(Formerly George Weston Bakeries) Promoted to join a new centralized corporate leadership structure and charged with strategic guidance of a challenged $600 million baked goods brand in conjunction with the leaders of marketing, operations, sales and finance. Directly supported EVP and C-level staff in strategic projects spanning the $4 billion US business.
Accountable for supply chain transformation and continuous process improvement of a $600 million baked goods business with 4 internal manufacturing facilities, 10 co-packers, 7 major distribution centers, over 200 sales depots and 2,000 routes delivering daily to more than 10,000 retail outlets in the eastern US. Managed 3 direct reports and had responsibility for sales & operations planning, process improvement and supply chain process reengineering.
Strategic advisor to the VP/GM of a $300 million business unit. Developed proposals and supporting analyses for manufacturing asset restructuring projects, supply chain process improvement, and brand pricing and promotion strategy. With VP/GM, delivered proposals to the CEO and other Board-level leaders. Built models and provided analytical support to members of the sales, marketing, finance and manufacturing teams for labor union negotiations, capital projects, supply chain performance, category profitability analysis and pricing strategy.
Proposed, analyzed and drove the development of various revenue models for the emerging Wi Fi Hot Spot market through external partnerships with hardware, software and service providers for consumption in public spaces around New York City.
(formerly Hewlett-Packard) Accountable for identifying and communicating customer needs in the $200 million wireless base station power amplifier manufacturing test market. Managed key customer relationships, developed product and solution roadmaps, and provided sales development support in North America, Europe and Asia.
Responsible for product marketing and planning for a $250 million RF signal generator test equipment business. Delivered product training and sales development visits on three continents.
Wrote Customer Service Plans for RF signal generators, designed and delivered application support and training, and joined new product development teams to ensure product usability and serviceability.
Asked to join the changing Business Intelligence Solutions group to drive alignment between applications development and the strategic and business objectives of the manufacturing and supply chain logistics organizations for the $4B US business. Managed an applications development team, along with two business analysts.
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