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Bentonville, Arkansas, United States

Bentonville, Arkansas, United States

Supply Chain Quality Excellence

Bentonville, Arkansas

Bentonville, Ar

Supported company international business units in various capacities, including best practice implementation and prioritization of strategic initiatives. Led design and implementation of first-ever global portfolio of international projects and activities to improve implementation track record of strategic initiatives, enabling senior leadership and market leader visibility to key projects and activities for prioritization and alignment. Provided support for design and implementation of capacity models and decision support solutions to help markets assess financial and resource capacity to increase speed in implementation of strategic initiatives. Supported Brazil in compliance risk mitigation, serving as the liaison between international compliance and international business processes team; focusing on workforce management best practices such as associate scheduling, job design, and wage planning. Facilitated weekly, monthly, and quarterly executive reporting and analysis and helped build executive-ready presentations and one-page updates to highlight successes across international business processes and international activity management office.•Designed and updated management reporting on the status of projects and deliverables across international markets.•Partnered with Mexico and Central America markets to prioritize large-scale corporate projects and optimize capital investment in technology.•Created prioritization framework for senior leadership and market CEOs to leverage during strategic planning for current and future fiscal years.•Designed strategic alignment framework to identify initiatives to postpone based on resource availability (human and financial capital).•Produced executive-ready insight documents and presentations to provide strategic point of view on international portfolio of projects, including local market projects and enterprise initiatives.

Bentonville, Ar

Led design and implementation of first-ever global portfolio of international projects and activities to improve implementation track record of strategic initiatives, enabling senior leadership and market leader visibility to over 100 key projects and activities for prioritization and alignment. Supported design and implementation of capacity models and decision support solutions to help markets assess financial and resource capacity to increase speed in implementation of strategic initiatives.• Developed first-ever global portfolio of international projects and initiatives by aligning requirements with over 30 stakeholder groups.•Designed first-ever capacity modeling solution using market-specific assumptions and inputs to identify optimal number of strategic initiatives to execute simultaneously.•Established prioritization framework to evaluate and recommend market-specific and enterprise-level projects.•Created framework to prioritize global meetings and summits for international markets to reduce travel costs and optimize resource commitments required to participate in global meetings and conferences.•Produced several one-page executive updates to highlight organization's key accomplishments and deliverables.

Bentonville, Ar

Supported Brazil market in compliance risk mitigation, serving as liaison between international compliance and international business processes team, focusing on workforce management best practices such as; associate scheduling, job design, and wage planning. Supported weekly, monthly, and quarterly executive reporting and analysis, as well as helped build executive-ready presentations and one page updates to highlight successes across international business processes and international activity management office.•Developed weekly project updates for Mexico, China, and Brazil markets and for international senior leadership (two SVPs and one EVP), including status of key initiatives designed to implement global best practices in merchandising, workforce management, fresh food operations, replenishment, and store operations.•Tracked project savings (benefits), highlighted project risks, and helped facilitate discussions across stakeholders to set plans to reach savings targets.

Bentonville, Ar

Developed and managed audit insight strategies for business areas, including merchandising, operations, asset protection, compliance, marketing, and Sam’s Club. Supervised and developed multiple associates with various levels of professional experience. Coordinated and managed multiple projects concurrently. Executed quarterly follow-up with executives on company issues identified in audit engagements. Collaborated and shared best practices with international market leaders, including leadership of global audits and initiatives. Assessed processes and business strategies in various business areas such as; store operations, merchandising, logistics, real estate, tax, pharmacy, compliance, shared services, and international.Led quarterly meetings with senior-level business executives in several functions across business, including operations, merchandising, global sourcing, asset protection, marketing, and finance. Developed understanding of core business areas and became ''functional expert'' within team to support and advise others. Directed success of over 20 projects annually, managed an average of five projects concurrently and up to ten auditors, in addition to outside consultants through audit testing, report writing, and business process improvements. Attracted, developed, and retained top talent, as well as actively participated in talent reviews and succession planning within audit and finance functional business areas.

Bentonville, Ar

Supervised internal audit staff and managed multiple audit projects concurrently. Provided management over large portfolio of projects annually (at least three concurrently) and delivered high-quality audit and assurance service, including preparing and reviewing audit plans and work. Thought strategically about business needs and engaged regularly with business areas to ensure relevance and alignment of project plans with strategic objectives. Quickly addressed quality and timeline risks and recommended solutions for senior leadership. Provided additional help and guidance to clients on consultancy basis.•Identified ways to maximize relationship with clients and deliver added value.•Coached, trained, and developed staff for increasing responsibilities and succession planning.•Achieved significant recognition on performance reviews for talent development focus.

Bentonville, Ar

Led internal audit projects and supervised multiple internal audit staff. Conducted audit engagements from beginning to end, including operational, financial, and compliance audits. Identified and communicated issues raised, offering recommended solutions relevant to business and risk and earning repetitive recognition for outstanding partnership with business areas, including store operations, merchandising, and asset protection. Supervised junior auditors assigned to engagements, providing guidance and overall review of deliverables throughout projects.•Developed comprehensive audit programs and testing procedures relevant to risk and test objectives, often during first-time audits rather than standard, repetitive analysis.•Ensured focus on personal professional growth relevant to more challenging assignments in line with career progression.

Bs, Management

Activities and Societies: Alpha Kappa Psi

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