Forward-thinking and results focused business leader who has successfully delivered multi-million dollar cost savings while optimizing business processes, productivity and performance. Creative thinker motivated by complex global challenges, new opportunities and the challenge of delivering ...more

Forward-thinking and results focused business leader who has successfully delivered multi-million dollar cost savings while optimizing business processes, productivity and performance. Creative thinker motivated by complex global challenges, new opportunities and the challenge of delivering sustained and measurable results. Outstanding leader who builds high performing teams and develops future leaders. Excellent business partner who collaborates across the organization to ensure a focus on practical solutions and drives alignment and achievement of common business goals; effectively influences direction at the executive level; drives change and gains consensus across global business groups. SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Strategic Financial & Supply Chain Management - Repeatedly led radical cost reductions of over 4% annual P&L benefits in Avon EMEA ($90M), Avon NA ($40M), Unilever Regional Sourcing ($30M), and Lever Brothers ($300M over 5 years). - Drove $150M year on year cash improvement from inventory reductions, supplier payment terms extensions and capital conservation in Avon NA with similar results in Unilever and Avon Europe. Leadership - Delivered the highest year on year improvement in the global Employee Engagement Survey. - Transformed global teams in Supply Chain through individual and team coaching, mentoring and development; hiring and promoting great talent; and consistent goal setting coupled with evaluation processes. - Transformed a $1.4 billion division through the establishment of a core set of business governance processes including S&OP and implementing SAP/Oracle, international sourcing, production planning, outsourcing, and logistics.less