Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Diverse Background in Finance, Logistics, Warehouse, Distribution, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, & Lean Lead teams and exceed performance goals within established budgets through leadership, process and productivity improvements and resource optimization. Champion process improvement initiatives in all aspects of business including operations, supply chain, sales, marketing, and procurement ensuring quality, cost, delivery, and flow. Expertise: Financial Reporting, Operations Leadership, Budgeting and Forecasting, Strategy and Process Development, Profit and Loss (P&L) and Cost Analysis, Lean Methodology and Problem Solving, Capital and Strategic Planning, Productivity Analysis and Scheduling
Partnered with Operations, Logistics and Finance teams in providing financial guidance, operational decision support, business profitability analysis, and recommendations. Drove monthly forecasting and annual budget process. • Developed financial and operational reporting tools, providing data that improved business results with increased profitability and efficiencies through reduction of operational and transportation costs. • Implemented Capital forecasting process with operations, ensuring organizational alignment and understanding from project inception through post-project analysis. • Led and prioritized cost reduction efforts through data-centric financial analysis. • Maintained and documented internal controls, ensuring effectiveness.