Management Sales

JOHN A. SNYDER

** ******* ***** ( Montrose, New York

914-***-**** ( ablsse@r.postjobfree.com

Results-oriented, hands on leader with a demonstrated record of elevating

organizational productivity, efficiency, and profitability through skillful

development, implementation, and management of advanced systems. Unique

background in technology and finance ensures effective program management

and quick ROI. Effectively communicates with both technical and non-

technical users at all levels to drive buy-in and acceptance of new

processes, systems, and technologies. Areas of expertise:

Organizational Effectiveness ( Business Acumen ( Strategic Planning (

Program Management

Systems Development ( SAP & EDI ( Process Mapping & Automation ( Change

Management

Budgeting & Forecasting ( Data Management ( Resource Planning ( Multi-Site

Operations

( Problem Solving

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

TRINITY PACKAGING ( Armonk, New York ( 1988-2009

Plastics manufacturing company with sales in excess of $200 million and 3

plant locations in the US.

Chief Information Officer (1999-2009)

Directed all aspects of IT function, developing strategies, programs, and

plans to improve organizational effectiveness. Ensured optimal

functionality in hardware servers, networks, and PC for 80 users. Led IT

team in software development, customization, and implementation. Recognized

expert in core functionality of SAP, including SD, MM, FICO, PP, Variant

configuration, and ABAP query. Managed all aspects of mission-critical

projects to upgrade systems, improve productivity, and reduce expenses.

Served as the main point of contact for EDI functions, including customer

liaison, data mapping, and problem resolution. Proactively addressed

problems and provided ongoing training for direct reports, end users, and

other stakeholders.

Major Contributions:

. Championed and implemented transition to enterprise-wide SAP, directing

all aspects of the project that replaced inefficient/outdated technology

and processes. Aggressively managed internal/ external resources to

complete project on schedule and below budget.

. Effectively managed extensive internal change with adoption of SAP,

securing buy-in for a program that redefined all jobs and appeared to be

more difficult.

. Initiated use of EDI that secured new customers, enhanced competitive

position, and now covers 70% of total sales.

. Scoped, programmed, and implemented vendor managed inventory system,

better accommodating customer supply chain initiatives and saving

$400,000.

. Improved efficiency in the production planning process and lower

inventory turnover by use of production order and capacity analysis

training/rollout.

JOHN A. SNYDER ( Page 2 ( ablsse@r.postjobfree.com

Assistant Chief Financial Officer (1988-1999)

Simultaneously managed accounting and system functions for startup company,

driving performance organization-wide. Oversaw AP/AR, banking, monthly

close, payroll, and benefits. Managed daily operations of the ERP system,

including backups, problem solving, and reporting. Served as the main point

of contact for bank audits, tax audits, and annual audits. Supervised 6-

person accounting staff as well as project resources and technical team.

Major Contributions:

. Established accounting department from scratch, developing all processes

for sales, inventory, reporting, and asset management, stabilizing

startup organization.

. Recommended and implemented ERP system utilizing IBM AS 400 hardware

platform, mastering the query function for reporting and inventory

control.

. Initiated cost controls and production reporting at each plant location.

. Developed formal accounting, budgeting, and tax reporting functions or 3

different organizations resulting from acquisitions/divestitures and

integrated with existing processes.

Career Note: Additional employment includes CFO - Electronic Delivery

Systems with Citicorp and financial positions of increasing authority with

CBS Records Group. Details on request.

EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration in Finance

Pace University ( New York, New York

Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting

Siena College ( Loudonville, New York

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Numerous SAP Courses in Basis Administration, Product Costing, Production

Control,

Sales & Material Management, and EDI Mapping

SAP EXPERIENCE

Over 10 years experience in hands on use of SAP in the following areas:

Project Management

Championing and implementing transition to enterprise-wide SAP, directing

all aspects of the project that replaced inefficient/outdated technology

and processes. Utilized ASAP methodology to ensure project success.

Aggressively managed both internal/ external resources to complete projects

on schedule and below budget. Trained executives and users in use of SAP in

order to gain corporate wide acceptance and success.

FICO

Configuration experience includes Product Costing, New General Ledger,

Recurring Journal Entries, Accounts Payable, Account Receivable, Credit

Management, Credit Card Processing, Foreign Exchange, SD Account

Determination, MM Account Determination, Profitability Analysis, Report

Painter, Internal Orders, Cost Center and Profit Center Accounting, Results

Analysis and CO Planning, Balance sheet and Income Statement, Activity

Prices, currency fluctuation. Created specifications and wrote code for

profitability reports for monitoring each day's sales profitability by

product group, customer and item level. Configured Internal Orders for

capital projects.

FI-Accounts Receivable

Configuration experience includes Customer Master, Reason Codes, Credit

Management risk category codes and reporting, Credit Management user exits

and Partial Payments. Wrote ABAP Query reports to enhance and allow further

selection criteria for management control of accounts receivable, interface

to Commission payments, Cash in advance, collection reports emailed to

third party agents. Interfaced Commission system with accounts receivable

to assure validity of payments.

FI-Accounts Payable

GR/IR, rebates, consignment stock, configured new bank accounts, payment

terms, and purchase price variance configuration, screen layout, output.

PP

Capacity Planning, MRP run, Variant Configuration, Routings, BOM's, Work

Centers. Created actual versus planned cost analysis for each manufactured

item, Production Orders, Product Costing with quantity structure, including

overhead allocation. Production order variances, WIP calculation, variance

calculation, settlement, goods movement.

Basis

Authorizations, Spool Administration, Job Logs, Transport Control, Table

Maintenance, and System locks, Monitor workload, ABAP reporting, Client

Copy, Create new Transaction codes, assigned queries to transaction codes

for ease of use for executive. Maintained Development, Test (QA) and

Production environments. Memory management and buffer control. Managed

Upgrade from SAP version 3.1I on AS400 platform to SAP version ECC6.0 on

windows. Tested all ABAP reports for upgrade capability and made

adjustments where necessary.

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