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Atlanta, Ga, Us

Atlanta, Ga, Us

The Global PMO Office is an organization responsible for strategy, operations program management and execution for the newly created Alcohol-Ready-To-Drink (ARTD) beverage category within The Coca-Cola Company. - Serves as a liaison with strategic accounts within the ARTD category.- Ensures current and future business needs are reflected in the development and implementation of all projects. - Implements best practices and global standards to improve Project and Program management capabilities of the organization.- Supports project portfolio management, enterprise level launch planning and facilitates communication within key stakeholders and customers.- Supports local operating unit project management team with key innovation program launches - Overseeing the development of the project plan at the global level ensuring team members are carrying out their tasks efficiently while upholding the company's standards.- Drafting new and improving existing project management office policies and processes.- Accurately documenting the project's creation, development, and execution as well as documenting the project's scope, budget, and justification at the global level.- Partner with business stakeholders, sponsors and project managers to support robust project management practice and improve project outcomes.- Manage the preparation and facilitation of Executive Steering committee meetings.- Partner with functional groups to develop process landscape, gap analysis, process transformation plans, organization impact analytics, and long-term change workstream strategy.- Supports Supply Chain infrastructure for the ARTD category. - Supports local operating unit project management team with key innovation program launches

Atlanta, Ga, Us

- The Senior Global PMO Office is an organization responsible for strategy, operations program management and execution for the newly created Alcohol-Ready-To-Drink (ARTD) beverage category within The Coca-Cola Company. - Ensures current and future business needs are reflected in the development and implementation of all projects. - The role will ensure transparent reporting of key launch programs in order to assure appropriate visibility and oversight by the Executive Steering Committee.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Oversees seamless execution of key global initiatives to drive improvements in end-to-end processes, systems, master data, and related service delivery while balancing productivity, and the customer experience. Drives implementation of global strategies with focus on business operations while maintaining an iterative approach to change management. Continue to drive growth, strategic thinking and program management across multiple service hubs within Platform Services of The Coca-Cola Company.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Lead commercialization product and PMO strategy and execution for Global Ventures Division including cross-platform product launches, packaging innovation and process improvement. Collaborate with department leaders to define, prioritize, and develop products to foster growth of Costa Coffee retail business in North America. Manage cross-functional team of over 30 associates across multiple functions, including Technical Innovation & Stewardship, Research & Development, Brand Marketing, Legal, Scientific & Regulatory Affairs (SRA), Finance, Supply Chain, Procurement, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), and Package Engineering.*Successfully launched several high-profile initiatives on accelerated timelines as inaugural PMO/Product lead for newly acquired $5.1B brand including first Ready-To-Drink (RTD) portfolio launch in Europe, Poland, and Middle East, yielding over $1.2 million in sales revenue., new contract securing 25 Costa Smart Cafe machines in pilot market, and ecommerce on Amazon and Direct-to-consumer sites.*Establish governance framework to monitor product execution, including cross-market RAPID matrix ensuring adherence to deadlines, regulatory compliance, and program/portfolio alignment to strategic objectives.*Developed and launched Commercialization Center of Excellence (COE), leveraged across all international markets for the Costa Coffee business platform including the Costa US Agile Products, credited with improving productivity, speed and reducing costs by 20%.*Resolved supplier relationship conflicts, supply chain constraints, and packaging supplier issues, facilitating launch/execution of 12 new SKUs during height of COVID-19 pandemic mitigating risk factors by more than 75%.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Served as primary driver in guiding products from concept innovation to commercialization within innovation lifecycle of products within Coca-Cola that included Dasani, Dunkin Donuts RTD Coffee, and Gold Peak Coffee brands. Led team 25+ associates within North America division.Identified areas for improvement and provided expert advice while serving as member of Common Innovation Framework (CIF) program management team within CCNA business unit. Conceptualized creative and innovative business enhancement strategies. Identified potential risks and implemented mitigation plans. Formulated comprehensive reports for executive leadership team review. Managed entire commercialization process and built collaborative relations with internal/external partners.* Drove collaboration throughout multiple layers of leadership to complete joint commercialization launch of Dunkin’s new Shot in the Dark Coffee platform. Netted 10.5% share growth in category sales after first 4 weeks and $8.7 million in revenue after only 12 months. Voted best new innovative product in specialty coffee category. Developed key relationships with external global vendors and suppliers while managing key relationships across cultural, structural, and process gaps between US and Japan.* Expanded coffee portfolio for North America, increasing revenue by $5.6 million over 2 years. Executed first international commercialization launch of Dunkin Donuts Ready-To-Drink (RTD) Iced Coffee with Coca-Cola Japan.* Appointed as African American Business Resource Group (AABRG) vice president of internal/external affairs; recognized executives for achieving maximum efficiency and productivity in executing project close-outs and post-project reviews.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Identified opportunities for continuous improvement of Coca-Cola North America as member of Columbus Syrup Leadership Team, executing up to 5 large-scale cost savings projects per year. Drove operational excellence (OE) culture within Syrup platform. Delivered improvement recommendations in areas of safety, quality, operational excellence culture and employee morale using TPM and Lean Six Sigma methodology. Streamlined efficiencies and processed to drive plant productivity, while reducing costs. Identified operational performance improvement opportunities. Conducted business operational assessments and communicated improvement recommendations. Managed 120 plant associates, including Product Supply intern for UTP Internship Program.* Spearheaded opportunity to strengthen partnership with key strategic suppliers by positioning division to add new product category by providing liquid sugar product to McDonald’s upon conversion from granular to liquid sugar for sweet tea product. Launched start-up 8 weeks ahead of schedule. Developed/led site level strategic execution plan involving MIS system implementation, warehouse racking system/installation, and equipment installation to unload, process, and fill liquid sugar. Implemented process efficiencies to drive consistency across servings in US, reducing yield loss from 14% to 2% since start-up and creating consistency in servings across all units. Achieved productivity savings of $843,000 against target of $543,000 for year, while achieving 50% unconstrained system line efficiency (USLE) against target of 35%.* Refined processes that increased order fill in full target from 93% to 96%.* Successfully completed transformation of granulated sugar consumption to liquid sugar system implementation across site within Coca-Cola Refreshments.

Racine, Wi, Us

Served as key stakeholder in commercialization plans and strategies within Air Care Division, which included products such as Glade® PlugIns, Glade® PlugIn Scented Oils and Glade® Automatic Spray Starters. Leveraged detailed knowledge of demand and supply relationships per project. Managed raw materials from overseas suppliers and actively engaged in supplier relationship management activities across North American Product Supply Chain Group.* Led commercialization requirements to identify appropriate risk mitigation solutions, meet project deadlines, and communicate agreed upon project deliverables to cross-functional team within several key projects.

Racine, Wi, Us

Led and supported continuity of The North American Supply and Demand Planning Group for Care Division, including planning, commercialization, and launch phases of devices related to new global product rollout projects.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Managed and developed sourcing specialist and business analyst while sourcing competitively priced, high quality products with overseas suppliers within Seasonal and Candles businesses. Utilized vendor negotiations events and best practices to achieve desired quality/design/trend, delivery, contingency, and pricing objectives, while ensuring maximum bottom line impact.* Traveled internationally to partner with Target Asia Teams and vendor business partners to evaluate and react to potential program risk factors associated with sourcing most competitively priced high-quality products. Sourced seasonally relevant finished goods for Target Stores with suppliers across Asia (Shenzhen, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Vietnam).

Columbus, Oh, Us

Served as project manager of domestic and international product development life cycle of Personal Care, Beauty, and Home Fragrance products within BBW portfolio of business. Managed medium to high-complexity projects within Commercialization Services Group. Oversaw cross-functional teams to identify project-specific risk mitigation techniques.* Coached and led cross-functional team of 25 across several functions (R&D, Quality, Safety, Supplier, Stability & Compatibility, Finance, Brand Management, Design, and Retail Management) in execution of New Candle Reformulation project that touched multiple channels within Bath & Body Works portfolio. Generated $3 million in sales following reformulation, with 21% reduction in speed-to-market timeline, which became new standard. Reformulated 58 SKUs in 16 weeks.* Commercialized 800-1000 SKUs annually, averaging 26 weeks or less in project duration while yielding 26% of BBW’s portfolio.* Served as Limited Brand’s United Way campaign advocate.

Columbus, Oh, Us

Collaborated on completion of data in SAP C-Projects, which supported 8-10 project managers within Commercialization Services Group of Beauty Avenues.* Successfully completed entry of 2,000+ product SKUs annually across BBW Personal Care & Gifting portfolio of business, achieving average of 98.6% system accuracy.* Winner of BBW Modern Apothecary Award.* Founding member of Associate Resource Planning Committee (AARN) (still functioning and thriving today).

Columbus, Oh, Us

Dublin, Oh, Us

Riverwoods, Il, Us

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business

Master Of Project Management - Mpm, Project Management

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Business And Project Managment

Dba, Business Administration And Management, General