Division Controller/Cost Manager
Fender Musical Instruments Corp
Facilitated solutions among product partners (Supply chain, Finance, Marketing, Sales, R&D, Manufacturing, A/P, A/R, Import/Export) to minimize cost variances and maximize margin. Adhered to established inventory policies and maximized customer service level expectations. Functions include forecasting, consolidations, month-end variance reporting, audit, inventory control, cost management and customer service.Accomplishments:•Key member of the SAP leadership team for implementation of ERP, SEM/BPS, Hyperion and Essbase systems at Corporate. All implementation deadlines were met.•Managed control measures for start-up manufacturing projects and acquisitions. •Exceeded Corporate inventory optimization goal by 20% by monitoring and correcting cost variances on raw and finished good materials without reducing customer Fill Rate levels.