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Director, Information Technology Applications and Business Intelligence

Berlin Packaging means continually providing our customers with the services they need to improve their net income. How so? Our wide in-stock selection and new product development process can help increase your sales| our inventory programs and on-time delivery are designed to reduce your costs| our service commitments can improve your productivity| all ultimately improving your net income.

IT Director or Vice President In senior roles inside and outside of IT, delivered strategic plans and significant operating improvements in manufacturing/distribution environments. Led several acquisition due diligence and integration efforts for a food manufacturing leader, and managed supplier relationships with Oracle, Infor, and a host of others. Delivered 45% annual savings in outside services spend through portfolio/initiative management processes and maintained team engagement and personnel development resulting in 6% annual turnover despite enduring an acquisition. Established international IT project governance mechanisms resulting in software evaluation/selection and on-time/under budget implementation of spend management system for $300MM of trade/promotion funds in Canada/Mexico. As Director, Distribution, managed Sales & Operations Planning to deliver significant inventory reductions while leading a Teamster workforce facing job eliminations. A true level-5 leader with MBA from University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Computer Engineering degree from University of Illinois, CPIM certification from APICS, and a flair for de-mystifying technology to the technology-averse. Specialties: IT ManagementApplications DevelopmentTeam BuildingERP Implementations/UpgradesProject ManagementOperations ManagementSupply Chain ManagementSales & Operations PlanningLean TechniquesSupplier Management