SUMMARY
Results-oriented professional with significant international experience solving complex managerial issues and delivering solutions that improve companies’ operational and financial performance. Extensive experience advising stakeholders at all levels, including C-level executives, on topics such as strategic planning, risk management, and product and brand strategy. Successfully executed strategies as a global director in a multi-cultural environment.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
$36 BILLION CONSUMER PACKAGED GOODS CO. Western Europe / New York, NY
Leading global Consumer Packaged Goods company with 114,000+ employees and revenues of $36 billion in 2010. Started with company at global headquarters in Western Europe. After a significant acquisition in the US, requested by the Senior Executive team to move to the new headquarters in New York.
GLOBAL DIRECTOR PLANNING & PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT 2009 - Present
Business planning and performance management
-- Co-owned $3+ billion global people budget and $350+ million global operating and capital technology budgets with Chief People & Technology Officer
-- Led 12 zone directors across North America, Latin America, Western Europe, Central and Eastern Europe, and China in the monitoring and management of global people and technology budgets; delivered savings of over $35 million opex and $4 million capex in 2010
-- Managed day-to-day activity of headquarters’ combined $160+ million people and technology budgets; led 16 global directors in delivering $5+ million in savings in 2010
-- Led 3-year planning process and annual budget process for People and IT/Business Services departments; assessed performance gaps, developed the global strategic agenda, and challenged zone budget requests
Benchmarking and cost optimization
-- Established global reporting of HR KPIs via a central database to automate reporting across key people metrics and services and drive identification and sharing of global best practices
-- Implemented global reporting of technology spend by supplier to improve visibility and leverage scale in contract negotiations; led to savings of $11.5 million in 2010
DIRECTOR OF COMMODITY OPERATIONS & HEDGING 2008 – 2009
Risk management
-- Managed global commodities hedging program; assessed the risks related to $2+ billion commodity exposures, monitored and analyzed commodities markets and executed financial hedges resulting in a $50+ million gain over market
-- Managed $1+ billion of currency exposures across the U.S., Western, Central and Eastern Europe
-- Identified new commodity exposures, designed financial and physical hedging programs, and coordinated program implementation with the Global Procurement and Control departments
-- Managed the integration of acquisition’s commodity exposures into global hedging program
Strategic analysis and reporting
-- Led monthly presentations to the CEO, CFO and Chief Procurement Officer to review hedging performance, present market analyses and recommend and agree on hedging strategies
-- Provided hedging reports and market updates to the Finance sub-committee of the Board of Directors and requested deviations from hedging policy when warranted by market conditions
INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY CONSULTING FIRM San Francisco, CA / Zürich, Switzerland
Strategy Consulting firm which employs a value-based management approach to improve the long-term value of its clients. Clients are primarily large multi-national companies, and assignments are typically CEO-led, with extensive involvement from other senior client executives.
STRATEGY CONSULTANT / SENIOR STRATEGY CONSULTANT 2005 – 2008
Organizational structure and decision rules
-- Analyzed the organizational structure and rules of engagement for the operations division of a top-ten global pharmaceutical company; identified best practices and developed guidelines for the subsequent restructuring
Strategic planning process design
-- Developed and implemented a new strategic planning process for the hand-tools division of a Fortune 500 conglomerate
-- Analyzed the market economics, competitive position and future outlook for the hand-tools business to develop the initial strategic agenda, which identified $150+ million in intrinsic value opportunities
Product segment and brand strategy
-- Analyzed financial drivers, competitive environment, and market trends across the products of a top-three US automotive company, which led to a prioritized strategic agenda, supporting financial models and tools, and the implementation of a new strategic planning process
New-market entry strategy
-- Led a team of three consultants to analyze the market environment and customer needs for distributed energy solutions in developing countries for a top-three global energy company; designed and implemented the organization and management model of the new distributed energy business
-- Developed and implemented new market entry strategy for the distributed energy space for a top-five European energy utility; the new business is currently operational
AMAZON.COM Seattle, WA
Amazon.com is a Fortune 500 on-line retailer with $34 billion net sales in 2010. Completed an MBA internship with the Inbound Supply Chain team.
MBA OPERATIONS INTERN Summer 2004
Supply chain optimization
-- Analyzed Amazon’s inbound transportation carrier selection to detect primary vendor compliance issues; identified over $250,000 in unnecessary charges due to vendor noncompliance with carrier selection guidelines
-- Developed tools and process improvements to manage vendor carrier selection compliance going forward
ERNST & YOUNG/CAP GEMINI ERNST & YOUNG (CGE&Y) Chicago, IL
CGE&Y is an international provider of consulting and professional services. Joined Ernst & Young’s Emerging Technologies consulting team, which was subsequently integrated with the IT consulting practice. Served clients across a range of industries in the U.S.
CONSULTANT / SENIOR CONSULTANT, top 10% of peers each year 1998-2003
Operational efficiency
-- Managed a six-person team comprised of consultant and vendor resources through the design, implementation, and rollout of desk-side support services to serve 7,000+ employees; reduced CGE&Y’s operating costs by $3+ million annually through standardization and outsourcing of key components of the solution
-- Led a team of two consultants through the design, development, testing and implementation of a monitoring solution for major telecommunication company’s long distance billing application; resulted in an average monthly recovery of $50,000 in lost revenue for the client
Product development
-- Designed the European infrastructure for a financial services company’s web-based business-to-business leasing application; enabled expansion of product offering into five new European markets
EDUCATION
STANFORD UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Stanford, CA
M.B.A. 2005
-- Global Management Program, Australia Study Trip, High Tech Club, Sports Management Club
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY Evanston, IL
B.S. Manufacturing Engineering 1998
-- Walter P. Murphy Cooperative Engineering Education Program – Five-year program including 18 months of project engineering experience over course of academic studies |
