SUMMARY:

• A visionary information technology leader with more than 15 year’s experience successfully planning and implementing SAP initiatives.
• Key strengths include leading high - visibility, high risk projects and managing the associated business change.
• Developed SAP BI pharmaceutical tracking solution for Confidential Emergency Preparedness
• Increased Confidential ’s cash flow and saved $60 million expenses annually through SAP SCM/SD/Inventory Management implementation
• Increased key category inventory velocity (turns) by 25% by implementing SAP Retail/lean inventory management best practices at Confidential
• Reduced operating expenses by 15% by implementing SAP Retail.

PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:

Confidential

Senior Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Built political equity within business to overcome its resistance to SAP solution.
• Managed Program Planning, Requirements and Design, including more than 50 legacy interfaces
• Partnered with SAP and HP to ensure successfully delivery of development objects
• Built innovative tool for tracking of all program performance metrics
• Managed end to end project(s) on time/on budget
• Led steering committee meetings to review issues, risks and budgets
• Successfully delivered 12 CRs that improved employed productivity and customer satisfaction
• Senior Project Manager, North American Business Integration
• Part of IT leadership team that developed 5-year, $300MM SAP program roadmap of SAP system and process changes required for integration of CCNA and CCR
• Developed multi-year detailed costs estimates, timelines and ROI impact to cash flow
• Aligned IT programs with business improvement commitments to achieve synergies

Confidential, Edison, NJ

SAP Retail Practice Lead and Director of Program Management Office

Responsibilities:

• Managed end-to-end planning and implementation of SAP Retail ECC 6.0
• Saved $2M annually in interest income and shrink by eliminating pre-payment of import vendors and implementing 3-way matching best practices
• Partnered with global business and operations leaders to develop SAP SCM Global Template and business operations cutover procedures for Asia, Europe cutovers
• Created the Program Management Office, governance, roles and responsibilities
• Developed the methodology and best practices for global SAP Retail/SCM delivery

SAP BI 7.0/PI Solution/Enterprise Architect

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Responsibilities:

• Created value proposition to incentivize major pharma firms to co-invest with the Confidential in creating an SAP-based public health pandemic prevention and response solution for avian and swine flu.
• Successfully delivered the BI 7.0, EP -based informatics solution on time on budget

SAP Retail Project Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Drove best practices-based global S&OP design with key cross functional stakeholders
• Built business case and managed client’s $18 million investment in SAP solution
• Conducted visioneering sessions with CXOs to align SAP IT strategy with business strategy
• Managed business blueprint for warehouse management, inventory management, merchandising, assortment planning/Open to Buy and store operations.

SAP Project Manager, Supply Chain

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Led feasibility study, requirements, and vendor scoring of Oracle Supply Chain and SAP SCM
• Managed the on time/on budget SCM solution deployment to 65 Plants. Results:
• Reduced stock outs by 20% by fine-tuning SAP Demand Plan to in corporate prior year promotions, climate/seasonality into future year replenishment forecast
• Increased inventory accuracy by 28% by implementing unit perpetual inventory practices
• Saved over $5M in outbound transportation costs by redesigning distribution channels
• Increased market share by 12% by preventing product leakage into aftermarket
• Increased customer satisfaction by 20%, Increased dealer network cash flow by 10%
• Designed inventory control, goods receiving, put away, order fulfillment, goods movements, bar-coding, RF and mobile data collection for all raw material and finished goods inventory
• Benchmarked and developed operational KPI’s and financial objectives for all plants

SAP Project Manager

Confidential I

Responsibilities:

• Managed the Business Blueprint execution and Realization planning phases on time, on budget

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed business team during conversion to common financial, supply chain systems and distribution operations following acquisition. Reduced IT operating expenses by 40%
• Designed technology solution and reference architecture for Oracle Siebel CRM, Unica Campaign Management and data warehouse. Results:
• Increased response rates approximately 10%; reduced campaign management expenses by 15%
• Received CFO recognition for reversing a $12M client technology investment decision
• Developed B2C strategy for Confidential to increase revenues and reduce merchandise returns through implementing “try-it-on” technology and expert advice. Results:
• Increased click-thru to purchase conversion rate by 18%

Confidential

SAP Retail Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Successfully managed the $27 million implementation of SAP Retail 4.7 Enterprise into Confidential stores and distribution centers for UK and Asia stores
• Designed fixed-bin put away and picking strategies to optimize material handling efficiencies, reduce physical inventory cycle time by 50% and reduce labor costs by 15%
• Chaired Executive Steering Committee; garnered cross-functional support for SAP solution
• Negotiated contracts between Confidential and SAP AG that resulted in 80% reduction in consulting expenditures, enhanced user satisfaction and improved employee morale.
• Restructured master services agreement with integration partner to reduce costs by 20%

Confidential, Nashville, TN

SAP Retail Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed the implementation and deployment of SAP 4.0B in 255 locations/12 months at 10% under budget. Recognized by SAP America for “best in industry” implementation.
• Partnered with SAP AG to define, prioritize retail requirements for SAP Retail Solution