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Project Manager Management

Location:
Florence, KY, 41042
Posted:
March 09, 2010

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Gregory J. Rozanski

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Florence, Kentucky 41042

abnbfj@r.postjobfree.com

513-***-**** Cell 859-***-**** Home

SUMMARY

Passionate, collaborative and accomplished financial/ operations business partner. Experiences across multiple

business functions. Skilled at identifying and executing growth opportunities, costs savings, control opportunities,

process changes, leading conversions, aligning teams, strategic planning, and a track record of driving results.

P & L Management Business Analysis Forecasting/ Budgeting Projection Analysis

Business Transformation Financial Leadership Acquisitions/ Mergers Project Management

Strategy Development Process Improvement KPI Development Internal Controls

360 FEEDBACK

“Greg is very focused on continuous improvement and that focus drives the buy in of people implementing his strategies ”

“Intelligent and tenacious. Never heard can’t do from Greg. Strong team player…. ”

“Greg is a great coach and motivator to his team ”

“Greg has a finance and supply chain perspective…..has been an important reason why we have achieved the opex

performance to date”

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Coca-Cola Enterprises – Cincinnati, OH:

Controller/ Field Finance VP ; Great Lakes Business Unit (2/07 to 12/08)

Provided financial expertise and finalized monthly reporting for $1.5 billion Business Unit with multiple locations.

Coordinated; annual operating budget, forecasting, capital budget, working capital enhancement, and business

transformations. Developed, modified, and implemented; standard financial practices and internal controls,

improvement projects, revenue & operating expense analysis, and key business indicators.

Coordinated completion of $1.5 billion net revenue budget and built metrics for accountabilities .

Aligned with Treasury and presented a “Cashless Payment” concept. $972k Potential NABU savings.

Increased trade contract’s return-on-investment to roughly 15% by reviews and working with the sales team.

Drove an operating income forecast variance of less than 3%.

“Re-designed” processes surrounding mandatory deposits in MI. Alleviated a $700k charge.

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Coordinated a 40% improvement in payment deductions for the 3 largest customer.

Influenced business performance to drive controllable expense reductions to approximately 10% in 2008.

Director, Field Financial Services (8/05 to 2/07)

Led a team and provided financial leadership to business locations in 6 states. Participated in virtually every

aspect of the business, providing financial governance, creativity, and decision support. Directed and assisted in

the analysis and development of field execution strategies, which included, working capital, forecasting, planning,

penetration/ mix analysis, SKU evaluation, process improvements, P & L management, and internal controls.

Led an investigative project to reduce an inventory liability by 34%.

Developed a budget OPEX reduction strategy which resulted in excess of $100k savings in administrative costs.

Created a training program and management routines grounded in strategic / tactical priorities. The program led to an

increase in efficiencies and operational performance.

Evaluated certain Service Contracts which led to an annual savings of $19k in bank fees.

Analyzed the process for purchasing vending parts which led to $700k annual savings and a $2.3M favorable retroactive

adjustment to operating income.

Organized and developed a product recall proce ss which led to a national SOP and reimbursement of $80k+.

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Director, Supply Chain (4/01 to 8/05)

Accountable for developing & implementing strategies and associated tactical management routines to drive

favorable distribution/ logistics efficiencies. Territories included Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, and Kentucky. The

Division had gross revenues in excess of $1 billion and included 29 Sales Centers and 6 Production Centers.

Ranked #1 in both delivery and warehouse cost per case improvement versus prior year.

Acquisition Business Lead to coordinate ALL system conversions, process implementation, and operational structure of an

acquired territory of an independent bottler with 11 locatio ns and gross revenues of $400M. Created the high level

transformation strategy and coordinated the associated efforts of roughly 25+ people.

Guided a SMART selling initiative to increase efficiency thus saving in excess of $4M over 4 years.

In 2003 recognized as the North American leader for cost savings in delivery and selling.

Implemented a state of the art delivery system resulting in an IRR of roughly 25% and a reduction of turnover.

Led the 2002, 2003, and 2004 Divisional budget OPEX reduction plan with savings > $3M per annum.

Drove development of a single-arm multi-layer forklift picking “claw” which significantly reduced manual labor.

Conducted a warehouse capacity study in order to plan for the proliferation of SKU’s and decreased days supply,

promoting Just-In-Time delivery and increasing working capital.

Business Analysis/ Senior Accounting Manager (7/96 to 4/01)

Managed 5 Business Teams; Client Services (I/S), Promotion Control, Outlet Master Information, BASIS System

Control, and Sales & Business Analysis. Coordinated operational & capital budgets.

Recovered $370k associated with a concentrate quality issue. The most comprehensive analysis in North America.

Created a plan to evaluate and reduce $147k in mobile communication costs.

Acquisition Lead for a 12M case business. Systems conversion process adopted across North America.

Developed a video conferencing idea which led to savings in excess of $10k per year.

Senior Accounting Manager (11/95 to 7/96)

Performed and/or executed financial reporting, internal control creation/ testing, projections, operational & capital

budgeting, cost control practices, financial analysis, and training for non financial managers. Managed A/P, A/R,

and fixed assets.

Recognized certain production leases qualified as capital which led to a national accounting change and increased cash

operating profit by $310k.

Successfully worked with the Kentucky Revenue Cabinet to eliminate the need for an audit.

Financial Operations Manager (12/89 to 11/95)

Participated in all aspects of business development; A/P, A/R, branch accounting, expense control and monitoring,

operational & capital budgeting.

Implemented a change in microfiche imaging that proved to save approximately $9k per year.

Successfully directed the Accounts Receivable Department to a 95% current ratio.

Financial Analyst (8/85 to 12/89)

United In-Home Services - Florence, KY.

General Accountant – Worked while in school.

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EDUCATION

University of Kentucky, B.S. – Accounting 1985

Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification (Applying for Black Belt)

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Impact Management Seminar I

Impact Management Seminar II

Computer Associates Variable Report Writing Seminar

Peat Marwick & Main Internal Audit Seminar

Source Com Management Seminar

Padgett Thompson Supervision Seminar

BASIS System Control ( Bottling Software)

Management Internal Control Seminar

Project Manager Navigator Training

Full Service Internal Control Seminar

Train the Trainer to Teach Non-Financial Managers

Management Essentials Training

Leadership in Action

Personal Decisions International 360 Degree Feedback

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

AS 400 Query

W ebEx

Microsoft Outlook

Lotus Notes

Microsoft Live Meeting

SAP

GROUPS/ ORGANIZATIONS

Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce

Habitat for Humanity



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