Jared Harrison Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, GA, US

Atlanta Metropolitan Area

Greater Atlanta Area

Wichita, Kansas Area

• Lead team of up to 3 direct reports supporting Engineering Polymer Solutions (EPS) business unit by mentoring, assisting with project work and facilitating development of economic thinking and cultural alignment
• Supported entry into oilfield pipe market through demand, pricing and capital project economic analysis
• Led and oversaw economic analysis of multi-million dollar capital projects
• Headed development of EPS acquisition framework and supported screening of multiple potential targets

Wichita, Kansas Area

• Led economic modeling and operating cost due diligence for European compounding facility acquisition
• Performed market analysis of nylon 66 usage in automobiles, enabling commercial, technical and marketing team to better understand strategic components, segments and customers
• Developed High Performance Polyamide point of view, assisting decision to begin development of new polymers

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

• Led creation of $125M Annual Operating Plan, departmental budgets and yearly standard cost development
• Improved forecast accuracy from 5.7% to 1.6% EBITDA variance as a percent of sales
• Implemented new structure and reporting package enabling savings and operational performance improvement resulting in a 30 basis point EBITDA Margin improvement
• Led monthly financial and operational review with plant management
• Developed production and key performance indicator reports, leading to improved production reporting accuracy by operations and improved mid-month financial status understanding
• Performed month-end close activities including general ledger entries, accruals, reconciliations and variance analysis

Greater Detroit Area

• Managed global cost saving initiative validation and reporting structure for Commercial Vehicle Aftermarket (CVA), resulting in decrease of over $11M in initiatives awaiting validation and greater clarity of actual.
• Created and maintained comprehensive monthly Asia-Pacific reporting package for new General Manager

Greater Detroit Area

• Drove enhancements to quarterly peer/competitor reporting process to improve senior management knowledge regarding performance, industry issues and competitive analysis
• Assisted with the development of quarterly earnings call presentations and quality assurance of figures
• Led study used to provide recommendation regarding Meritor dividend policy

Greater Detroit Area

• Designed and led implementation of new material variance forecasting process for all North America Procurement, resulting in part level detail and a forecast improvement of over 65%
• Reduced month-end close activities from 5 to 2 days through use of Excel templates and Access
• Recognized need for, created and taught Microsoft Excel class to North America Procurement

Greater Salt Lake City Area

• Supported team of 5 executives in preparing a five-year strategic plan for financial services
• Identified areas needing improvement, resulting in over 20 significant initiatives to take place under the direction of the VP of Finance and other key finance executives
• Assisted team of Deloitte consultants performing an ERP readiness and feasibility assessment

Provo, Utah Area

• Recognized over 17% increase in department revenue per vehicle while maintaining a top three regional customer service rating
• Implemented a streamline menu selling system to ensure legal compliance, increased sales and promote all appropriate products to customers

Master Of Business Administration, Finance

• Co-President, Net Impact Marriott School Chapter—international organization dedicated to Corporate Social Responsibility • 1st and 2nd.

Bachelor Of Science, Statistics-Biostatistics Emphasis

• Co-Author “The Reality of Utah’s Environmental Movement: An Analysis of Utah Voters’ Level of Education and Their Concern for the.