Rafael Guzman Email and Phone Number

-Support senior leadership on various ad hoc requests and financial analyses-Sales operations with key account managers on pricing and profitability-Responsible for divisional weekly and monthly financial reporting, including variance analysis-Develop, maintain and report KPIs

-Project Manager for National Deli and Prepared Foods division with a focus on business operations-Work with senior leadership and several regions on various initiatives-Projects include streamlining of operational reporting and metrics (KPIs), warehouse management systems (WMS), and financial reporting enhancements-Created national pricing model to streamline pricing for 8 locations, significantly reducing the time spent both gathering and synthesizing data for national sales bids-Led multiple projects simultaneously, created and managed project plans, and sourced projects independently-Implemented customer profitability reporting for key customers-Conducted make vs buy analyses to determine which ingredients/commodities to purchase pre-processed versus processing in house

-Pricing and profitability in retail and consumer industries-Project experience across industries such as communications, fintech, and consumer goods-Global and domestic project experience, project management, budget development, and scope creation

-Summer intern in Customer Experience group working on a billing system migration for a major telecom company

-Worked in financial planning and analysis department and managed sales forecast (using IBM Cognos), reported company-wide financial performance against plan and prior year on a weekly basis-Performed market research using Nielsen and IRI data to support marketing department, assisted marketing department with press releases and other marketing communications, and tracked promotional activity