Michael Morris Email & Phone Number

Shaker Heights, Ohio, United States

• I leverage my extensive experience and skills in business process improvement, product management, data governance, project management, and Lean Six Sigma to deliver value-added solutions to clients across various industries. I hold a Lean/Six Sigma Blackbelt ICBB certification issued by GE, where I worked for over twenty years and launched hundreds of new products in different product categories and markets. • Current project engagement is focused on supporting business process mapping for a Fortune 500 industrial manufacturing organization preparing for an ERP implementation.

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

• Established a Master Data Governance Policy and refined/restructured Product Master Data covering 14 ERP systems across multiple manufacturing locations for Fortune Brands, Master Brand Cabinets Inc. Structured Product Information Management data in preparation for PIM tool integration for major home center supplier. • Project managed data analytics and mapping for master data for improved marketing analytics and supply chain/demand planning for Estee Lauder.

East Cleveland, Oh

Managed GE’s graphics, packaging engineering, and master data for New Product Launches and graphics updates that cover marketing, regulatory, and branding updates. • Project manager for restructuring and cost-out initiatives across 4 plants covering 26 suppliers and 8 product lines and establish new supplier contracts • Set up a Global Data Synchronization (GDSM) team to synchronize product master data between GE and key customers. • Led team that drove cycle-time reduction for new product launches that went from 10 weeks to 4 weeks.

East Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Led special assignment as Product Management Functional Leader for SAP Implementation. Oversaw successful data structural design, data cleaning and migration from 14 legacy systems to SAP MDM. Led Global Data Synchronization module implementation that enabled product data syndication to retailers.

East Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Led North American CFL product line growth and development to be the largest segment of GE Lighting's product portfolio through strategic sub-brand development. Successfully launched GE's, "Bright from the Start" brand across all major retailers that garnered media recognition and lighting industry awards. Delivered double-digit profit margin increase through product line performance enhancements and strategic pricing implementation.

East Cleveland, Oh

Product Manager for Latin America. Delivered double-digit sales growth through introduction of over 300 new products and line extensions. Developed strategic partnership with commercial/industrial fixture supplier that delivered 3X sales in the first year and positioned GE for future growth. Worked cross-functionally to execute restructuring and cost-out initiatives across three plants that minimized supply chain disruption and improved profit margins.