Steve Carlson Email & Phone Number

Clark, New Jersey, US

Senior leader in the Technology Services Organization responsible for the strategic design and deployment of GEP’s software solution, including program leadership, risk management and executive client engagement.

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Practice Leader solving complex business issues, enabling digital sourcing and procurement solutions with best of breed spend management platforms and helping clients adopt new technologies to optimize operations with artificial intelligence, process automation and predictive analytics.

Worldwide, OO

Delivered over 20 Source to Pay full lifecycle transformation projects for Fortune 500 and medium-sized organizations across the globe, enabling over $1B in client savings. Managed all aspects of several multimillion-dollar technology programs including budgeting, scope management, planning, scheduling, change control, issue management, risk management and.

Los Angeles, CA, US

• Managed a portfolio of projects focused on strategic IT initiatives and enhancement of the company’s Oracle Application footprint in the areas of Operations, Logistics and Finance:
• Designed and delivered a custom intercompany ocean freight procurement and accounting solution to optimize process efficiencies and save the organization $2M/year
• Developed project budgets, departmental budgets, internal and external consulting resources in Fiji
• Performed software/solution analysis for multiple improvement projects, including Financials, Analytics, CRM, Transportation Management, and Logistics systems
• Supervised offshore team located in China and India to deliver custom technical objects and functional configuration and testing activities
• Designed and configured the Oracle Process Manufacturing System Administrator, Financials, Inventory, Payables, Receivables, General Ledger, Purchasing, Order Management, Advanced Pricing, and Inventory modules during.

Worldwide, OO

• Led multiple sourcing and procurement transformation projects across diverse industries including Technology, Manufacturing, Financial Services and Retail clients. Focused on source-to-contract and procure-to-pay.
• Designed a global procurement organization, including staffing, detailed roles and responsibilities, supplier database and implementation roadmap
• Analyzed and designed standard policies, processes, and procedures across the source to pay cycle to meet SOX and audit compliance, recommended and implemented improvements across the organization by simplifying.
• Evaluated and validated future state procure to pay design, assessed the business and technical requirements to determine the best fit spend management technology solution and created multi-year procurement.

Moscow, RU

• Delivered several ERP implementations with solutions focused on procurement and payables operations, manufacturing, project accounting and cash management.
• Led business processes design, performed gap analysis, developed workarounds/custom solutions, managed testing, and provided end-user support through project deployments and go-lives
• Developed project proposals, pricing models and statements of work for new and existing clients
• Monitored project delivery across multiple accounts for quality assurance and execution of implementation of standard methodologies
• Designed internal controls and audit procedures to meet SOX and audit requirements

Supported several ERP implementations with solutions focused on payables operations, cash management, advanced pricing and order management. Developed business processes design, performed gap analysis, supported testing, and provided end-user support through project deployments and go-lives.