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Bethany Ripani

Parker,CO

Summary

Experienced and enthusiastic Consultant with track record of success across wide range of industries. Possesses exceptional interpersonal, problem-solving and analytical skills to provide advice and expertise to client organizations improving business performance.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Organizational Change Management Consultant

Heinz Professional Consulting
06.2023 - 11.2023
  • Created & executed communication plan for cross-functional and company-wide communications regarding process & system changes
  • Conducted training needs assessment & developed functional process training documents for ServiceMax implementation
  • Created client user readiness surveys throughout project; analyzed user feedback and data to assess deployment date and recommend next steps
  • Identified and created job descriptions for new roles to support project success.

Organizational Change Management Consultant

Heinz Professional Consulting
06.2015 - 01.2017
  • Conducted cross-functional training needs assessment & facilitated training across the organization post JD Edwards implementation
  • Authored internal & external communications regarding organizational and process changes, system implementations
  • Led performance management across multiple functions within the organization including creating and updating roles & individual assessments to make change recommendations.

ERP Business Analyst; Commercial Finance and Operations

GE Healthcare IT
04.2006 - 01.2013
  • Maintained multiple complex hierarchies for Hyperion financial reporting and planning across regional and product P&Ls
  • Delivered five PeopleSoft go-lives in four years post-merger and acquisition, consolidating four disparate ERP systems into one ERP platform
  • Improved business of $40M thru finance controls related to revenue recognition policy
  • Completed acquisition contract review to gain alignment across multiple business units
  • Supported process change and testing for 1800 user Siebel group between finance and service organizations
  • Executed testing within SalesLogix and PeopleSoft contracts, orders, and projects modules for SalesLogix upgrade that provided $48M in annual sales
  • Managed and resolved user and technical issues within PeopleSoft
  • Assisted in enhancement detail requirements and testing
  • Supported the commercial finance and operations team with processing contracts and orders during the last month of the quarter to ensure maximum annual revenue of $87M was recognized.

Supply Chain Project Leader

GE Healthcare IT
02.2004 - 04.2006
  • Led systemic process reengineering for Oracle manufacturing module to a discrete job process by implementing assemble-to-order processing
  • Annual ship complete on time measurements increased from 24% to 95%
  • Developed, managed, and presented team metrics to management
  • Designed automated sales order acknowledgement and status notification tool to sales and installation teams
  • Provided leadership in compliance and audit support by documenting contract management processes, policies, and procedures.

Planning and Procurement Lead

GE Healthcare IT
02.2002 - 02.2004
  • Managed the planning and procurement of direct material to support over $300M in annual sales
  • Coordinated implementation of vendor in-plant consignment store, which decreased average inventory by $2M, or approximately 20% of overall inventory
  • Led Six Sigma project that resulted in 98% improvement over one year in inventory accuracy, reducing the physical inventory net write off from $1.4M in 2003 to $0.03M in 2004
  • Led inventory reconciliations between inventory, order management, purchasing, and accounts payable modules in Oracle
  • Drove a 25% reduction of slow moving material worth $800K through generating customer promotions with marketing and sales teams.

Supply Chain Internship

Holnam Inc.
08.2000 - 01.2001

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Supply Chain Management -

Michigan State University
01.2001

Skills

  • Strategic Thinking
  • Analysis
  • Employee Engagement
  • Organization
  • Project Management
  • Communication

Certification

Six Sigma Green-belt Certified

Timeline

Organizational Change Management Consultant

Heinz Professional Consulting
06.2023 - 11.2023

Organizational Change Management Consultant

Heinz Professional Consulting
06.2015 - 01.2017

ERP Business Analyst; Commercial Finance and Operations

GE Healthcare IT
04.2006 - 01.2013

Supply Chain Project Leader

GE Healthcare IT
02.2004 - 04.2006

Planning and Procurement Lead

GE Healthcare IT
02.2002 - 02.2004

Supply Chain Internship

Holnam Inc.
08.2000 - 01.2001

Bachelor of Arts in Supply Chain Management -

Michigan State University
Bethany Ripani