Global Supply Chain & Enabling Functions Application Management

PepsiCo Beverages North America Information Technology Infrastructure & Operations Lead

Supply Chain, Warehouse Management, Factory Floor, Healthy & Safety, Finance and Mergers & Acquisitions with a flare of Technology Lifecycle Management

North American Beverages Go To Market Applications Management Driving Operations Sustainability for Sales, Delivery, Ecommerce, and Merchandising Portfolio Focused on Delivery Transition, Commercial Production Environment Availability, Process Improvement, Resource And Supplier Management, Global Technical Services Engagement and Strategic Planning

Strategic Business Engagement Leader for Beverage Warehouse Automation and Supply Chain Improvements

Manages Smart Equipment Network (SEN) vendor relationships and establishes formalized Statements of Work per deliverables necessary to complete contractual agreementManages daily activities and investment budget of a 8-10 person team across the SDLC involving database, web design & development, quality assurance and application implementationPerforms monthly, mid-year and annual performance reviews with direct staff and provides mentoring to junior level BIS staff membersPlans and delivers multiple cloud application releases with quality results across numerous innovative equipment types of coolers, vendors and fountainsDelivered first SmartFountain equipment to HQ to gain insight on consumer reaction, capturing user analytics and providing detailed reporting for insights and marketing teams using cloud technologies Responsible for the commercialization of innovative equipment integration to the Smart Equipment Network and on-equipment softwarePerforming integrated data collection of bottlers, customers, equipment and items of all PepsiCo data into the network (SEN) to use to streamline and proactively predict ordering, warehousing, delivery and service to vending machines, in-store coolers, and national accountsPerforms detailed analysis of strategic work streams and investment project planning of new innovative concepts and sales related activitiesProvides guidance and recommendations to resolve high-level requirements communicated directly to team from senior business partnersPartners with the Innovations group in Plano, TX to collaborate on global initiatives and to reduce cost and analysis across Foods and Beverages

Manages daily activities and baseline releases of 6-10 person team across Manufacturing, Quality Control, Fleet, Engineering and Safety departmentsSets objectives and provides timely feedback on performance development and career path decisionsPrioritizes work and release schedules through Enterprise SDLC processes Accountable and responsible for the success of multiple AOP Investment projects Instructed and facilitated Project Lifecycle Management training courses across 400+ BIS PBC employees Manage multiple Thousands and Million dollar project application developments & field integrations Manage Bottling Acquisitions and Mergers across Manufacturing, Quality and Fleet department application software and Masterfile dataResponsible for resolving team conflicts and soliciting feedback on departments dynamics and strategyDelivers Capital Investment projects on time, under budget, with high quality while lowering IT baseline costs and future requests are minimizedAssists in integrating new employees into department

Warehouse Team Lead of 4 people across 117 WarehousesLed 4 Million dollar Capital Expense Investment project incorporating Warehouse Voice Picking and Automated Storage Retrieval System technology Responsible for all Warehouse related application tool sets baseline activities referring to Customer Connect metricsCoordinates various departments and Business Leads to solidify technical and business process requirements in a timely mannerPartner with Business & Field personnel to drive down help desk call volume, increase front line efficiency and build field knowledge baseOrganizing, Planning and Executing activities to deliver projects in compliance with Enterprise policies and team performance standardsProactively provide technical and business guidance to coworkers

PBG IT M&W Project Supervisor : 2006 – 2008Led Quality Team of 2 people across 54 Quality LabsCreated Traceability & Transshipment application to trace full pallets from plant to warehouse to customer saving Pepsi Bottling Group $1Million / yearAssisted in budget proposal for investment projectsProvided guidance and support to providing PepsiPro Fleet modulesComplete baseline work in an efficient manner ensuring operational continuity Created internal process for resolving field Helpdesk tickets using SLA mailboxes and creating a Plant & Fleet Direct Help Phone line for emergency issuesPBG IT MEM Field Implementation Analyst : 2004 - 2006Developed 28 US Site application rollout planPartnered with Marketing Equipment Field and Business personnel to ensure work group members obtain the resources required to do the jobLead and support US National rollout of 756 wireless handhelds Proactively provided quality scripting and test plans Coordinated multiple applications for large integration testingUtilized Mercury Quality Center tools across PBG MEM application toolsetsProvided quality assurance on first implementation to PepsiPro Service modulesOrganized test set for high availability applications PBG IT MEM Development & Quality Analyst : 2000- 2004Performed Weekly Code ReviewsCreated Development Life Cycle Workflow Performed Daily Analysis of Business RequirementsHeld role of Information Systems Business LiaisonCreated Quality Control Problem Tracking System

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