Set global product, pricing and business model strategy for diagnostic materials business that provides premium material solutions to the research and diagnostic manufacturing industries.Own the technical innovation and product road map aligned to market needs & opportunity synthesized from internal (research, application support, account management, operations) and external (customers, manufacturing partners, competitive intelligence, academic) sources.Work through a matrixed environment to secure support from key functions (engineering, account management, quality, manufacturing, lab) and ensure total alignment to strategic and tactical goals that support near and long term business results.

Directed Business Group staff through quarterly review process to provide consolidated update to CEO/CFO on operational and strategic performance.Led executive working team comprised of Division Presidents, and VP functional leaders to identify and resolve barriers to technically differentiated growth in key geographies resulting in a milestone based plan to drive action over a 3 year horizon.

Completed 25+ engagements in three years, across all four business groups of 3M. Gaining experience with OEM Spec-in, Key Account, Distribution, B2B and B2C business models. Findings frequently presented to senior leaders including CXO level.

Aggregate and analyze financial, contact volumes and social media and survey unstructured text data to arrive at insights into the operation and guest impact of Target's financial products. Working with key partners in Marketing and Operations to proactively identify strategic areas of interest and share findings.

-Consulted with Merchandise Planning team members to help identify the best process and tools to leverage to accomplish their goals. -Lead teams of business and technical experts to develop new methodologies and technical capabilities related to supply chain optimization. Co-ordinating the rollout, training and adopting of the developed products. Specialized in JDA Forecasting and Replenishment.

-Coordinated and lead cross functional teams to asses the feasibility of US based strategies and oversee their introduction into the Canadian business environment. Focused on the development of forecasting and replenishment strategies and related contingency plans.-Provided onboarding and mentoring support to new merchandising team members.-Leveraged US Sales data and MiniTab to forecast baseline item-location level canadian sales.

-Managed a national supply chain, supporting $90MM in annual sales while controlling for variability of demand as Target opened an additional ~400 P-Fresh locations.-Assisted in the development of innovative planogram and segmentation strategies in fresh produce to drive growth and reduce waste.-Served as an innovation captain, delivering motivational presentations and thought exercises to groups of thirty or more fellow analysts and managers designed to develop data based critical thinking skills.