Project Management Supply Chain

LYNDSEY LINEBACK

Orlando, FL 847-***-**** *********@*****.*** LLINEBACK

Project Management Consultant

Program Director turned professional consultant with a proven track record in spearheading transformative initiatives within the food and beverage manufacturing and corporate sectors. Recognized for optimizing network operations, driving cost savings, and delivering strategic value. Seeking an Operations Consulting role to leverage extensive program and project management, supply chain optimization, and business transformation expertise to lead high-impact outcomes.

Skills

Project & Program Management Cross-Functional Team Leadership Network Optimization

Merger and Acquisition Integration Change Management Stakeholder Alignment

Product Commercialization Business Transformation Strategic Planning

Professional Experience

ConAgra Brands Seattle, WA

Program Director – Network Optimization 11/2020-09/2023

Spearheaded network optimization, justifying the closure of a facility and redistributing production, resulting in $18MM of cost savings.

Chaired the evaluation of 40+ sites for Slim Jim production expansion, resulting in a projected $500MM project cost estimate, prompting strategic alignment.

Conducted business case evaluation for pickle production relocation, revealing insights into ROI and cost savings, leading to a project pause.

Established a comprehensive network optimization playbook covering mergers/acquisitions, providing a go-to guide for project managers from ideation to execution and knowledge transfer.

Starbucks Seattle, WA 10/2016-10/2020

Program Director – Manufacturing 08/2020-10/2020

Implemented a governance framework aligning US and China leadership to foster agile decision-making and effective risk management.

Introduced advanced project management practices for streamlined coordination among cross-functional teams, optimizing dependency management for enhanced project efficiency.

Program Manager –Supply Chain Operations Excellence 08/2017-08/2020

Championed a successful 3-year Logistics transformation initiative, insourcing transportation planning and execution, achieving anticipated $60MM cost savings over 5-years.

Executed change management, overseeing communication, training material development, user acceptance testing, and Go Live execution for a seamless transition.

Oversaw the cross-functional teams' timelines and critical path milestones for the annual Transportation RFP, representing $270MM of transportation spend.

Amazon Seattle, WA

Senior Manager – World Wide Program Management Amazon Seattle, WA 10/2016-08/2017

Orchestrated the deployment of cutting-edge technology in fulfillment centers, realizing $10MM in annual cost savings through critical path milestone development.

Steered a cross-functional team through the entire Alpha and Beta technology development resulting in seamless operational deployment.

Partnered with key stakeholders to build a 5-year fulfillment center technology solution roadmap.

Directed the implementation of change management for a stage gate process, optimizing project lifecycle efficiency.

Developed a dynamic portfolio reporting dashboard for senior leadership, monitoring and tracking goals and objectives for comprehensive technology roadmap reporting.

Initiated and deployed project management tools, including charters, timelines, milestone tracking, action items, and lessons learned, driving program effectiveness.

ConAgra Brands Omaha, NE 08/2010-10/2016

Director, Project Management – Enterprise Program Management 07/2012-10/2016

Presided over the bakery network optimization analysis, orchestrating plant closure and manufacturing consolidation, resulting in over $4MM in annual cost savings.

Supervised the transition of internal frozen chicken operations to co-pack manufacturing, achieving $2MM in annual cost savings.

Authorized the Unilever Frozen Foods integration and asset transition, executing transition manufacturing agreements (TMA) and transition service agreements (TSA), delivering incremental platform margin improvements.

Streamlined the Harlan Bakery integration, collaborating with the Mergers and Acquisition team on TSA execution, averting significant cost inflation of co-pack agreements.

Managed the Del Monte Canada Integration team, ensuring the delivery of integration commitments.

Manager, Project Management – Enterprise Program Management 08/2010-07/2012

Created playbooks for Merger and Acquisition integration, Design for Preference and Value, and Perfect Pallet, setting robust process development and execution standards.

Headed an end-to-end redesign team, enhancing the commercialization cycle time by minimizing rework and reducing costs through stage gate process improvements.

Supported enterprise-wide initiatives encompassing demand-driven supply chain, contingent labor consolidation, purchasing card transition, and labor management system implementation.

Additional Experience

PepsiCo 1998-2010

Supply Chain Manager – Quaker Foods and Snacks product customer specific commercialization Chicago, IL

Project Manager – Quaker Foods and Snacks product commercialization Chicago, IL

Supply Chain Manager – Ready to Eat Cereal product commercialization Chicago, IL

Supply Chain Manager – Gatorade product commercialization Chicago, IL

Process Improvement Engineer – Gatorade plant operations Tolleson, AZ

Process Technologist – Ready to Eat Cereal plant operations St. Joseph, MO

Education

Bachelor of Science in Biological Engineering, Food Engineering Option—The University of Missouri, Columbia, MO

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