Christopher Ganley
Palo Alto,CA
Summary
Operations Management
10+ years' in business operations, purchasing, IT management and forward-thinking leadership; Skilled in tracking multiple projects across a variety of teams; Proactive, customer-focused dynamo with excellent interpersonal, communication, analytical, planning, negotiation, training, and problem solving skills; Advanced Excel, Tableau and BI proficiency; Basic business Spanish
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Culinary Information Systems Manager
Meta
06.2017 - 09.2022
- Drafted and oversaw $100 million annual food and beverage budget globally.
- Setup supplier Electronic Data Integration (EDI), saving $200,000+ annually in labor.
- Created information architecture for in-house culinary purchasing software; instrumental consultant to Engineering team; facilitated structured software transition.
- Utilized database analysis skills to verify data integrity and compliance requirements.
- Managed N. America per diem program for over 6000 employees at remote offices.
- Strengthened communication through purchasing newsletters, team meetings, and online groups.
Purchaser
Flagship Facility Services Inc. @ Facebook
08.2015 - 06.2017
- Launched and managed global enterprise software for culinary team in 600% cafe growth period; New markets included: Seattle, New York, Chicago, Boston, Washington DC, Dublin, London, Singapore, Sydney, Tel Aviv, Sao Paulo.
- Consulted with global suppliers at all levels: identification, onboarding, payments, pricing negotiation, and benchmarking.
- Formulated global budget matrixes used by finance to allocate culinary funds.
- Systemize and simplified operational processes leading to 10x efficiencies.
Pantry Chef - Bookkeeper - Asst. Manager - Manager
Guckenheimer
04.2013 - 08.2015
- Managed food service operations for clients including, Sun Microsystems, Google, Mozilla, Wells Fargo, Rocket Fuel, SunRun, GoPro, Abbot, Vascular, Wharton, Meraki, Simpson Thacher LLP, Silver Spring Networks, Actelion, and more.
- Systematized catering processes in fast-paced commissary startup operation with little direction and high ambiguity; led daily meetings to team of 50+ employees.
- Collaborated with stakeholders at all levels of organization.
- Oversaw Unit Accounting System; worked closely with Controller, Accounting, AR/AP.
- Implemented and managed cloud-based systems for catering, payroll, sales and HR
- Interviewed, hired, on-boarded and trained new employees in English and in Spanish.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - International Studies
University of North Carolina At Greensboro
Greensboro, NC2006
Semester At Sea
University of Pittsburgh
Global2003
Skills
- Program Management
- Customer Satisfaction
- Purchasing Management
- Budgeting & Forecasting
- Process Improvement
- Cross-Functional Teamwork
Quote
If you can dream it, you can do it.
Walt Disney
Timeline
Culinary Information Systems Manager
Meta
06.2017 - 09.2022
Purchaser
Flagship Facility Services Inc. @ Facebook
08.2015 - 06.2017
Pantry Chef - Bookkeeper - Asst. Manager - Manager
Guckenheimer
04.2013 - 08.2015
Bachelor of Arts - International Studies
University of North Carolina At Greensboro
Semester At Sea
University of Pittsburgh
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