both teams•Corresponded with team manager concerning progress of testing, hours and budget needed for remaining tests, and optimal way to distribute said hours and funds•Delegated tests to be completed within both on-shore and off-shore teams and tracked the completion of tests and the closing of defects within both teams via pivot tables in Excel•Acted as liaison between testing team and defect team and between on-shore team and off-shore team to ensure critical defects were being addressed in a timely fashion and to ensure efficient testing, e.g. that tests were not being doubled-up or repeatedly unnecessarilyPROJECT MANAGEMENT ANALYST AT SYNGENTA SEED•Maintained Team Sharepoint site for communal documents and drafts of deliverables•Tracked and allocated hours and expenses of the 12 project members in Microsoft Project•Created flow charts in Visio of existing work practices that were to be improved upon•Formulated new practices concerning the acquisition and merger of three seed brands based on Syngenta’s specifications and presented to the client•Drafted the new practices in technical write-up•Kept team on task with weekly Powerpoint presentation comparing actual and anticipated progress•Managed completion and delivery of deliverables

• Prepared and drafted Due Diligence agreements in the acquisition of new facilities• Devised new business forms in Word and Excel and merged and consolidated obsolete documents to create up-to-date, relevant versions• Revised and edited final drafts of official correspondences from the CEO, CFO and VP to clients• Collected and organized accounting data for yearly cost report and ensured figure tied out• Collaborated with the CEO on board liaison projects including preparation for board meetings, board member correspondence, board meeting attendance, and board meeting minutes

B.A., Mathematics, Philosophy

Mathematics

Philosophy

Mathematics

Mathematics

High School Diploma With High Honors