Cristian E. Stelea Email & Phone Number

I have a wealth of experience working with global brands and am now helping clients accelerate their growth by coaching and consulting on how to anticipate disruptions, become more agile, and find opportunities in unexpected places. I also assist with implementing new metrics, analytics, and dashboards to make better decisions about demand and resource allocation. Additionally, I assist with the development of new software and technology and the acquisition of new data and digital skills to improve individual and team performance and productivity.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

As a Senior Global Director, I built a new data analytics team and led digitalization initiatives to streamline global data collection, key metrics, and reporting processes within the field supply chain operations. Some of my notable accomplishments in this role include:- Automating and optimizing existing processes through the adoption of new tools such as Microsoft Office 365, Azure, Alteryx, and Power Platform, as well as technologies like Microsoft HoloLens for audits. These new improvements had reduced the manual labor equivalent to that of three full-time employees and saved the company $1M in external costs for developing new data tools.- Launching over 50 global, regional, and local dashboards and training over 300 technical staff, which increased data literacy and productivity by 10%.- Designing and implementing a new global collaboration tool that improved data collection by 40% and significantly reduced reporting time.- Leading the data transformation efforts for the migration to the Enablon platform and enhancing the analytics process for the Company Sustainability report, which was completed three months ahead of schedule.- Developing innovative data solutions for several COVID-19 projects, including the COVID-19 Dashboard, Technical Risk Framework, Quality by Design, E-Commerce and Supply Chain, Shelf Life Extension, Virtual Audits, and Bottler Metrics Benchmarking.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

As a Senior Global Director, I transformed the product governance group into a cross-functional team and developed a roadmap for a Technical Governance Framework covering quality, safety, and environmental (QSE) policies and standards as well as regulatory compliance. Some of my key achievements in this role include:- Successfully implementing several key portions of the roadmap, leading to the creation of three new QSE positions, the establishment of an enterprise-wide technical risk framework, and the implementation of a global tool for enterprise risk management.- Driving a 50% decrease in approval time for new beverages through the new team structure and process, speeding up product innovation and commercialization.- Playing a crucial role in the global transformation of the product specifications database (PLM Picasso) into a highly efficient and reliable platform, reducing unscheduled downtime by 50%, improving user satisfaction ratings by over 10 points per year, and shortening product approval from more than seven days to four days.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

As a Global Director, I played a crucial role in defining and executing a three-year Strategic Technical Plan, the annual business plan, and corporate integration with global supply chain, procurement, and research and development functions. My notable achievements in this role include:- Saving $3M in operational costs by identifying and eliminating inefficiencies in data quality, business processes, and user training workflows.- Leading the successful development and implementation of the PLM (Picasso) platform.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

In my role as Director of Strategic Planning, I was responsible for leading the activities of the Chief Technical Officer and driving global collaboration and alignment on business strategy planning with over 200 cross-functional contributors on a $350M budget. My key achievements in this role include:- Increasing executive transparency and improving key decision making, which led to $40M+ more in incremental investments compared to the previous year.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

As a Business Unit Director, I formed and led an entirely new team focused on protecting the Coca-Cola brands, managing product integrity, and regulatory compliance while growing the business in Central and Eastern Europe. My notable achievements in this role include:- Developing and implementing a comprehensive plan for Quality, Safety, Environment that mitigated high risks among 250 suppliers by 5% and 55 manufacturing sites by 11%.- Leading the team in achieving external ISO 9000 certification within one year.- Building new processes and tools that were adopted globally and are still in use today.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Director Strategic Planning | Executive Assistant to Group Business Unit President • Athens, GreeceGlobal Director | Quality Performance and Reporting • Atlanta, USDivision Director | Quality Assurance • Athens, GreeceRegion Technical Manager • Bucharest, RomaniaCountry Manager | Quality Assurance • Bucharest, Romania

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

Master'S Degree, Chemical Engineering