Opi Gahunia

• Provided executive leadership to develop a new procurement team and culture within the company.
• Expanded our supplier relationships to shrink our supply chain and reduce our risk.
• Developed and managed my team’s goals, KPI’s and professional growth.
• Developed national procurement strategies and negotiated RFPs for better terms, contracts and rebates.
• Continually evaluated all new technologies to reduce transactional cost and improve TCO.
• Reported to the COS with 13 direct reports and managed $150 million in direct and indirect spend across 23 states.
• Key Achievements:.
• Changed the company’s culture to create a successful and self-sufficient category procurement team of 13 people from the ground up within a highly transactional environment.
• We saved $21M (6%) on $350M of spend over the past 3 years.
• Doubled our volume incentive rebate from 0.8% to 1.9% of total spend over the past 3 years.
• Grew strong nationwide network with senior leadership across the electrical and mechanical industry.
• Cut our average bid times by 50% thru centralization, automation and e-sourcing.
• Developed companywide item master process that now represents 97% of all commonly used items.
• Renegotiated all our top supplier contracts to maximize payment terms, rebates and reduce legal risks.
• Created a procurement portal for bid management and to store historical pricing, supplier info and item data all in one Hub.

• Provided operational leadership, directed capital creation efforts, identify business opportunities and spearhead strategic global expansion and growth plans.
• Negotiated construction/equipment and service contracts, evaluated new ventures & strategic alliances, and communicated financial strategy, ROI, and risk to VP and CEO level.
• Reported to the VP of Global Procurement with 30 indirect reports and managed $120 million of annual CAPEX spend worldwide.
• Key Achievements:.
• Developed an online CAPEX request process and trained all global team members.
• Negotiated and executed to completion 10 new facilities worldwide, including our first 2 GMP facilities in China.
• Developed expertise in international construction, contracting and legal negotiation across multiple countries.
• Which I was recognized for in 2014 with The Catalent’s President Award.
• Saved $65 million in CAPEX spend (11.5%) on $500MM of investments over the past 5 years.

• Provide leadership and direction in the daily management of Accounting, Internal Controls, FP&A, and IT. On a monthly basis coordinate the consolidation of 30+ legal entities to ensure the accurate treatment and reporting of transactions.
• Direct the timely preparation of the monthly, quarterly, and annual GAAP financial statements (including consolidation of domestic and international operations) and the distribution and presentation of the financial reporting package to management and the corporate office.
• Directing the accounting team to perform accounting functions including accounts receivable, accounts payable, commission processing, fixed assets, payroll, and cash management.
• Reviewing and approving the reconciliation of select general ledger accounts and supporting documentation in accordance with US GAAP, local GAAP, and approved Company policies.
• Implementation of standardized Belden processes across the Grass Valley business.
• Working closely with the Broadcast Revenue Director to ensure recognition of revenue in accordance with GAAP and Company policies, including the maintenance of deferred revenue schedules.
• Directing the divisions support for all external and internal audits. Maintaining and facilitating the relationship between external auditors to ensure that requests were fulfilled efficiently.
• Directing the implementation of accounting and finance software and the continuous improvement of manual and electronic processes.
• Directing the division’s compliance with tax regulations under the direction of the corporate tax team and directing the provision of information requested by the corporate tax team.
• Performing Financial Planning & Analysis duties such as forecasting, reporting, and providing financial direction and assistance to business owners.

Ø Special Projects

• § SAP Implementation – Accounting/Finance Key User for global implementation of SAP.

Ø Key Wins and Successes

§ Negotiation of national wireless contracts resulting in annual savings of $300K.

§ Integration of Director of Internal Audit responsiblities into the Global Controller role.

• Led the strategic planning and management responsibility of $90 million in global MRO spend and $100 million CAPEX spending.
• Collaborated with global cross functional teams to develop new contract, GPO, VMI, and MRO strategies for pharmaceutical manufacturing.
• Reported to the Director of Indirect Procurement with 30 indirect reports.
• Key Achievements:.
• Negotiated global supply agreements which saved $60MM on $300MM of contracts over 5 years.
• The Indirect team delivered $81 million of savings, which accounted for almost half of the $164 million EBIDTA growth for Catalent from 2009-2014.

• Providing effective financial leadership to the finance team to enable strategic foresight into the business and also provide knowledgeable and accurate information to colleagues and senior management. Actively involved in Lean Daily Management and use of Lean techniques to drive and sustain improvements.
• Month end – Managing and supervising the month end close process to ensure accuracy and timely reporting of results.
• Managing and supervising the plant accounting and data processing function in order to provide consistency with the requirements established by the company and US GAAP.
• Forecasting/Budgeting – coordinate and prepare monthly rolling 12 month forecast for all P&L and Balance Sheet accounts.
• Payroll – Responsible for time and attendance tracking for all staff and payroll processing using Ceridian Insync & Dayforce.
• Inventory Control – Implement quarterly physical inventory procedures that resulted in a time reduction of 40% and increased accuracy to 99.3%.
• Internal Control – insure that internal controls are in place and adhered to mitigate any financial risk. Work directly with Belden’s internal control team and managed the relationship with third party auditors.
• Actively participate in kaizen’s related to materials planning and cost reduction programs.
• Provided leadership and direction in controlling expenses and evaluated investment expenditures to ensure they met company requirements.
• Use of Lean Daily Management principles and practices skills and techniques to drive continuous improvements.
• Collective Bargaining Negotiations – part of the management negotiating team for current collective agreement. Assisted in negotiating compensation rates, benefits, working conditions, and various labor relations policies.

• Key Wins and Successes
• Productivity Improvement – 2014 was the first year in 6+ years that plant was able to achieve and exceed 6% cost improvement target.
• MPS Kaizen – Team developed and sustained Kanban of copper resulting in a $1.2M reduction in inventory.
• Cycle Count Process – Formalized the cycle count program and implemented controls to improve count accuracy and drive root cause analysis to reduce material usage variance by 60%.
• Consulted with managers to develop their financial acumen in order to make sound strategic decisions.