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Chicago, Il, Us

Vernon Hills, Il, Us

Vernon Hills, Il, Us

Vernon Hills, Il, Us

- Directly support the Chief Growth & Innovation Officer with responsibilities spanning communication strategy, content synthesis & ad-hoc analysis, establishing & fostering the Growth & Innovation identity and participating in key strategic projects- Partner with coworkers spanning the six functions within the Growth & Innovation organization to create an operational dashboard that highlights key metrics and drives connection between happenings in each function

Vernon Hills, Il, Us

- Essential conduit between Enterprise Data Science & Advanced Analytics team and business stakeholders for product ideation, testing, feedback and enablement- Created and deployed AI-driven data products to improve effectiveness, increase efficiencies and enhance the internal customer experience for functions across the enterprise- Leveraged business knowledge and past experiences to coach data scientists during product development and while creating presentations geared towards business stakeholders

Vernon Hills, Il, Us

- Led team of seven coworkers ranging from analyst to manager, all of which successfully transitioned into their roles post a reorganization in March 2017- Supported the Senior Vice President of CDW’s solutions business, partook in strategic business and prioritization conversations and collaborated on executive level presentations- Presented results for CDW's solutions business to the executive committee on a monthly basis- Partnered with peers to successfully integrate the matrixed planning by product, partner and solution into the quarterly forecast process- Created and implemented logic to recast historical data that reflected ASC 606 changes, persuaded senior leadership to adopt the recast data for all internal reporting & analysis and educated sales leaders on the impact and/or non-impact to their P&L

Vernon Hills, Il, Us

- Supported three solution area Vice Presidents and led a team of two to deliver monthly analysis, quarterly forecasts and annual financial plan for the entire P&L- Empowered direct reports to drive improvements and enhancements to reporting packages and provided opportunities for exposure to senior leadership- Implemented Hyperion system to automate and integrate the product, partner and solution plan into the overall planning process

Vernon Hills, Il, Us

- Successfully transitioned from individual contributor to people leader and demonstrated natural ability to develop talent- Transformed product, partner & solution plan process by increasing executive buy-in and engagement, realigning on objectives and removing key pain points- Conducted a financial roadshow throughout CDW explaining the nuances of revenue recognition and how it impacted financial results

Vernon Hills, Il, Us

- Presented financial results and analysis to executive leadership on a monthly basis- Owned creation of the product, partner and solution plan which aligned to the overall financial plan and provided detail on expectations by product, partner and solution as well as the intersection of the three components- Key member of an enterprise initiative to maximize backend incentives using analysis to build a business case, inform requirements and track benefits post implementation- Instrumental in launching an incentive calculator tool which reduced reliance on externally sourced reporting, allowed for more accurate & timely accruals and increased analysis opportunities- Led SQL lunch & learns for all teams in Finance

Vernon Hills, Il, Us

- Created and automated partner scorecards to measure monthly status, identify trends and track performance- Identified root causes for write offs and partnered with business stakeholders to solve the problem upfront; these efforts positively impacted the financials and reduced cycle time for coworkers- Held a primary role in a custom-built system implementation, bridging the gap between the business user and technology and driving improvements to user experience- Taught myself how to write SQL queries and build a catalog of queries to enable my entire team