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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)

 

CONTACT FOR "FEE PAID" INTERVIEW:

 

http://www.Negoish.com

Mark Paul "Negoish" Braunstein

Sales Headhunter

(610) 966-1984

ceo@negoish.com

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