Directed all aspects of Finance & Accounting, provided leadership and team development. Fulfilled a critical leadership role, managing the made-to-order production of food additives for global food producer. * Led day-to-day operations of all production, financial, procurement, QA and supply operations through effective leadership of approximately 50 exempt and non-exempt employees. Business Unit recognized for accomplishments with the Chairman's Quality Award for financial performance. * Increased employee engagement from 62% to 84% through superior communications and relationship management expertise, effective use of round table and other team-building initiatives, and through the implementation of a 90-day plan identifying challenges and opportunities for improvement which led to development and execution of local strategy and business plan. * Led team through dynamic period impacting 50% of local leadership team, maintaining profitability and reducing/eliminating negative impacts to operations and morale. Maintained audit-ready status throughout facility, averaging 16 audits/certifications per year. * Improved customer reliability by more than 50%, measured by reduction of internal and external customer incidents. * Instrumental in successful SAP ERP implementation led cross-functional team comprised of operations, QA, R&D, and procurement. supporting a $2.1B revenue business unit through superior leadership of 8 direct reports including 4 controllers located in 4 independent plant locations. Contributed to overall team and organizational success through professional development initiatives one-on-one coaching efforts and leadership of finance team Comprised of over 100 personnel supporting finance procurement purchasing and IT. * Engaged in team collaboration to salvage a $50M at-risk facility through development and implementation of effective procurement strategies eliminating external vendors and developed an internal team to secure control and leverage competitive position and purchasing power from different suppliers. Facility continued on as a successful operation. * Worked with a team to develop and implement a cross business unit strategy for ground beef which culminated in the combining of two business units and the rationalization of assets to improve profitability. Researched advised and led complex Fiduciary Compliance measures for 3 U.S. and 2 Canadian facilities. Utilized complex financial modeling and financial analysis as well as other tools to sustain profitability. As part of the leadership team aligned global team and directed efforts to establish reporting lines and implement strategies for effective and efficient collaborations centralizing and leveraging the matrix for strategic purchasing and sourcing opportunities. * Captured global sourcing activity to increase project efficiency through improved analyses culminating in the development of a database housing over $4B in sourcing projects. Recognized for talent and expertise for this initiative with "Above and Beyond" award. * Utilized industry expertise and business acumen to centralize and streamline management of global sourcing contracts improving visibility and efficiencies in proactive management of global opportunities throughout multiple levels of the organization. * Reduced cycle time to process and distribute customer reports through automated technologies improving customer approval rates and reducing administrative time and expense.

Highlights:

• Accounting
• Accounting Functions
• Financials
• Purchasing
• Business Plan
• Communications
• Procurement
• Reliability
• SAP
• Financial