Milos Torbica
Greenfield,WI
Summary
Focused Project Manager bringing 15 years of developing continuous improvements throughout planning and implementation phases of projects. Demonstrated history of establishing and enforcing adherence to standards of excellence. Well-versed in mentoring and guiding associates to exceed client and stakeholder expectations. Accustomed to cultivating innovative ideas and encouraging new ideas that drive company growth.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Consultant Project Manager
Why Not Renovate
Greenfield , WI
02.2023 - Current
- Developed project plans, budgets and timelines to ensure successful completion of projects.
- Monitored cost and resource utilization for each project to maintain budget constraints.
- Managed calendars, performance evaluations, and daily responsibilities for a team of nine contractors.
- Ensured compliance with organizational policies and procedures when executing projects.
- Facilitated training sessions for team members on various topics relevant to the job role.
- Built and established strong partnerships with teams, vendors and contractors.
PROJECT MANAGER, STRATEGIC PRICING
ABB Inc
11.2022 - 02.2023
- Determine and define project scope and objectives, prepare budget based on scope of work and resource requirements
- Provide project updates on a consistent basis to various stakeholders about project implementation, risks and dependencies
- Manage contracts with vendors and suppliers by assigning tasks and communicating expected deliverables
- Work closely with IT to ensure proper alignment and transfer of data from SAP into Price Optimization Tool
- Define current and future process, provide tool training to achieve adoption and best practices
- Drive local migration plans; plan and realize roll-outs across global decentralized market organizations.
IT BUSINESS PROCESS LEAD
Rockwell Automation
Milwaukee, WI
04.2016 - 11.2022
- Liaison between BPO and IT to ensure business processes and functional requirements are understood and prioritized for future enhancements/upgrades
- Implemented new and renewed ECOM agreements globally for Corporate Agreement customers
- Designed and implemented an RPA Automation Process resulting in resource cost savings
- Helped facilitate the automation of software portal requests into SAP
- Enhanced and migrated the Concession Request Form to a new platform
- Managed Pricing Business Readiness during SAP implementations
- Act as a Subject Matter Expert to developers, content editors and/or end-users
- Support operations, development, testing, user experience, and technical teams to identify issues and requirements and to support solution design.
PRICING ANALYST
Rockwell Automation
06.2013 - 04.2016
- Produced Market Price Estimator (MPE) and Price Realization reports; Analyzed market trends to identify anomalies and opportunities
- Supported annual refresh and implementation of Decision Authority Levels
- Built Key Pricing Metrics Dashboard, monthly management reporting
- Developed Negotiation Tools and automated Business Unit escalation process; trained over 50 Pricing Managers globally
- Implemented Cycle Time metrics for Pricing Requests resulting in improved response time by 40% in North America.
STRATEGIC AGREEMENTS SPECIALIST
Rockwell Automation
04.2010 - 06.2013
- Promoted from an Intern - January 2011
- As an SAP Super User, managed all technical user escalations and solved customer issues
- Created SAP training documents and process flow charts; trained internal and external users in ECC and CRM Module
- Tested system features before and after technical cutovers; reported issues to Global Process Transformation (GPT) team
- Work with IT to develop appropriate Point of Sale reports for EMEA region; run and analyze reports
- Supervise and maintain pricing agreements; perform Price Impact Analysis and price adjustments
- Generate legal documents such as price matrixes, location participation listings, & extranet articles
- Calculate global agreement rebates, including retrieving, analyzing, and submitting calculations to Sales Finance
- Implement global SLTAs in collaboration with pricing and account managers
- Approve EMEA Sales Concessions up to $100K with input from Business Units when necessary
- Played an integral role in implementation of global SLTA's.
IT INTERN
BuySeasons, Inc.
06.2009 - 12.2009
- Managed escalations to Tier 2 support for OneOrZero Helpdesk Ticketing Software
- Maintained Windows 2008 Active Directory
- Security System User Management (CCURE), Asset Identification and Asset Management
- Executed Desktop Rebuild and Deployment, Microsoft Office Support and Deployment
- Provided Altigen PBX and User Management support for 250+ end users.
ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN
Rockwell Automation
09.2007 - 10.2008
- IFS Data Management: Managed new parts with setup, obsolescence, PDM 'bom' transfers to multiple sites, database queries; completed Order Change Notices for custom orders; corrected upload errors for order entry
- Product Information Center System: Processed Engineering Change Notice Control to establish new parts and approved product obsolescence
- Verified parts were active, acted as liaison to manufacturing services establishing new parts in ABMS Mainframe
- Implemented short- and long-term Pricing Agreements and renewals with an average of 30 contracts per month.
Education
Bachelor's Degree - Marketing
UW Milwaukee
05.2010
Skills
- Procedure Development
- Project Management
- Strategic Planning
- Decision Making
- Process Improvement
- Problem Solving
- Software Implementation
- Share Point
- Microsoft Office
- Power BI
- Microsoft Exchange Server
- SQL
- SAP
- VB/VBA
- Lotus Notes
- Change Management
- Technical Training
- Formalized Assessments
- Training Methods
- Software Documentation
Websites
Volunteer Experience
- St. Sava Orthodox Cathedral, BOARD MEMBER, 06/01/21, Current, Key role in planning of two large Gala Celebrations, Strategic planning of community involvement
- United Serbian Soccer Club, BOARD MEMBER, 04/01/08, 06/01/18, Achieved significant profit increase during my tenure, Built club's financial stability by implementing financial controls to ensure proper resource allocation, fund-raising, and strategic investments.
- Milwaukee Area Refugee Consortium, FINANCIAL SECRETARY, 05/01/13, 06/01/17, Organized and assisted with annual events
- WSA, REFEREE, 06/01/00, 09/01/08
Timeline
Consultant Project Manager
Why Not Renovate
02.2023 - Current
PROJECT MANAGER, STRATEGIC PRICING
ABB Inc
11.2022 - 02.2023
IT BUSINESS PROCESS LEAD
Rockwell Automation
04.2016 - 11.2022
PRICING ANALYST
Rockwell Automation
06.2013 - 04.2016
STRATEGIC AGREEMENTS SPECIALIST
Rockwell Automation
04.2010 - 06.2013
IT INTERN
BuySeasons, Inc.
06.2009 - 12.2009
ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN
Rockwell Automation
09.2007 - 10.2008
Bachelor's Degree - Marketing
UW Milwaukee