Monica Varriale Email & Phone Number

Roswell, Georgia

Leading cross-functional teams that design, develop & manage Latin America’s digital transformation roadmap. Key player in the prioritization of initiatives and resources for all projects to ensure execution is taken to its full potential and delivers on planned objectives. Actively translating the vision to digitally transform the region in the way we work with customers, and drive salesforce effectiveness. Inspiring and influencer of stakeholders, a confident leader with experience of driving change across the organization built on successful experience of working with cross-functional areas, including R&D, IT, customer service, customer care, marketing, sales, and finance.

Greater Atlanta Area

Developing and deploying product strategies while aligning them with enterprise priorities. Driving change management focused on sustaining revenue growth and competitive advantage.

Roswell, Ga

Lead a Global B2B R&D team of more than 20 staff members to develop and deliver successful innovation solutions across all B2B categories. Served as a member of the Pilot Technology Innovation Center to provide thought leadership on new materials development for application to the next generation of company brands. ➤ Drove the Top technology project for B2B and delivered multimillion-dollars in cost transformation, along with a robust innovation pipeline portfolio with significant sales growth potential; impacted 6 brands and doubled cost savings in 2017.➤ Engaged team members to develop and optimize breakthrough technologies and differentiated product solutions.➤ Spearheaded product development and packaging optimization, and ensured product compliance with strict international regulations and ISO certification.➤ Managed product compliance and cost transformation, packaging graphics solutions development for all brands, and safe delivery of unique solutions for all sectors.

Roswell, Ga

Focused on operationalizing all phases of innovation project management—from initiation to launch—to position the global innovation portfolio of the Kotex® brand in a market leadership position. Managed a team of 2-3 global direct reports. ➤ Introduced a new operating model for global collaboration, project initiation, validation, and execution to maximize operational excellence.➤ Navigated cross-functional teams around the globe through the enablement of multimillion-dollar innovation opportunities, accelerating time to market 20%—while creating a significant competitive advantage for product portfolio.

Roswell, Ga

Leveraged leadership and technical capabilities for implementation of corporate-wide operational efficiency initiatives and change management processes.➤ Led Change Management for company-first Global Order-to-Cash program in partnership with the Finance and Procurement executive leadership, capturing significant working capital and cost savings within 7 months. The program set the stage for expansion of the shared services model across the enterprise.➤ Expanded Lean capabilities for the organization through strategy implementation, change management, value stream mapping, and Kaizen while enhancing global collaboration and aligning governances.

Roswell, Ga

Global Nonwoven Sector Liaison tasked with identifying, developing, and executing growth and margin enhancement strategies in Latin America and Mexico. ➤ Drove product and margin growth initiatives in Latin America and Mexico including execution of a large number of projects on capital design and deployment, product development, and commercialization through alignment of key stakeholders to meet corporate priorities while fostering long-term productive relationships with strategic partners.

Roswell, Ga

GNW Project Leader for development of improved and cost-reduced nonwoven materials for multiple product initiatives in personal care and B2B sectors. ➤ Introduced nonwoven new assets in the U.S. and Europe and commercialized a series of baby and adult care products across the globe.

Roswell, Ga

Conducted technical evaluation of new technologies and businesses for corporate-wide adoption. Unlocked potential business growth opportunities and supported execution. ➤ Developed a mathematical model to evaluate and predict product performance based on simple input parameter, minimizing development time and research costs. ----------

Bachelor'S Degree, Chemical Engineering

Corporate Executive Development