Senior It Relationship Manager
Dupont Pioneer
Johnston, Iowa
• Managed the IT business relationship for Procurement, Accounts Payable, Records Management, Asset Management, Capital Projects and Capital Budgeting to develop IT solutions and deliverables that best met business needs.• Managed SAP implementation projects for Finance-related global business functions.Key contributions:• Initiated and led the program to identify, acquire, develop and implement the Procurement solution strategy for DuPont Pioneer.• Delivered a corporate purchasing authorization system leveraging SAP HR functionality integrated with Capital Approval, Expense Approval, Execution Authority, PO Placement Authority, and Pay/Wire Authority.• Developed an SAP Sourcing Portal to deliver content management and e-catalog search engine capabilities.• Implemented an e-Catalog to improve leveraged spend, reduce time and improve efficiencies leading to $1.5MM in annual savings.• Implemented measurement processes to evaluate system effectiveness and its return on investment.• Initiated and led a project to digitize Accounts Payable processing leading to $1MM in annual savings.• Managed the Fiscal Year Change Program to transition financial systems to a calendar fiscal year enabling merged companies to align business processes.• Standardized the global Pioneer enterprise IT platform by completing successful SAP R/3 system implementations in North America, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Hungary, and Romania providing on-site assessment, development and training.