Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Board of Directors-UW Stout
U of M
Timeline
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Lacey Smith

Business Development & Strategy
St. Paul,Mn

Summary

Energetic business development professional driven and motivated to reach optimum performance. Natural leader and complex problem solver. Experienced with portfolio optimization, new product introduction, supply chain operations, and project management.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work History

Project Manager & Organizational Change Manager

3M
01.2017 - 07.2019
  • Led 3 manufacturing plants for business transformation project that had an impact of $12B in Sales
  • Successful Global Change Manager; influencing others without having direct authority
  • Planned, designed, and scheduled phases for large projects.

Corporate Strategist

3M
01.2022 - 01.2023
  • Strategized initiatives sponsored by CEO, Chief Strategy Officer, and other Corporate Operating Committee members
  • Support corporate portfolio management projects focused on value creation and growth through resource allocation, business creation, and M&A

Business Analyst

3M
01.2019 - 01.2021
  • Operations/Global, Responsible for demand of Home Care products with monthly sales of $40 million
  • Integrated Business Planning lead. Performed gap analysis to identify areas of improvement.
  • Hold monthly consensus reviews with key accounts (Kroger, Amazon, Costco, Target, etc.) Consistently align net sales & demand plans within 5%.

Global Operations Planner/Product Manager-Medical

3M
01.2013 - 01.2017
  • Team awarded for launch of new product & acquisition; ‘Curos’ $20M+ sales in three years
  • Product responsibility for Acute Wound care product family; with responsibility for $8M in inventory; and exceeded 93% service attainment
  • Collaborated with marketing on campaigns to grow antiseptic sales in the Operating room by 5%

Business Development Consultant

SPS Commerce
Minneapolis, MN
03.2023 - Current
  • Primary and secondary research, documentation and analysis regarding software categories and vendors to support business development and corporate development activities
  • Research and recommend companies that are adjacent or can be vertically aligned to current business

Education

Master of Science - Supply Chain And Operations Management

University of Minnesota-Carlson School of Business
Minneapolis, MN
07.2016 - 08.2017

MBA - Marketing & Strategy

University of Minnesota-Carlson School of Business
Minneapolis, MN
09.2017 - 12.2019

Bachelor of Science - Business Operations

University of Wisconsin Stout
Menomonie
09.2005 - 05.2009

Skills

    Project planning and development

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Certification

APICS-CPIM-Certified in Production & Inventory Management

Board of Directors-UW Stout

 

  • Cultivates relationships between UW-Stout and its various constituencies for their mutual benefit.
  • Manage $30 million budget from donors by allocating to student projects to accelerate the future of the University

U of M

Ventures Fellow (1 of 3 chosen)

  • Council and advise two technology start ups
  • Worked and learned from "Gopher Angels"-Most active Minnesota Investor Network

Venture Center Business Advisory Group

Timeline

Business Development Consultant

SPS Commerce
03.2023 - Current

Corporate Strategist

3M
01.2022 - 01.2023

Business Analyst

3M
01.2019 - 01.2021

APICS-CPIM-Certified in Production & Inventory Management

10-2018

MBA - Marketing & Strategy

University of Minnesota-Carlson School of Business
09.2017 - 12.2019

Project Manager & Organizational Change Manager

3M
01.2017 - 07.2019

Master of Science - Supply Chain And Operations Management

University of Minnesota-Carlson School of Business
07.2016 - 08.2017

Global Operations Planner/Product Manager-Medical

3M
01.2013 - 01.2017

Bachelor of Science - Business Operations

University of Wisconsin Stout
09.2005 - 05.2009
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