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Charlotte, NC, US

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

• Designed the ERP system, reporting, and data warehouse, fundamentally transforming the company and aligning five siloed locations into a powerful, agile, unified focus. Led multiple post-acquisition integrations of.
• Guiding $300M annual revenue, leading a 15-member team that included FP&A, EDI directors, and IT Staff while overseeing a $5M annual budget
• Reduced IT spending by 35% by right-sizing license levels and bringing the IT support model in-house with a high-performing lean team, resulting in expanded capabilities for security and companywide support
• Established the data warehouse, which transformed how the company operates, ultimately establishing Power-BI-driven playbooks that displayed and incorporated all production, shipping, and financials
• Tapped to take over as VP of IT & Customer Service, the heartbeat of the five nationwide plants, responsible for shipment coordination and freight controls, transforming the business, improving increased On-Time.
• Built an integration with Transportation Insights, the companywide freight broker, resulting in published shipping schedules, in-depth analyses of On-Time-In-Full (OTIF) scores, freight cost tracking by lane and SKU.

Fort Mill, SC

• Recruited to help PE-owned company bring order to chaos with existing ERP system, ultimately streamlining processes, driving cost savings, and leading change throughout the corporate ecosystem.
• Developed and managed a high-functioning 3-member team delivering global transformation through process definition, change management, and master data synchronization across all systems
• Created and presented a clear, concise, cost-effective pathway that achieves global customer profitability analytics and harmonized financial data through streamlined integrations and process controls
• Decreased purchasing costs by 20% through assessment of critical software and redundant licensing costs

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

• Pivotal leader in developing the ProfitView system, leveraging an extensive technical, financial, procedural, and data background. Defined requirements and coordinated changing methodologies with Financial, Lines of.
• Led extensive organizational change and a newly established team to develop approaches and methodologies to achieve greater data accuracy, a strengthened wholistic roadmap to completion, and a more engaged end user
• Extensive Hyperion Essbase and ProfitView data mining models were created for reconciliation and issue identification

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

• Served in a financial and technical leadership capacity, initially hired as Controller to complete ERP implementation, then promoted to VP of FAABS (Financial, Accounting, Auditing, Budgeting & Systems). Built the.
• Built and strengthened a 55-member team, with responsibility for a $10M budget
• Project managed the SAP implementation, designed and documented processes, performed all data conversions, created the data warehouses, and provided continual user and enhancement support
• Document and design processes and procedures utilizing Visio and other tools to communicate and implement continuous advancements while securing desired data points, KPIs, and reporting goals
• Developed and maintained data ETL definitions and refresh schedules
• Captured and combined data from various software packages including, but not limited to, Excel, Access, ERP systems, in-house custom software, CRM software, SQL data warehouses, etc.

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

• Consultant on assigned project installations across the US. Implemented all aspects of the product: Accounting, Distribution, Warehousing, Advanced Manufacturing, and more.
• Guided process design improvements/mapping, spanning Financials, Distribution, and Manufacturing
• Ensured accurate results during piloting for Manufacturing Costing (supported all costing methodologies), General Ledger account postings, Inventory Control, customized settings for all aspects of the ERP system, and.
• Ran 30 implementations with an average budget of $300K
• Consultant responsible for all assigned project installations in all regions of the US
• A Certified Trainer, designed training classes to ensure user adoption

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

• Purchased and maintained computers, all software advancements, EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) programming and implementation.
• Created Access database in support of EDI, saving the company $90,000 in software costs and tens of thousands more in rebate payments. Database is capable of tracking sales to GPO (Group Purchasing Organizations).
• Researched, chose, and implemented Sage MAS500 ERP system.
• Company purchased by McKesson October 2003. Audit confirmed excellent proficiency in GAAP compliance.