John Gideon Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

 Managed over 1-billion-dollar annual transportation spend for the North American logistics network  Directly reported to Supply Chain CFO, owning all report-outs for monthly logistics results to leadership teams Assisted in valuation and divestiture procedures of various business units/product lines worth over 3 billion USD Project owner for finance transformation initiative building product-level profitability platform Owned five-year strategic planning initiative for North American logistics Led integration efforts to merge Canada and US business units; absorbed Canadian team under my management Successfully led the ongoing development of multiple reports: including Sr. Managers to Analysts  Financial Lead for all logistics OPEX/CAPEX decision-making Nominated to Future Leaders conference specified for finance professionals Recognized as influential finance leader within North America Operations for KHC

Chicago, Il, Us

 Managed 500-million-dollar budget for the US warehousing network; reporting results to Head of US Logistics Streamlined operational processes using technology inno¬vation and enhanced modeling capabilities Built collaborative work streams across a multi-sector engagement plan (Procurement, Operations, Sales, Supply/Demand Planning, and Network Capabilities) Fostered growth of team members, promoting two direct reports to management positions over tenure in position

Chicago, Il, Us

 Oversaw warehouse finance team in the budgeting and forecasting activities for 100+ warehouses Ran monthly and quarterly business reviews with US logistics leadership team  Administered weekly cadences/report reviews with all 3rd Party Vendors and internal manufacturing teams Integrated legacy networks with new platforms to improve transparency and efficiency of company reporting

Chicago, Il, Us

 Managed onsite client engagements, leading day-to-day operations and delegating responsibility Supported business development activities; creating SOWs, proposals, budget estimates and go-to-market presentations for financial planning and strategy engagements Defined new and improved long-range planning processes for the office of the CFO Modeled analytic-based Monte Carlo simulation facilities for insurance and banking clients

Chicago, Il, Us

 Designed and created strategic financial models for clients in the Financial Services, Life Sciences, Healthcare, Higher Education, Retail, and Oil & Gas industries Evaluated and advised on current long-range planning processes, providing insight into improving forecasting methods, gaining transparency against a siloed planning approach, and enhancing ad-hoc querying abilities Built comprehensive business development modeling facilities incorporating accretion/dilution analysis, discounted cash flow and other valuation techniques Modeled treasury strategies including liquidity planning, funding options, agency reports, and covenant forecasts

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Finance, Investments And Banking

Finance

High School Diploma