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Boca Raton, Fl, Us

Building strategy along with financial and operational capabilities, talent, processes, and performance in a high growth FDA regulated beauty and innovation laboratory company as a hands-on executive responsible for:• Leading a profitable, high growth, private and PE backed business to expansion and eventual exit.• Finance, Accounting, planning, pricing, costing, budgeting, funding, banking covenants, liquidity/cash, metrics, audit, risk management• Supply chain including planning, scheduling, inventory, procurement, transportation, warehousing, S&OP plus HR and Legal

Built strategy, capabilities, talent, processes, and performance in an extremely high growth private equity healthy and indulgent foods company as a hands-on finance and operational executive• Led high growth, 60%+ 4-year CAGR, cash-hungry business to profitability, through valuation and due diligence, to potential exit.• Built financial planning, budgeting, value analysis, Board scorecards and exit metrics to build shareholder value• Cash, treasury, banking, financing and funding, investor relations, reporting, controls, audit, tax and compliance• Improved pricing and gross to net sales over 20% while increasing revenue by expanding products, customers, sales channels and internationally collaborating with Sales, Marketing, and Operations to drive extraordinary growth and attractive profitability• Functional responsibilities included Finance, Accounting, Human Resources, Legal, IT, operations as well as implementing a new ERP system

New York, Ny, Us

Directed transformation of people, processes, and performance to significantly improve new product success, margin, EBITDA, cash, strategic sourcing, business and financial planning, governance, and controls. Partnered with supply chain leaders to drive net savings and cash improvements. Oversaw global finance for supply chain operations. • Drove more than $36,000,000 in-year net P&L savings primarily from sourcing cost reductions, transportation and warehousing, labor and manufacturing efficiencies. Orchestrated 28% reduction in operating cash needs.• Created financial reporting and KPIs to consistently deliver on-time closing, financial insights, cost controls, and significantly improved systems utilization after a failed ERP implementation prior to joining.• Reduced SOX control deficiencies from 100+ to zero, resulting in a clean audit following a material deficiency.• Built, motivated, and developed talented global team successfully navigating 20% turnover with no regretted losses to deliver and sustain profit, cash, and controls improvements.

New Berlin, New York, Us

Led a transformation of people, processes and performance in global direct and indirect procurement to significantly improve EBITDA/profit, cash/working capital, innovation success / new product speed to market, business and financial planning, risk management/hedging, and talent development• Drove savings/EBITDA improvement of greater than $130 million annualized and identified more than $40 million high probability future savings• Initiated and drove programs yielding $40 million in working capital/cash benefits• Led significant cross functional improvements to risk management, hedging, business planning and forecasting, strategic sourcing, cost modeling, standard costing and new product commercialization• Built a top talent performance-based collaborative culture in operations, strategic sourcing, and innovation

Randolph, Nj, Us

Professional Resource Partners LLC delivers world class interim talent solutions to quickly fill an expertise gap or temporary resource need and provides additional project manpower in Finance & Accounting, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing, Change Management, Project Management, ERP Implementation, and Compliance to help businesses achieve their goals. Providing more than top talent, PRP has taken it to the next level by ensuring greater output and efficiencies, faster project results and greater ROI through its unique THREAD™ performance feedback model that ensures alignment with client expectations and determines Consultant incentives.• Consumer Goods, Retail, Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical, Medical Device, Health Care and Industrial Practice.• Provided top talent, faster project results, and greater ROI by aligning client expectations and consultant incentives.• Provided consulting and business development to meet clients’ needs in Finance & Accounting, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing, Change Management, Project Management, IT, and Transformation.• Identified, selected, and developed top talent as consultants for a wide range of engagements for the firm.• Identified, selected, and developed top talent for a wide range of engagements for the firm.

Charlotte, Nc, Us

Directed 120-member finance and accounting team to help shape supply chain strategic plans across 160+ countries, including 320+ sites (120+ factories, 160 distribution centers, numerous third-party manufacturers) for $8,000,000,000 sales/$5,000,000,000 cost global corporation. Delivered very strong EBITDA performance versus both prior year and competitors. • Aligned organization structure, resulting in >15% cost efficiency. • Improved financial planning, internal and external reporting processes, global scorecards and product costing.• Facilitated savings achievement of $150,000,000 primarily in purchasing, manufacturing, and logistics.• Helped deliver cash flow benefits, including >$25,000,000 from inventory reductions, $10,000,000 in capital cost efficiency, and additional 30-day extension in supplier payment terms. • Guided financials for strategic network optimization projects integrating manufacturing, distribution, logistics, sourcing, and inventory, resulting in significant profit, cash, and customer service benefits.

Northampton, Gb

Led 100-member financial planning analysis and operational team to help create supply chain strategy and deliver key profit/gross margin/cash/capital/tax/currency/audit/risk/customer service/revenue recognition and innovation speed-to-market results across 38+ countries, including three large factories, 17 third-party manufacturers, and 27 distribution centers, for $2,300,000,000 cost/$4,000,000,000 sales region. Served as “Chief of Staff,” aligning functional colleagues and business units to strategy and priorities. • Drove $90,000,000+ in-year savings (4% of total supply chain costs) and maintained 98.5% service fill.• Acted as COO and Chief of Staff to deliver >$100,000,000 benefits in cash improvements from inventory reductions, capital cost efficiency, and supplier payment terms extension while maintaining high service, reducing obsolescence, and improving innovation speed to market by aligning supply chain, finance, marketing, and sales executives. • Led strategic analysis for network optimization projects integrating manufacturing, distribution, logistics, sourcing, shared services, and inventory and driving significant profit, cash, tax, and customer service benefits to support innovation and growth.• Spearheaded significant expansion of production and logistics in emerging markets, smooth closure of large internal factory, and migration of manufacturing and logistics to third parties in Europe and Asia.• Improved supply chain financial controls, enhanced budgeting and planning, managed foreign exchange and tax exposure, actively balanced growth and risks, and improved business planning accuracy.

Northampton, Gb

Led 50+ member analytical team to shape supply chain strategy, establish key performance measures, implement new processes and tools, and deliver outstanding results in service, cost, and inventory for $1+ billion cost area of this $2+ billion region.• Partnered with business leaders to drive a record 12 point customer service fill rate improvement and lower inventory, while simultaneously delivering both a $40 million radical cost reduction and faster innovation speed to market to support category growth.• Created a talented team of 50+ professionals delivering over $150 MM in cash benefits from inventory reductions, focused capital spending, and supplier payment terms management.• Initiated and implemented 8 transformation projects to reshape the North American manufacturing, sourcing, logistics, distribution, and planning to improve service, lower cost and reduce working capital. • Implemented JD Edwards ERP and Oracle Financial Planning System, Financial Shared Services and outsourcing of routine and non-core finance, accounting and supply chain functions to US, India and China• Drove analytical tools and processes to improve decision making and long term planning both by integrating supply chain function and better aligning Supply Chain with Sales and Marketing.• Established target Supply Chain cost standards to drive efficiency and margin planning for new products.

Blackfriars, London, Gb

Selected by the CFO and Supply Chain Board Member as COO to lead the transformation and integration of the $1.5 billion revenue North American ice cream companies into the $16 billion region, including development of strategic business / financial planning processes and implementation of core supply chain operating processes, performance metrics and systems.• Led a cross functional team of 50+ Supply Chain, Sales, Marketing, and IT professionals to establish Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) processes to manage consumer demand, supply, and forward-looking plans.• Integrated companies to SAP/Oracle platforms: ledger, materials/factory management, sales/distribution, and planning.

Blackfriars, London, Gb

Oversaw the development of supplier relationship management to drive innovation, speed to market and lowest total system cost for direct materials and indirect services of over $6.5 billion spend for this $11 billion company.• Built a new 60+ person team of professionals and built supplier relationships across personal care, home care, and foods products. Consistently achieved service, savings, innovation, and working capital targets.• Directed the Supply Management procure-to-pay (P2P), business intelligence (BI) and materials management implementation for a new SAP ERP system.• Led the divestiture of $1.3 billion laundry and spices brands.

Blackfriars, London, Gb

Led the development of strategic sourcing, tools and capabilities. Created and led a supplier relationship management program to drive innovation and speed to market at lowest total system cost on $1.5 billion spend. Directed home and personal care raw materials (petro, oleo and natural chemicals, surfactants, polymers, resins, energy, tallow, edible oil, sugar, peanuts, pasta, rice, dairy, eggs, cheese, cocoa, nuts, fruits, and more• Led the market analysis, sourcing strategies, and supplier management for food ingredients and chemical raw materials across 10 business units, 50+ factories, for North America from global sources.• Created risk management strategies including materials hedging and cost model based pricing.• Developed the supplier management program for collaborative innovation and cost reduction.• Headed Sarbanes-Oxley and financial regulations process for purchase to pay, third party manufacturing and internal financial processes for reserves, revaluations, capitalization, variances, and standard costs.

Blackfriars, London, Gb

Oversaw the development of strategic sourcing, tools and capabilities, and supplier relationships to drive innovation, speed to market and lowest total system cost for $700 million spend area of this $5 billion sales set of companies. Headed all packaging for food, home care, beauty (all materials - rigid/flexible; plastics, laminates, paper, metal, glass, merchandising, displays, etc.)• Led the materials market approach, sourcing strategies, and supplier management for packaging.• Delivered record savings >4% spend and facilitated new packaging innovations from suppliers to market.• Developed 18 month rolling S&OP materials market cost forecast to mitigate risk to largest business costs.• Global Project Manager - led the design of Unilever’s Supply Management (Purchasing) organization.• Ran hedging, capital investment and third party processes. Met Sarbanes-Oxley financial regulations.

Blackfriars, London, Gb

Led financial and analytical team through radical change management initiatives to help shape supply chain strategy, integration of the internal value chain across plan-source-make-deliver, optimization of extended external supply chain network of this $4 billion sales company. Collaborated to establish performance measures and optimize results for $2+ billion cost area.• Helped shape the strategic direction and establishment of new long-term capabilities to gain competitive advantage through supply chain.• Partnered with executive team to initiate and implement transformation of supply chain, including $280,000,000 cost reduction through restructuring, divestiture, low-cost sourcing, third-party manufacturing, and continuous improvement processes to ensure long-term competitiveness, funding, and capabilities for innovation.• Led the development of new capabilities, processes and tools to drive sustainable world-class performance.• Built a high performing team, created a challenging and rewarding environment to attract and develop top talent, and supplied many future leaders to numerous functions throughout the organization.

Blackfriars, London, Gb

UNILEVER SPECIAL MARKETS COMPANY, Greenwich, ConnecticutServed as COO and CFO executive board member, shaped company strategy and drove results for this stand-alone $250 million revenue fast-moving consumer goods subsidiary covering foods, personal care, medical devices and home care products. Chaired functional responsibilities covering all finance, accounting, supply chain, information technology, and sales administration.• Developed executive dashboard and a common S&OP, FP&A and business planning process, gained commitment across Marketing and Sales to drive unprecedented achievement of business goals.• Crafted a novel strategic supply chain sourcing and service arrangement, which yielded significant improvements to cost structure, supplier service, customer service fill rates and speed to retailers.• Designed and implemented a strategic planning process.• Led the design and implementation of new accounting policies and practices for greater efficiency and internal control.• Aligned information technology initiatives with company strategy and upgraded to SAP ERP.

Blackfriars, London, Gb

Led strategic and financial planning for several product categories covering brand analysis, marketing investment, sales incentives, full P&L, capital, cash, budgeting, accounting, reporting, and analysis for $800 million revenue division within this $2 billion high growth fast moving consumer goods manufacturer.• Shaped the development and evaluation of division's strategy, investments and activities.• Evaluated growth potential for new markets and products, assessed marketing and sales investments.• Exceeded division growth, margin, market share, profit, cash and competitive performance objectives.• Led product portfolio evaluation and strategic brand acquisition analyses.• Spearheaded company-wide cross-functional revenue and cost improvement initiative delivering $300,000,000 over five years.

Blackfriars, London, Gb

Led strategic and financial planning (FP&A) for several product categories with emphasis on the assessment of product innovation, competitive analysis, and cost-benefit evaluation of marketing mix elements. • Selected by President and CFO to lead company-wide cross-functional cost and revenue improvement program which generated benefits exceeding $300 million.• Managed strategic and financial planning for personal products and household care categories.• Developed strategies to enter new markets.• Designed evaluation tools to assess product innovation opportunities.• Directed evaluation of competitors' strategic capabilities and financial position.• Developed brand and category financial objectives, successfully guided categories to consistently exceed growth and profit objectives, evaluated marketing and promotion investment effectiveness.• Assessed project risks and evaluated strategic and financial trade-offs.

Blackfriars, London, Gb

Led 50-person supply chain service, sales support, and customer financial service / credit operation supporting retail and wholesale trade customers and a 600-member direct sales force.• Drove service performance from poor to best in class on the Advantage Survey while reducing costs and improving cash flow.• Designed and implemented industry-leading service evaluation system and "perfect order" metrics integrating supply chain, sales and marketing.• Transformed customer service, customer logistics and sales administration organization into a high-performance shared service team that consistently attracted and supplied high-potential talent to other functions.• Established customer account profitability model and sales ROI metrics.

Blackfriars, London, Gb

Led projects and analyses integrating Purchasing, Manufacturing, Inventory Planning, Distribution, and Sales into an efficient seamless supply chain.• Established new line of high margin multi-million dollar export sales business. Added $6 million profit per year.• Analyzed extended supply chain network to improve profits, customer service and responsiveness.• Assisted in the development of a profit based selling strategy.• Conducted supply study which resulted in optimal production arrangements for the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Led optimization of factory, transportation, and distribution network saving $2 million per year.

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

Executive compensation and benefits analysis, total rewards improvement, benchmarking

Amsterdam, Nl

Analysis of potential merger and acquisition opportunities including synergies, cash flows, funding, market impacts

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Finance And Marketing

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Finance & Marketing

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Business Economics