Emilee Gunther

Senior Manager, Ecommerce Financial Planning & Analysis

Staples · Framingham, Massachusetts

Present

- Ensure operating results are consistent with company objectives by developing annual operating budgets, managing periodic forecast updates and informing decisions of business leaders. - Regularly research, measure and communicate business performance to executive leadership. - Develop business recommendations in collaboration with multiple cross-functional areas. - Manage team of two financial analysts.

Senior Financial Analyst

Staples · Framingham, Massachusetts

- Member of Contract & Commercial Business Unit Finance team, specifically aiding in the management of Staples' mid-market business customer segmentation of sales and margin, over $3.5B in revenue. - Analyze drivers of sales, margin and profit trends to provide insight and recommendations to executive leadership. - Align Planning, Merchandising and Finance peers to evaluate monthly forecast recommendations.

Senior Financial Analyst

Staples · Framingham, Massachussets

- Performed regular monthly/annual financial reporting and ad-hoc analysis in support of the Office of the CIO. - Managed over $100M in IT spend across business channels North American Delivery and Supply Chain organization, as well as Enterprise wide systems. - Collaborated with IT Management and Corporate and Business Unit FP&A, SBU Finance Teams to effectively execute day-to-day operations, establish policies and improve processes.

Financial Planning & Analysis Internship

Ocean Spray Cranberries · Middleboro, Massachusetts

- Supported various marketing business teams with financial reporting and analysis data. - Worked with multiple cross-functional teams to assess and prepare new product launches for 2008. - Analyzed new product and business opportunities, such as Grower's Reserve® Refrigerated Juice line.

Product Group Manager

USFoodservice · Columbia, Maryland

- Organized and motivated a staff of 15 to procure 14,000 product lines for three divisions and 25 major quick-serve and dine-in restaurant customers with revenue ranging from $27M to $130M. - Improve upon existing purchase order process to enhance supplier delivery compliance and customer service levels. - Perform customer audits, verifying cost savings and customer credits.

Product Group Manager

USFoodservice

-Integrated 8 regional sales districts, co-workers, and suppliers from a local, decentralized environment into a centralized procurement model. -Analyzed and developed new procedures, studies of work flow, sequence of operations to achieve maximum operational efficiency. -Served as communications liaison between Purchasing Department and IT Department.

Product Line Manager

USFoodservice

-Responsible for the procurement of various product lines for 12 Divisions across the country with weekly inventory levels ranging from $8 million to $10 million. -Negotiated and maintained consistent and competitive pricing with suppliers. -Served as primary liaison between multiple suppliers, senior management and supply chain specialists.