Professional Biography – Jim BielPhone: 847.687.5379, Chicago, ILE-Mail: bielconsulting@gmail.com

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• Multi-Functional Experience, Concentrated in Consumer Product Goods (CPG) Industry (Sara Lee, Unilever, Chiquita, Pepsi) – Retail & B-to-B (Foodservice)

• Core understanding of multiple supply chains – frozen, fresh, cold, dry, liquid

• Adept at integrating relevant business concepts and processes with enterprise-wide systems, a strong business process understanding and acumen including S&OP (boot strap and retrofit S&OP implementations).

– Demand Planning / S&OP Writings Available Here: http://www.slideshare.net/jimbiel

• Experience in Business Forecasting, Sales Operations & Planning, S&OP, Sales Systems, ERP, CRM, Demand Planning, Business Information Management, Supply Chain, Trade Promotion Management, IT, HR, Training & Development, and Finance (Corporate FP&A & Public Accounting, CPA)

• Independent Management Consulting for large and small entities• Client Services position with a SaaS (software as a service) provider of trade promotion

software (Adesso Solutions)

• Practiced public accounting as a CPA with McGladrey; Corporate Finance Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Roles

• Project Management Capabilities (PM Certification – Loyola, Chicago)

• Network of Resources (Can bring additional experts to the table)

• Experienced Business Conference Speaker (Topics: Demand Planning / Forecasting & S&OP)