Scott Schulz Email & Phone Number

✦ LEADING FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS AND DELIVERING STAKEHOLDER VALUE ✦▶️ I’m a global manufacturing executive who brings a unique 360° business acumen to running, transforming, and driving the success of multinational, high-growth, public, private, and equity-held organizations ranging from start-up fully mature businesses. I possess hands-on experience across all functional areas including Operations, Sales, Marketing, Legal, Accounting and Finance and have delivered sustained improvements to revenue, market expansion, profitability and shareholder value through strategic planning, organic growth, M&A, change management, and continuous improvement initiatives.▶️ Throughout my career, I have built a reputation as a high-integrity, servant leader who builds and leads top-performing, mission-based teams within cultures of transparency, engagement, and collaboration, promoting diversity of thought and culture.I thrive on solving challenging problems and leveraging the power of data and analytics to inform critical decision making and create accountability. My toolbox includes value-added pricing, SKU reduction, innovative products and processes, focus on cost savings, quality improvements, financial analysis and budgeting, building relationships, excellent customer service, branding, ISO 9001:2015 and 14001:2015, and more.Career highlights include:✔ International Experience—Oversaw operations in the US, China and Europe and reported to publicly-held (Tokyo Stock Exchange) company ownership in Japan.✔ M&A—Played a key role in acquisitions, integration and change management of US, Italian and Chinese entities.✔ Business Turnaround—Identified and turned around a $475K/month negative production variance to zero within four months, enacted strategic pricing initiatives, and closed $10.5M in new sales by revitalizing customer relations.✔ Cost Savings—Delivered $63M+ in after-tax savings in the past 16 years.✔ IT System Optimization—Drove selection and deployment of state-of-the-art ERP system that provided the foundation for global expansion.✔Employee Relations—Improved employee satisfaction by 900 bps.

Listed skills include Financial Reporting, Forecasting, Mergers And Acquisitions, Finance, and 41 others.

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  University Of Northern Iowa

  Accounting