Danielle Schenavar
Lambertville
Summary
Highly accomplished and results-oriented Senior Manager with over 15 years of progressive experience in Finance, Operations, and Shared Services, including 8+ years in management roles. Proven expertise in establishing and leading Global Business Services functions, driving operational maturity, and transforming core business processes within publicly traded environments. Adept at defining, standardizing, and optimizing end-to-end processes (Procure-to-Pay, Record-to-Report), and leveraging technology and data analytics to achieve measurable improvements in efficiency, cost reduction, and service quality. Recognized for leading complex M&A integrations, championing automation, and building high-performing global teams, consistently partnering with and reporting to senior leadership to align strategy and achieve critical business outcomes.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Business Operations & Insights Manager – Spend Management
Splunk, Inc. (now Cisco)
12.2021 - Current
- Strategic Leadership & M&A Integration: Played a pivotal role in the Splunk integration into Cisco, serving as the primary point of contact for M&A-related inquiries and leading change management initiatives with senior leadership to transition procurement processes to Cisco Smart Buy.
- Process Excellence & Standardization: Achieved a significant ~78% reduction in Splunk Ariba transactions by standardizing procurement processes and transitioning users to standard support channels. Established a standardized monthly software review template to enhance transparency and decision-making for software leadership. Collaborated with Business Process Transformation (BPT) teams to drive process re-engineering and system functionality changes.
- Operational Management & Compliance: Spearheaded the development and launch of a dedicated software support function, including training a global team in Costa Rica and establishing a new blue badge supported software compliance desk, processing ~1500 PRs quarterly with an average cycle time of less than one day. Drove buying strategy and operations, collaborating closely with Sourcing, Vendor Risk, FP&A, and other cross-functional leadership teams. Ensured audit, compliance, and control for procurement & supplier enablement – UARs and transactions.
- Performance Management & Executive Reporting: Designed and developed dashboards as a single source of truth, building and operationalizing self-service spend analytics platforms to provide critical business insights and validate hypotheses for executive stakeholders. Provided key insights and enabled Office of the CEO review/approval processes. Provided actionable insights on spend forecast to FP&A and Business Function Leaders to drive accuracy in expense forecast and budgetary decisions.
- Technology & Digital Transformation: Enhanced data visibility and decision-making by migrating Splunk Spend Dashboards to Cisco Power BI instances. Contributed to Knowledge Base (KB) enhancements for CIRCUIT responses and provided continuous feedback for Wisdom AI, supporting Gen AI integration and automation goals.
- Stakeholder Partnership & Influence: Consistently collaborated with cross-functional teams (ProcOps SMEs, Slalom, CASPR/SVRA, FP&A, Finops, AP, Accounting, Treasury) to achieve shared objectives and support strategic budgetary decisions. Drove PO Management in collaboration with business stakeholders and finance leadership.
- Received the One GPS Team Award for Software Operational Spend Management, recognized for improving reporting quality and processing times.
Senior Business Analyst – Aftermarket
ZF Group CVCS / WABCO
05.2021 - 12.2021
- Developed and maintained consolidated daily sales reporting and distribution, actively monitoring market trends and driving adoption of new sales reporting tools (Power BI).
- Evaluated and improved business processes, working with global teams and leadership towards establishing a robust forecast and Annual Operating Plan (AOP) process.
Business Insights Manager
Tenneco (DRiV)
11.2016 - 05.2021
- Global Process Standardization: Served as Commercial Lead for the OTC Dashboard, overseeing global standardization, design, implementation, and Organizational Change Management (OCM).
- System Implementation & Integration: Led multiple integration initiatives during the Federal Mogul acquisition and contributed to the Revenue Management Transformation project. Designed and launched HANA WebI from legacy Cognos/Teradata Reporting systems.
- Data & Reporting Excellence: Developed new Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) processes, demand forecasts, and variance reporting. Managed master data mapping and resolved report discrepancies through cross-functional collaboration, including with IT and sales leadership.
Treasury Manager/General Accounting
Jac Products/Franklin Aluminum
03.2013 - 04.2014
- Maintained daily cash position, developed cash flow forecasting, and managed TMS transactions, Capex, and Tooling updates.
- Reconciled all cash and balance sheet accounts for two locations, prepared various analysis reports, and ensured accurate general ledger entries and amortizations.
Accounting Analyst/Accounts Payable
Rolled Alloys
08.2006 - 06.2009
- Processed general expense invoices for domestic and international locations, managed daily stock/coil line transfers, and created various morning and monthly reports.
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration -
Siena Heights University
Associates Degree - Business Management/Accounting
Monroe County Community College
Skills
- Global Business Services (GBS) & Shared Services: GBS Function Establishment, Operational Maturity, Process Excellence & Standardization (P2P, R2R), Global Team Leadership, Scaling Shared Service Centers
- Compliance & Controls: Internal Controls, Audit & Transaction Compliance, Risk Management
- Technology & Digital Transformation: ERP Systems (SAP ERP & HANA, Ariba, Workday Migrations), Workflow Automation (AI/RPA), Power BI, Data Warehousing, System Implementations
- Performance Management: SLAs & KPIs, Data Analytics, Spend Management Dashboards, Predictive Analytics, Financial Reporting, Cost Optimization
- Project & Change Management: Large-Scale Cross-functional Projects, M&A Integrations, Process Re-engineering, System Implementations (ERP, HRIS), Budget Management
- Leadership & Stakeholder Partnership: Strategic Planning, Executive Communication, Cross-functional Leadership Collaboration, Mentoring, Coaching, Building Consensus, Reporting to Senior Leadership
- Industry Experience: Publicly Traded Company Environment, Technology, Cloud, High-Growth Startup Sector, Automotive
Certification
- Delta Associates – Business Insights, Black Belt Certification (2018-12)
- Cisco AI Green Belt Program – 2025
- AI for Everyone: User Program – 2025
- New Leader Journey Program – 2025
Timeline
Business Operations & Insights Manager – Spend Management
Splunk, Inc. (now Cisco)
12.2021 - Current
Senior Business Analyst – Aftermarket
ZF Group CVCS / WABCO
05.2021 - 12.2021
Business Insights Manager
Tenneco (DRiV)
11.2016 - 05.2021
Treasury Manager/General Accounting
Jac Products/Franklin Aluminum
03.2013 - 04.2014
Accounting Analyst/Accounts Payable
Rolled Alloys
08.2006 - 06.2009
Associates Degree - Business Management/Accounting
Monroe County Community College
Bachelor of Business Administration -
Siena Heights University