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Saint Paul, Mn, Us

Frisco, Tx

• Team Leader of sales and market development of Simplot’s new potato varieties that incorporate Innate Technology (Bio-technology) within the potato processing industries.• Develop strategic partnerships with potato growers and processors that enable market penetration of Simplot's Innate potato varieties across the potato industry.• Create and leverage Innate marketing strategies for potato processing industries that effectively communicate the operational and consumer advantages of Simplot's Innate Technology.• Lead the creation and management of supply chain tools for Innate potato supply that optimize market growth opportunities and risk management.• Drive customer adoption of Innate Technology by leveraging crop production and processing best practices to enable maximum value from Innate potato-advantaged traits.• Leadership in the cross-functional collaboration within Simplot’s Plant Sciences Division to deliver "best in class" execution in the areas of Stewardship compliance, field trialing strategy to demonstrate Innate value and field support in capturing sustainability benefits.

Company Mission: Deliver value-added solutions that drive a great return on investment.Effectively leveraging over 25 years of leadership experience with Fortune 400 companies in the areas of:* Strategy Development & Implementation* Process Creation & Optimization* Continuous Improvement Process* Team & Leadership DevelopmentAreas of Expertise:Supply ChainProcurementInnovation/New Product DevelopmentBusiness Development

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Plano, Tx

* Company Leader of the innovation process from product development, commercialization (stage-gate process) to launch execution in the market place.* Effectively managed an overhaul of the company's innovation process through extensive, cross-functional collaboration and execution of change management principles. * Primary liaison with Executive Leadership Team and functional leaders on innovation strategy development and organizational alignment on resource allocation for new product development.* Manager of the Innovation Team responsible for commercialization readiness of new products coupled with analysis and communication of post-launch performance.* Please request resume for key performance achievements in my current role.

Dallas, Tx

Leader of the Innovation Team responsible for new product development requiring capability with an external supplier base. Extensive collaboration with internal, cross-functional teams (e.g. Marketing, R&D, Finance) along with external suppliers in the process of taking new products from concepts to market commercialization.Developed and led an Open Innovation strategy that engages outside suppliers in the development of pipeline innovation - "outside-in" approach to innovation.Directly managed 3 Innovation Managers along with several cross-functional team members involved in the innovation process.

Dallas, Tx

Key leader in the management of Frito-Lay's potato supply chain that encompasses supply and financial management of 3.7 billion pounds and $450 million annual spend. Responsibilities included utilization of sourcing optimization tools to maximize least-landed costs and supply strategy, collaboration across North America on potato supply, accurate financial forecasting and planning on a monthly and annual basis and periodic updates with Senior Management on supply and financial status.

Dallas, Tx

Owned contract negotiations with 35 suppliers, quality and service performance into 15 manufacturing plants and productivity agenda to reduce landed, potato costs on a supply chain with an annual spend of $250 million.

Beloit, Wi

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