Niki Ginel
Marietta,GA
Summary
Business professional bringing wealth of experience in strategic planning, financial management, and manufacturing support. Delivers impactful results through effective leadership and resource optimization. Focused on fostering team collaboration and achieving exceptional outcomes with adaptability and reliability.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Owner
Two Local Restaurants
01.2024 - Current
- Applied professional know-how into personal investments, opened a franchise (Jan 24), purchased 22-year-old cafe (Jun 24)
- Managed day-to-day business operations and marketing
- Operating as passive investments going forward
Senior Global Product Manager
IMERYS
01.2019 - 01.2024
- Owned strategic vision, implementation, and profitability of 11 manufacturing assets (Kaolin, Ball Clay, Mica, Wollastonite) with annual revenues of ~$300M supporting multiple commercial business segments
- Partnered with operations, commercial team, logistics, and S&OP to ensure the right products got to customers at the right time and delivered the right value to Imerys
- Delivered record volume, sales, and margin, +$5.5M gross margin in 2023
- Results based on strategic vision developed and shared with the CEO involving both commercial strategy and operational efficiencies
- Partnered with commercial and business development teams on strategic acquisitions/divestitures
- Correlated economic conditions such as inflation, supply chain constraints, international conflicts with suggested actions such as: surcharges, alternative supply, and rationalization
- Built customer relationships and deep understanding of market conditions to aid in development of new products, operations optimization, and price elasticity
North American Operations Controller
IMERYS
01.2018 - 01.2019
- Led team of controllers responsible for manufacturing assets, $250M: P&Ls, budgets, operational reporting, capex
- Charged with streamlining processes across all plants, increasing controls, and driving increased profitability
- Created a key focus on logistics by implementing a weekly KPI scorecard
- Developed staff to deliver 'good business partnering', created tools to assist with decision support
Accounting Manager / Project Manager
GEORGIA PACIFIC
01.2015 - 01.2018
- 'Cleaned up' inventory, vendor maintenance, and receivables processes for division
- Determined control gaps were driving losses, worked with operations, supply chain, and accounting to develop new controls
- Partnered with IT to develop a proprietary mobile app to track inventory across supply chain
- As project manager led multiple business functions to get 'buy in' and managed the work of internal/external programmers
- Developed training materials for internal and external users
Plant Controller
GEORGIA PACIFIC
01.2012 - 01.2013
- Developed a daily tracking tool to identify machine performance vs targets, used to hold operators accountable
- Determined waste was problematic, established cross functional team, achieved 4% reduction w/ $90K savings
- Was told by the Regional Controller that I was the new model for hiring and development of Plant Controllers for GP
Plant Controller
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC
01.2010 - 01.2011
- Drove financial performance for business unit with increased visibility and pricing initiatives
- Developed KPIs and controls such as Days on Hand Inventory and Cycle Counts
Senior Supply Chain Financial Analyst
PEPSI (TROPICANA)
01.2007 - 01.2010
- Provided consolidated reporting for Supply Chain, ~$320M
- Led budget, forecast, monthly close working with 5+ analysts
- Developed a weekly logistics rpt identifying KPIs that was implemented company wide
Franchise Owner
INTERIORS BY DECORATING DEN
01.2004 - 01.2007
- Purchased national franchise which eventually sold at 250% ROI
- Annual sales of ~$300K/year, consistently in the company's Top 10
Senior Financial Analyst
ECKERD DRUG STORES
01.2002 - 01.2004
- Promoted within six Month from Inventory Analyst to Senior Analyst
- Prepared and analyzed budgets for 500 retail stores with $3B in sales
- Implemented cost control initiatives resulting in $1.2M of savings
Program Accountant
CAE USA
12.2000 - 12.2001
- Provided financial support for contract lifecycle of Flight Simulators in compliance with (DFAR) including Earned Value and Net Present Value to assess initial project financials, (FEA)'s, and spares
- Reported monthly progress using tools such as: (CPR)/(IPMR)
- Provided operational support to Program Managers on expenditure management including a) Short-term action plans and expenditure scheduling b) Processing, approvals, and coding of expenditures c) Regular review meetings with PM to resolve concerns and monthly business reviews with executive leadership
Education
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
University of South Florida
Tampa, FLSkills
- Creative Problem Solving
- Business Development
- Strategic Thinker
- International Perspective
- Cross Functional Leader
- Expense Management
- Data Analytics
- Effective Communicator
- KPI Development
- Motivator
- Manufacturing Processes
- Supply Chain Acumen
- Operational Productivity
- Cash flow Management
- Financial Management
Awards
- Imerys Leadership Program, 01/01/22, Nominated by executive team to participate in a year-long leadership program which included extensive 360 feedback, executive coaching, and leadership skills training along with other global leaders. Participation included 30 of ~16K employees culminating in a week in Greece.
- Imerys Commercial Team Member Award, 01/01/21, Voted by Ceramics commercial team members as key contributor for group success
- Imerys Communicate & Collaborate Award, 01/01/19, Received for working across silos of the business and driving process improvements and partnerships
- Pepsi Supply Chain Innovation Award, 01/01/07, Developed a Scorecard that included KPIs for rail and truck freight that was implemented across Pepsi
Timeline
Owner
Two Local Restaurants
01.2024 - Current
Senior Global Product Manager
IMERYS
01.2019 - 01.2024
North American Operations Controller
IMERYS
01.2018 - 01.2019
Accounting Manager / Project Manager
GEORGIA PACIFIC
01.2015 - 01.2018
Plant Controller
GEORGIA PACIFIC
01.2012 - 01.2013
Plant Controller
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC
01.2010 - 01.2011
Senior Supply Chain Financial Analyst
PEPSI (TROPICANA)
01.2007 - 01.2010
Franchise Owner
INTERIORS BY DECORATING DEN
01.2004 - 01.2007
Senior Financial Analyst
ECKERD DRUG STORES
01.2002 - 01.2004
Program Accountant
CAE USA
12.2000 - 12.2001
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
University of South Florida
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