Rajan Bedi Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Financial Planning and Analysis
• Finance lead for the Salty Snacks Business P&L portfolio with Net Sales >$600MM
• Partner with brand, business development, and cross functional finance teams to deliver both top-line and bottom-line growth for the brands
• Deliver in-depth monthly/quarterly commentary for variances vs. prior forecast, plan, and prior yearKey Projects
• Streamlined the monthly R&O process for brand team by automating the Net Sales/Profit impact with base volume assumptions reducing overall time to build R&Os by 5%
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams, expanded on existing Innovation Project Scorecard to highlight financial impact driven by Grocery and Walmart individually

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Financial Planning and Analysis
• Finance lead for the Meals & Sides Business P&L portfolio with Net Sales >$800M
• Partner with brand, business development, and cross functional finance teams to deliver both top-line and bottom-line growth for the brands
• Deliver in-depth monthly/quarterly commentary for variances vs. prior forecast, plan, and prior year Key Projects
• Opportunity to present key financials notes during Business Review and Fully Competitive Review
• Isolated lost Volume Net Sales and Profit within a 9-month period due to a recall resulting in claim of $15M

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Financial Planning and Analysis
• Accountable for total Domestic Retail Marketing Investments with expenses ~$250MM
• Partner with marketing and brand teams to develop AOP per strategic initiatives outlined by SLT
• Lead the monthly/quarterly forecasting exercise and provide commentary for variances vs. prior lock, AOP, and prior year
• Collaborate with business partners to review the forecast and identify flexible investments that could be repurposed for initiatives with potential higher ROI
• Provide financial results overview to leadership across various mediums

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Financial Planning and Analysis
• Finance lead for Marketing Investments for the Grocery & Snacks segment with expenses >$150MM
• Collaborated with the marketing teams to align on spend levels for projects and accurate reporting of marketing service/activations
• Presented financial results in Monthly Business Review with variance analytics and R&Os outlookFinancial Models
• Built reporting models to track marketing projects forecast and open accruals to within 2.5% of budget
• Developed R&Os tracker by brands and marketing services to anticipate month/quarter end resultsProcess Improvement

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Financial Planning and Analysis
• Accountable for the COGS related expenses for two manufacturing plants which included monthly close tasks, forecasted cost analytics, and AOP planning
• Took lead on providing monthly commentary to cross-functional partners for rate variance analyticsFinancial Models
• Created cost estimate models detailing material, labor & overhead rates to assist in new product innovation, reformulations, and restating of Chef Boyardee product lineProcess and Programs Improvement
• Automated data extraction processes for KPI reporting to reduce time spent time building reports by 10%

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Financial Planning and Analysis
• Accountable for the Logistics/Supply Chain Department P&L with expenses > $125MM
• Managed forecast within 4% variance of annual plan during rapid quarter over quarter economic changes
• Lead for Month End Accounting Close Activities between CCG and Logistics teams to ensure discrepancies to plan/forecast are resolved prior to month close
• Performed feasibility and ROI analysis on Capital Expenditure Request, including analyzing the project against its business case and evaluation of financial returns
• Achieved $1MM in yearly savings with expense tracking models and identifying cost savings opportunities

US

• Financial Planning and Analysis
• Development of yearly $40M Budget for Logistics Warehouse and Operations Department; including financial analysis of each budget
• Performed monthly expense forecasting and projection reports to assist in upper management in future decisions
• Responsible for coordinating daily financial tracking of revenue generated to assist with warehouse productivityFinancial Models
• Streamlined each budgeting and forecasting process by creating efficient models for analysis
• Developed model to track expenses against budget for $5M warehouse migration project and provided weekly updates to Senior Management

• Financial Analysis
• Saved customers 10% on a yearly basis by conducting comparative financial analysis of multiple promotions
• Conducted financial analysis and provide insights into promotions and marketing campaign effectiveness to customers (Fortune 100 Consumer Packaged Goods companies)
• Responsible for financial reporting which ensured each promotion stayed within budget
• Managed monthly project budget analysis including actual tracking, variance analysis, and projectionsAccount Management
• Accountable for management of three multi-million dollar accounts. Responsibilities included monitoring and providing budgeting, revenue forecasting, and financial analysis reporting. Account values increased 13% since.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Finance, General

Project Management Ce Certification

Bachelor'S, Biology