Sara Rausch Email & Phone Number

Farmington, Mn, Us

Key Achievements:- Leadership on the implementation of Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP), Commercialization, Integrated Business Planning (IBP) and Enterprise Portfolio Management to maximize efficiency and maximize growth and profit.- Achieved YOY growth of 2-3% of a $2B business, in a declining category, and improved forecast accuracy to +/- 5%. Reduced obsolescence by 8-10%.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________- Spearheaded the Integrated Business Planning, Annual Planning and Long-Range Planning processes across a $2B global company.- Collaborated with company leaders to support consistency and best practices.- Influenced executive leaders and key stakeholders to strengthen understanding of business performance and align on strategic priorities. - Thought partner and Chief of Staff to the Chief Growth Officer. Managed and mentored 10+ direct reports, multiple indirect reports, and project teams of 20+ people.

Key Achievements:- Implemented Integrated Business Planning process and revamped Annual Planning.- Streamlined processes related to Commercialization, Revenue Management, Indirect Procurement and Portfolio Management.- Drove $35MM in annual run-rate cost savings via strategic initiatives.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________- Design, drove, and influenced a newly formed Transformation Management Office (TMO), delivering on strategic and complex change to business units and structure.- Led development of business operation processes and policies.

Key Achievements:- Drove $1.7MM in annual run-rate cost savings through manufacturing and operations optimization.- Designed and implemented a Stage Gate process to improve innovation and commercialization processes.- Launched 20+ new products that delivered over $20MM+ in incremental sales.- Collaborated with management to reduce waste and expenses, while optimizing profit responsibly.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________- General management responsibility for business platforms that represent $500MM+ in annual net sales sold globally.- Led product life-cycle management including white space identification, go-to-market execution, and new product development.- Ownership of long-range demand plan for business platforms as part of S&OP.

- Marketing leadership on innovation test markets, short and long-term operational requirements, and financial impacts.- Created and presented customer sell story to support innovation tests at key retailers. Captured new consumers through diversification of products.- Strategically built and managed a team focused on break-through innovation by providing leadership, coaching, and development.

- Led strategic development and management of all demand-related activities for my business segments to support S&OP, including capacity management, promotional strategies, new product development and new/lost distribution impacts. - Closely collaborated with project members to identify and quickly address problems.

Senior Manager - Strategic Growth ChannelsProduct ManagerMarketing Manager

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor Of Science - Bs