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Female Candidate - MBA
Senior Information Executive
[CIO] Chief Information Officer
OBJECTIVE:
To obtain a CIO management position in a progressive consumer
healthcare or consumerpharmaceutical health related organization.
QUALIFICATIONS AND CAPABILITIES:
Divisional CIO - Senior Information Systems Executive
Leadership/IT Strategy/Process & Change Management/Large-Scale
Implementations Results-oriented Information Systems Executive
with MBA and over 17 years experience in the Consumer Packaged
Goods and Pharmaceuticals Industries. Extensive Divisional CIO
and Global experience. Expert in Process Re-Engineering and
implementing large-scale, multi-regional ERP systems, Business
Intelligence solutions, E-Business and Intranet solutions, Sales,
Marketing, Finance and Supply Chain systems. Outstanding track
record in aligning IT to business strategies and delivering business
value via technology and process integration. History of developing
strong alliances with the business, across IT divisions and within
the industry. Demonstrated ability to lead successfully in cross-
functional, cross-divisional and matrix environments.
_ IT Strategic Planning
_ IT Leadership / Driving Business Value
_ Large-scale ERP Implementations
_ Mergers, Acquisitions, Divestitures
_ E-Business, Internet, Extranet, Portals
_ Process Re-engineering / Workflow Automation
_ Data Warehousing / Business Intelligence
_ Project Management / SDLC
_ Multi-Region Application Support
_ IT Governance & Portfolio Management
_ Team Development / Coaching
_ Vendor Management, Outsourcing, Off-shoring
ENTERPRISE EXPERIENCE:
CONSUMER HEALTH CORPORATION - NJ, USA
2004 - Present
Head of IT - Sales & Marketing Consumer Health,
OTC Sept 2006 - Present
Direct report to Global CIO. Provide strategic direction for
OTC's Global Market Research, Marketing, and Sales organizations
as well as direction for OTC's Business Intelligence, E-Business
and Workflow initiatives. Responsible for cross-regional alignment
of Sales, Marketing, Business Intelligence and E-Business solutions
spanning strategy to delivery. Leading a number of Process
Re-engineering and Business Intelligence initiatives. Systems
include: Business Intelligence (BW 4.6c and 7.0), Sales Forecasting
(SAP's SEM-BPS), Integrated Planning Forecasting(Netweaver),
Global OTC Portal, Brand Websites, Intranets, Knowledge
Management, Collaboration Tools, Work-flow Solutions, Sales
STORE (external Portal for Salesforce & Brokers), Medicaid,
Gelco Trade Promotions.
- Developed Sales & Marketing Technology Enablement
Vision to drive best in class capabilities across the Commercial
Organization, focusing on how data can be delivered for Business
and Market Intelligence.
- Leading Year-1 Business Intelligence plan focused on improving
Daily Sales Reporting at the Leadership level, delivering functional
Key Performance Indicators and building the Analytical Capabilities
of the Organization through delivery of BW 7.0 and Analytical
Training/Change Management Program.
- Automated the Sales & Operations Process and Monthly deck
creation - increasing organizational capacity by 240 days per year.
- Delivered efficiencies to the OTC organization via delivery of a
Contract Routing Workflow, Market Research Approval Workflow,
and Capital Appropriations Request Approval Workflow solutions.
- Reduced risk of recall via implementation of Promotion and
Artwork approval Workflow solutions.
Head of IT (Divisional CIO) - Consumer Health, OTC, N.A.
May 2004 - Sept 2006
Member of North American Leadership Team; Dual reporting
relationship to Global CIO and General Manager OTC - NA.
Provide all aspects of technology leadership, strategy
and direction for Consumer Healthcare one billion dollar
OTC North America Business Unit comprised of 6 sites across
Canada, United States and Puerto Rico. Directed staff of 22 plus
consultants across multiple sites, overall budget of $17MM.
Responsible for IT to business alignment, development and
implementation of IT strategy, portfolio management, systems
support and CFR Part 11 compliance, hardware/ software
procurement, IT cost center management, and driving business
value for: US, Canada, Puerto Rico. Systems include: Brand
Websites, Intranets, Portals, Knowledge Management,
Collaboration Tools,Workflow Solutions, SAP ERP,
Supply Chain Systems (WMS & Shop Floor), EDI,
Business Intelligence, Sales Forecasting, Gelco Trade
Promotions.
- Successfully turned around SAP ERP (SD, FI, CO,
MM, PP, WM) across 6 sites in North America (US,
Canada, Puerto Rico)
- Produced $0.6MM annual savings through outsourcing
EDI services.
- Drove business growth via flawless integration of
$250MM BMS Consumer
Business into Consumer Healthcare provider OTC.
- Leading Global Product Information Mgt/Data
Synch. effort & redesign of data management processes
(savings $1.5MM)
- Improved "Face to Consumer" by launching strategic
brand sites providing for consumer contact, online coupons,
online sweepstakes and quick implementation of other
Consumer Web initiative
- Increased sales by $2MM via new Consensus Forecast
Process and rollout of SEM-BPS Sales Forecast
- Reduced annual support cost by $0.2MM by establishing
a Regional North American IT organization.
- Established 5 year strategic plan: Strong focus on
Competitive Advantage/Driving business performance.
- Achieved full IT SOX compliance and CFR Compliance
for all GxP relevant systems.
- Established IT Governance Model and governing bodies
for all Systems areas
- Established Best in Class Disaster Recovery Plans and
Business Continuity Plans for the OTC NA Region.
- Successfully prepared for and passed Internal Novartis
Group Audits, DRP/BCM Audit, SAP Internal
Audits, PWC Audit, IT SOX Audit, Global Quality
Organization Audit and FDA Audit
PFIZER CORPORATION - Morris Plains, NJ, USA
2003 - 2004
Director, Global Business Technology
(Divisional CIO) - Asia Pacific Region
Established IT Strategies and provided IT Leadership and
Direction for Pfizer's growing quarter-million dollar Consumer
Health Business in the Asia Pacific Region.
- Improved IT service levels while maintaining cost structure
by renegotiating and tightened SLA's from internal service
providers to the region.
- Developed ERP strategy for the region, supporting
Pfizer's aggressive growth plans for Asia Pacific
Director, Global Business Technology -
Consumer Healthcare
Commencing with the Pfizer/Pharmacia acquisition in
April 2003, retained to lead key merger and divestiture
related activities.
- Led the successful integration of Pharmacia Consumer
Healthcare systems into Pfizer and the Pharmacia Bulk
Chemical Division DW transitions.
- Build critical Rx Selling and Marketing capabilities for
Pfizer's Consumer Health business. Led a 130 person
cross-divisional, cross-functional team to implement
required process and systems changes within 5 months.
- Led the divestiture of Pfizer's Adams business to
Cadbury and Pfizer's Shave business to Energizer.
PHARMACIA CORPORATION - Bridgewater, NJ,
USA 2000 - 2003
Director IT/IS (Divisional CIO) -
Consumer Healthcare, N.A.
Provided all aspects of technology leadership, direction and
management for Pharmacia's half-billion dollar Consumer
Healthcare division. Responsible for IT strategy, staff,
portfolio management, systems implementation and support,
vendor relationships, hardware/software procurement and
management, IT financial management, and overall
user satisfaction for: US, Canada, Headquarter R&D and
Global Operations. Systems include: Consumer Response
System, Global & NA Business Intelligence Systems,
E-CRM, Retail Audit, Sales Goals & Incentives, Trade
Promotions, Extranets/Intranets, B2C Rogaine Online
Sales Channel, R&D Time Reporting System.
- Delivered $1MM savings via implementation of Business
Intelligence System providing timely, actionable information.
Enabled Consumer Healthcare's attainment of year-on-year
double-digit sales and EBIT growth.
- Enhanced Marketing's effectiveness via delivery of brand
extranets, E-CRM solutions and Online Direct-to-Consumer
B2C capabilities.
- Led division-wide Business Planning, Forecasting and
Execution process re-engineering effort delivering best-in-class
processes and improvements in forecast accuracy.
- Built Consumer Contact DW providing for significant
opportunities in cross-marketing products.
- Successfully integrated multiple product acquisitions
into Pharmacia's Consumer Health business and systems.
- Implemented an IT structure and governance model to
align IT to the business, focus on client needs,
and optimize IT management from planning of investments
to delivery, support and TCO of system solutions.
- Developed a 3-year IT strategy and plan with Consumer
Healthcare's Operating Committee providing for the application
landscape and information architecture to support and enable
the 3-year business plan.
- Delivered 25% savings in annual support for bulk-chemical
division via leveraging my DataWarehouse Team.
MARS INCORPORATED - Mount Olive, NJ,
USA 1990-2000
Project Manager 1998-2000
Managed all aspects of a multi-million dollar logistics business
process optimization initiative across all North American businesses.
Developed project approach, project plan, budget, risk plan,
quality plan, communications strategy. Staffed project and
managed resources, project scope, budget, timelines, and project
status updates to management. Personally facilitated all Business
Process Re-engineering sessions.
_ Delivered cost savings of $14 million in annual transportation
costs and inventory holding costs.
_ Championed project and successfully enlisted multiple business
and IT teams across the company.
Delivered solution on-time and on-budget, directing a project
team crossing ten business functions and four business units.
_ Counseled other business process re-engineering initiatives
across the organization and shared learnings, experiences and
successful processes employed.
Project Manager 1997-1998
Simultaneously led two multi-million dollar system
implementations across all North American businesses.
Implemented PeopleSoft's Receivables and Chicor's Deduction
Management System. Defined project objectives, approach,
team structures and work processes. Performed project planning
and management, resource planning and staffing, business process
design, project communications and status reporting,budgets
and forecasts, issues management, risk management, quality
management, disaster recovery, backup/failover, cutover planning.
- Flawlessly implemented two major systems across all
North American businesses on time and on budget.
- Greatly reduced the corporations Y2K risk via timely delivery
of Y2K-compliant systems.
- Provided business with a competitive advantage via improved
business processes, operational efficiencies.
- Delivered System on-time, on-budget, directing a staff of
65 resources through all phases of the project.
- Successfully implemented Mars' first systems using IBM's
MQ Series messaging technology for interfaces.
EDUCATION:
Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA - 1995 MBA
New York University, New York, NY, USA - 1989
Bachelor of Science - Information Systems and Accounting
3.76 G.P.A (3.97 in IS Major) Graduated Top of Class in IS
1988-1989 Founder's day award (Full Scholarship)
AFFILIATIONS:
- Healthcare Businesswomen's Association
- National Association of Female Executives
- Society for Information Management (SIM)
- ACNielsen CIO Advisory Board member (past membership)
- Advanced Belt Tae Kwon Do (Certified Coach)
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Sales Headhunter
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