One of the largest privately-held jewelry manufacturing companies in North America with operations in New York City, Mexico, and India; maintains position at the forefront of global innovation.V.P. of IT- Business Process and Systems IntegrationApply exceptional skills in diverse business systems to successfully blend technology and business, enabling rapid advancement to executive-level management position. Manage a team of 10 consisting of IT internal staff and consulting resources; monitor and oversee staff training and development needs. Create IT policies and procedures to support and service a user community of 250+. Identify areas requiring continuous improvement and establish appropriate change controls to cultivate ongoing process improvement and help the organization achieve more efficient results. Orchestrate and execute corporate change initiatives necessary for the company to remain competitive in a rapidly-evolving economic client. Select and implement new technologies to replace/improve legacy systems. Maintain close interactions with stakeholders throughout the organization to solve and manage business requirements.Formulate company-wide plans to achieve desired future position, minimize risk, and control project costs throughout all SDLC stages of requirements gathering, process design, system development, unit/integration testing and implementation; ensure early creation of process and project metrics critical to ongoing monitoring of project and results.** ERP System Implementation: Project managed enterprise-wide replacement of legacy infrastructure and business systems, combining Microsoft Dynamics Navision, AccellosOne Warehouse management system, and other add-on applications. Streamlined and implemented new processes to support data management, warehouse operations, planning, manufacturing, purchasing, order entry, field sales, accounts payable, and business intelligence to meet business requirements while modernizing technology.

Selected Projects & Achievements:** B2B Website: Steered cross-functional team project to develop and implement company’s first sales Web portal used to attract customers, transact business, and display offerings to independent retailers; provided easy navigation of company catalog, ordering process, and customer service while successfully handling more than 30% of special orders making up $7M+ in annual sales.** Supply Chain Management: Spearheaded forecasting, inventory control, and time-phased production planning focused on targeting new sales channel made up of big box retailers, such as Walmart, K-mart, and Kohl’s; implemented system that resulted in proper inventory management and adherence to delivery commitments, transitioning Division from startup to one-third of corporate revenue. ** Allocation System: Designed and implemented allocation system that is used by production control and distribution management to meet commitments to customers; effectively reduced expediting of staff by one third and improved performance through distribution processes by 10%.** Purchase and Invoice Reconciliation System: Conceptualized and instituted purchase order, invoice, and receiving verification process that enabled company to better utilize overseas and outside purchases by properly controlling purchase costs in a changing business environment.** Planning and Production Systems: Introduced planning and production systems to meet time-phased requirements for managing production and inventory, allowing Sales Team to expand product at retailers while increasing account base and maintaining a high level of customer service.

Manufacturing and inventory planning.