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Kalamazoo, Mi, Us

Kalamazoo, Mi, Us

Senior Director of Finance leading $1B+ Emergency Care business unit at Stryker Medical.

Kalamazoo, Mi, Us

Commercial FP&A Director for $1B Emergency Care division of Stryker. Support global sales of lifesaving equipment- AEDs, Defibrillator/Monitors, CPR devices, Ambulance cots, Data and Service solutions. Lead an international team of Financial Managers and Analysts to partner with the business, driving revenue growth and operating leverage.Developed team to lead forecast/budget rhythm, articulate results and drive business partnership.Delivered actionable reporting to business. From segment level P&L reporting shared with sales leaders to clear opex reporting that allows teams to drive dialogue and ownership.Continuously improved FP&A processes. The US P&L is delivered day 1 each month end. Consistently delivered against objectives while business structure and ERP systems changed.Grew team engagement by leveraging Gallup Q12 results and facilitating regular action planning sessions.

Kalamazoo, Mi, Us

Commercial FP&A Director for Physio Control and Treatment product portfolio.

Kalamazoo, Mi, Us

Finance Director for WW Operations at Physio ControlLed cost management team focused on providing business partnership and finance support for WW manufacturing, supply chain, inventory, service & solutions, R&D, quality and regulatory teams.Owned plant absorption, product cost modeling and sourcing purchase price variance reporting.Partnered with operations to realize measurable cost savings by using business excellence processes.Implemented Host Analytics to drive consistent reporting, deep analytics and results accountability.Successfully led my team through substantial change. Supported the Heartsine AED integration, completed 10Q filings under private ownership, actively participated in due diligence for the Physio Control sale, integrated Stryker FP&A processes and accelerated the close cycle from 6 days to 2.

Redmond, Wa, Us

Finance Business Partner to the COO along with VP's of Operations, Quality, Regulatory and R&D. Serve as an advisor for the business, providing analytics and strategic support.Lead Cost Management Finance team. Provide development and coaching for a team of 5 including Financial Analysts and a Cost Accounting Supervisor.Responsible for driving financial performance of worldwide operations to procure, manufacture and distribute AED, CPR and heart monitor devices.Own plant absorption and other product cost modeling Actively support R&D/new product development to drive predictable project forecasts and provide solutions to improve resource utilization.Helped implement and drive adoption of cloud based Finance reporting tool. Developed regular operations reporting package and monthly results meeting process. Drove clarity around actual/forecasted results, deeper analytics and cost center manager accountability.

Redmond, Washington, Us

Controller for worldwide sales organization of 600 employees with a focus on cost monthly close, budgeting, forecasting, reporting and compliance.Provided actionable analysis to support headcount and P&L management. Role supported World-wide incubation product selling teams that were dynamic and constantly changing.Responsible for driving forecasting, budgeting, and resource analytics to support Business Investment Funds of $100M to drive new sales opportunities

Purchase, New York, Us

Finance Director | Northwest Market Unit | Pepsi Beverages Company (A Division of PepsiCo)FP&A responsibility for beverage sales of 45 million annual cases, net revenue of $500 million and 18 operating facilities. • Finance lead in a Market requiring influence and partnership with sales, cost and location managers to drive results. • Own annual and quarterly planning processes. Drive clarity around targets and support function leads with building detailed business plans. Measure results against these plans and course correct throughout the year. • Present to and align on operating strategies with regional executive team. Translate strategies to action plans for the location teams to activate.• Facilitate development of operational forecasts on a cost per unit basis and provide support to cost managers to meet selling, delivery and warehouse KPI metrics.• Integrate financial processes and drive targeted results after acquiring three new bottling operations.

Purchase, New York, Us

Senior Finance Manager for Pacific Inland Market Unit- Riverside, CAFP&A responsibility for sales of 35 million annual cases, net revenue of $305 million and 5 operating facilities.• Full P&L ownership to include revenue, COGS, operating expenses and capital expenditures.• Developed the annual operating plan and worked with location leaders to build quarterly business strategies to reach plan objectives.• Focused on package mix management and leveraged innovation products to drive margin.• Provided monthly profit forecasts with analysis to evaluate volume, price and cost options.• Supported location leaders with building labor plans using cost per head/FTE metrics.• Coached functional managers and the sales team to build financial literacy in the market unit.

Purchase, New York, Us

Planner for the Mid Cal Market Unit- Bakersfield, CAFP&A responsibility for sales of 13 million annual cases, net revenue of $53 million and 4 operating locations.• Led market unit performance management effort to reach profit objectives.• Partnered with market sales and operations management to build the annual operating plan.• Reported financial performance results on a month-end, quarterly and year-to-date basis.• Worked with local management to build action plans to reach strategic business objectives.• Initiated regular analysis and review of customer volume, market share, pricing and margin

Purchase, New York, Us

Managed a database with $100 Million customer rebate accruals. Analyzed Pepsi’s retail business from a price, volume and marginal contribution basis.

Purchase, New York, Us

Managed 2,000 foodservice customer contracts and a payment processing budget of $10 Million. Provided reporting and analysis to the foodservice organization.

Lake Oswego, Or, Us

Purchase, New York, Us

Mba

Ba Business Administration, Finance, Accounting