Title:Julie Vogt

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Name: Julie Vogt

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Military Service: None

Security Clearance: None

Willing to Relocate: Yes

Acceptable Travel: Up to 40%

Career Level: Management (Manager / Director of staff)

Years of Experience: 10+ Years

Last Updated: 4/28/2011

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Finance executive with a successful track record and strong background in partnering with

sales and supply chain teams to effectively grow sales, manage costs, and improve

profitability. A seasoned finance professional with broad based financial experience

and significant knowledge of revenue management, financial planning and analysis,

financial reporting, accounting, and analyzing business opportunities, as well as

identifying and solving business problems. Skilled at creating tools and supporting change

management

activities to enable results-oriented decision making and facilitate action-oriented

reporting. Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills at all levels of the

organization. MBA in finance from University of Chicago

Resume:

JULIE VOGT

CPA, MBA, CMA

Schaumburg, IL 60194

http://www.linkedin.com/in/julievogt

847-***-**** abpltt@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Finance executive with a successful track record and strong background in partnering with

sales and supply chain teams to effectively grow sales, manage costs, and improve

profitability. A seasoned finance professional with broad based financial experience and

significant knowledge of revenue management, financial planning and analysis, financial

reporting, accounting, and analyzing business opportunities, as well as identifying and

solving business problems. Skilled at creating tools and supporting change management

activities to enable results-oriented decision making and facilitate action-oriented

reporting. Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills at all levels of the

organization. MBA in finance from University of Chicago.

EXPERIENCE

PEPSI BEVERAGES COMPANY, Schaumburg, Illinois 2002-2011

PepsiAmericas was acquired by PepsiCo on March 1, 2010. Global manufacturer, seller and

distributor of PepsiCo beverages.

Topline Finance Manager

(2010 - 2011)

Managed entire retail business following merger with PepsiCo. Partnered with Vice-

President of Retail and his retail sales team (approximately 45 salespeople) to support

business objectives and operating plans with emphasis on Wal-Mart and chain grocery

accounts. Provided key finance support during major change management activities

integrating PepsiAmericas on to one common Pepsi Beverage Company sales platform. Sales

performance exceeded non-integrated business units during integration period.

Led pricing standardization project across Business Unit, reviewing and standardizing

pricing across all packages eliminating 38% of pricing groups and decreasing one-time

pricing requests by 72% while migrating to a new system and creating new policies.

Trained and supported sales personnel on new forecasting and planning software.

Utilized Oracle Hyperion Essbase for reporting and analysis.

Finance Manager

(2007 - 2010)

Promoted to newly created finance role to lead most profitable portion of domestic

business resulting from a sales realignment to better service customers and focus on

growth segments. Led development of business plans and tactical execution forecast for

$400 this million Drug, Dollar, and Convenience & Gas channel. Supported Sr. Vice-

President of Sales and his channel sales team to drive strategic and operating priorities.

Effectively managed trade spending accounts, reducing overall spending by $4 million or

15% while increasing sales 10%, enabling sales team to more effectively target trade spend

dollars on key customers.

Realigned entire data structure to fit new Go-To-Market strategies (customer alignment)

with an emphasis on matching customers view of our business.

Led financial communication of monthly, quarterly, and annual operating performance

reviews with senior domestic leadership as well as presenting the finance portion of the

annual plans. Led clear and concise discussion of business performance emphasizing

highlights and challenges, while clearly articulating action items to be taken away.

Created tools to analyze customer discount activity and expense to provide greater

transparency in sales, enabling improved forecast accuracy.

Exceeded plan profitability for three consecutive years, while also maintaining 98.6%

forecast accuracy.

Business Unit Director of Financial Planning

(

2004 - 2006)

Managed $1 billion domestic P&L (PeopleSoft GL) which included four operating divisions

and twenty-eight sales regions. Reported to VP Finance with dotted-line management of four

Division Finance Managers.

Evaluated Prestige agreements worth more than $7 million for NPV and IRR to determine

overall profitability.

Created and led financial application training for fourteen financial analysts.

Designed operating review deck consolidating and standardizing key reports.

Corporate Manager of Financial Planning and Analysis

(

2002- 2004)

Led $4 billion annual worldwide operating plan and monthly forecast utilizing Cognos

Finance and Powerplay ensuring integration of financial plans with operating strategies.

Prepared reports for senior management and the Board of Directors regarding financial

performance. Designed and produced ad hoc analyses and reports for senior management.

Recruited, directed, trained, and developed staff members.

Coordinated issue resolution between headquarters and field teams to address financial

and operational issues.

Provided leadership for strategy and business policy development ensuring alignment

among the various major business processes.

DEAN FOODS COMPANY, Franklin Park, Illinois 1995 - 2002

A $10 billion, multinational Fortune 200 food and beverage company, employing over 28,000

employees.

Manager of Financial Analysis

(2001- 2002)

Promoted to provide financial analysis and modeling for $340 million multi-channel Dean

Specialty Products retail sales division. Partnered with business unit President, Vice-

President of Sales, five marketing and sales directors, and eighteen sales managers to

drive sales.

Valued potential acquisition and divestment candidates including overall business

valuations, synergy calculations and future projections.

Evaluated new business and customer opportunities to maximize revenue and profitability

in volatile private label environment. Valuations include costing custom formulations and

packaging, capacity utilization analysis, and varied distribution alternatives.

Led multifunctional project teams evaluating SKU rationalization, asset utilization,

capital expenditures, and new product development to improve cash flow and return on

invested capital.

Developed pricing and profitability models to analyze and evaluate regional sales

performance. Analytical tools enabled margin management down to the regional level,

leading to improved margin performance.

Assistant Controller

(19992001)

Directed the financial and management information systems in newly created role for $200

million nondairy and aseptic business segment covering five plants. Responsible for all

phases of financial operations and P&L management, including strategic and tactical

business planning, budgeting, financial planning and analysis, financial reporting (Lawson

G/L), auditing, cost accounting, inventory control, capital project analysis and

management, and payroll. Responsible for supervision and development of staff of four.

Developed key business objectives and annual operating plan by partnering with business

teams including sales and supply chain.

Improved inventory accuracy and reporting with new physical inventory and cycle count

programs resulting in fewer inventory adjustments and reduced inventory times.

Project Manager

(1997-1999)

Led $5 million multi-year capital approval and reporting project, managing 15 people.

Reported to steering committee comprised of VP of Strategy, Corporate Controller, VP of

Manufacturing and Engineering, and CIO. Presented updates to entire senior management

team. Developed and implemented new capital management policies and procedures.

Manager Internal Audit

and Technology Resources (1997

)

Senior Internal Auditor

(1995 - 1997

)

ERNST & YOUNG LLP, Chicago, Illinois 1993 - 1995

Supervising Senior (Level II) Entrepreneurial Services Group

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS

MBA: Master of Business Administration,

Concentration in Finance and

Managerial/Organizational Behavior

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS,

Chicago, Illinois

BA

: Bachelor of Arts, Accounting - Magna Cum Laude

ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY,

Bloomington, Illinois

CPA: Certified Public Accountant, passed on first sitting

CMA: Certified Management Accountant

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