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Fairfield, Connecticut EMAIL AVAILABLE https://LINKEDIN LINK AVAILABLEPHONE NUMBER AVAILABLEPROFESSIONAL SUMMARYSenior IT Executive with extensive experience in successfully defining and delivering an IT strategy to support Business goals. Skilled in leading complex, large scale, business transformation projects and implementations across Supply Chain to drive savings and ROI. In-depth knowledge and understanding of Consumer-Packaged Goods, Direct Selling and Retail industries. An avid promoter of AI and Analytics technology to drive efficient and streamline business processes. Proficient in organization design, developing and leading multicultural teams.SKILLSVisionary Leadership Project and Program Management ERP Implementation IT Strategy Design and Business Transformation Organizational Design and Development Solution Focused Roadmap Development Cross Functional Team Leadership Change Management Strategic Business Partner Multicultural and Matrix Organization Negotiations Budget and Vendor Management Software Development Life Cycle Customer Support WORK HISTORYEstee Lauder Companies - Executive Director, Global Supply Chain Technology Procurement/Data & Analytics NYC, 2022 Current Appointed IT lead, core team member and trusted advisor on Chief Procurement Officers Leadership Council Created a business facing Global IT Procurement team to ideate, plan and collaborate with Business Partners on new initiatives Established a program to review all indirect and direct procurement processes and system capabilities to align with industry best practices. Program delivered FTE times savings and efficiencies by enhancing existing technology without additional investment Established vendor connection program with SAP-Ariba Suite of applications to ensure understanding of new releases functionality and vendor roadmap of future capabilities Led assessments on advanced technology related to Autonomous Sourcing, Third Party Risk Management, Supplier Regulatory Data and Spend/Category Management (Kyyte, Pactum, Fairmarket, Expent, ProcessUnity, ContractPodAi, SpendHQ, Scoutbee, Jagger, Archlet, Ecovadis, Relish) Implemented Ariba Business Network (Supply Chain Collaboration) to enable supplier portal for Purchase Orders, Forecasting, Inventory Visibility and Quality Notifications. Project replaced aging technology and streamlined supplier communications Led design in partnership with Microsoft to create Ask Procurement AI chatbot, driving business case savings of USD 250k annually Implemented D&A governance process across all Supply Chain functions to gain insight and control over multiple data sources Created decommissioning plans, alignment around core data sources to eliminate shadow IT and rouge sources of data used for reporting and decision making. Established direction to move to centralized data model led by global IT Partnered with Global Data and Analytics team to create Supply Chain data node strategy to centralize core Supply Chain data, build cross functional reporting and create platform to build AI capabilities Estee Lauder Companies Executive Director, Global Supply Chain Technology Planning/NPL NYC, 2020 - 2022 IT Business Partner for Estees Global Planning organization Re-built and managed IT organization to lead, deliver and support business transformational projects Provided IT leadership as a steering committee member on major projects to keep delivery on track and in alignment with IT and Business strategy goals Led project team that successfully delivered end to end forecasting and planning process transformation, eliminating technical debt and modernizing planning processes and systems Contracted and managed key software suppliers and service providers Avon Products Inc. Executive Director Global Information Technology Rye, NY 2016 2020 IT Business Partner for Avons global executive teams for Supply Chain and Finance. Direct Report to CIO Responsible for IT budget of $13.5MM Revamped IT landscape by developing Global IT strategy for applications implementation, rationalization, and retirement Drove Service Level Agreements (SLAs) by designing support teams and metrics to meet Business requirements of 98% up-time for critical applications Improved cost and quality of development and support with outsourcing Partners by defining best practice for vendor management saving 2.8MM annually Mobilized and managed a project team that successfully delivered the ERP implementation in 30+ countries. This initiative delivered global Finance Shared Services capabilities and cost efficiencies more than $10m annually Developed Global IT strategy for applications implementation, rationalization and retirement which drove efficiency and saved 3.5m annually in licensing costs Led application separation to support sale of North American business to private equity firm. This encompassed infrastructure, resources, and software contracts. Designed and built IT organization to lead, deliver and support business transformational projects with a balance or internal and external resources Led IT, Marketing, HR, Order Management Systems, and IT Internal Controls operations Managed key suppliers and service providers IT leader and steering committee member on major business transformation projects Led team of 140 internal and external IT professionals across North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia Avon Products Inc Director Global Information Technology Rye, NY 2013 - 2016 Implemented Applications Managed Services strategy, outsourced 90+ FTE and increased quality metrics on all development Managed IT strategy in synchronization with Business strategy. Responsible for budgeting of software and hardware. Act as liaison to vendor community Translated business requirements into solution in support of global, regional, and local deployments Developed and led global organization that enabled, and supported IT solutions aligned with business objectives Managed team of 70+ professionals responsible for solution, design, architecture, development and quality assurance for all Global Supply Chain functions and Finance and applications (JDA, Enterprise One, WebMethods, E2open, Ariba) Avon Products Inc Senior Manager Global Lead IT Planning and Sourcing Rye, NY 2008 2013 Developed Core Model functional/technical design to increase speed of adoption and decrease implementation times by 25%. Led the team responsible for functional core model system and process documentation for all supply chain functions (Plan, Source, Make, Deliver, Finance) Drove Service Model transformation project to enable a new omni channel business model which allowed representatives to view and reserve inventory real time to drive Available to Promise (ATP) and inventory reservation process. Drove double digit increases in representative fill rates and customer satisfaction Managed global implementations of Sourcing and Planning solutions using JDA, EnterpriseOne, e2open, Ariba Created and managed project plans, resource allocation and budgets for major implementations within Sourcing and Planning Led team of 6 professionals responsible for enterprise-wide process and system design and adoption for Sourcing and Planning Led weekly Senior management updates to communicate overall status, risks, and issues Avon Products Inc Senior Manager Avon Retail Project Rye, NY 2004 2008 Partnered with Sears and JCPenney on new Avon Brand exclusively for Retail distribution Worked with retail partners to meet integration, logistics and technology requirements Worked with third party contract manufacturer and distributor to create new systems, integrations, and processes Avon Products Inc Manager Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) NA Planning & Logistics Solutions Rye, NY 1999 2004 Responsible for building out EDI program with suppliers, carriers, logistics providers and financial institutions Responsible for the team of 6 Business Analysts, 8 internal and external Developers and System Architects The Caldor Corporation Manager Electronic Commerce and Vendor Partnership Programs Norwalk, CT 1993 1999 Responsible for system design and implementation of all Electronic Commerce initiatives Served as a liaison for Information Systems to Merchandising, Logistics, Finance and Store organizations Created and managed Quick Response vendor partnership programs, selection process, metrics and business impact analysis Responsible for all development and implementation of EDI initiatives Led Build and Rollout of Programs to drive receiving efficiency for store direct shipments and supplier managed inventory EDUCATIONSacred Heart University - Bachelor of Science: Business Management |
