Gary Whitehurst
Head of Operations Finance at Valeo Snackfoods- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Certified Competitive Intelligence Professional
Fuld-Gilad-Herring Academy of Competitive IntelligenceNov, 2005- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Valeo Snackfoods
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Food and Beverage Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head of Operations Finance
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Oct 2020 - Present
Operations Finance Leader partnering Ops/Supply Chain Director, key Ops Leaders and Finance Heads - end-to-end Operations across 9x Factories (Valeo Confectionery, Kettle Foods, Its All Good Foods) - business integration and standardisation including new acquisitions, stewardship/governance for Operations - operations performance improvement, capex management including significant project delivery (capacity/new business growth, integration/synergy delivery) Operations Finance Leader partnering Ops/Supply Chain Director, key Ops Leaders and Finance Heads - end-to-end Operations across 9x Factories (Valeo Confectionery, Kettle Foods, Its All Good Foods) - business integration and standardisation including new acquisitions, stewardship/governance for Operations - operations performance improvement, capex management including significant project delivery (capacity/new business growth, integration/synergy delivery)
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Valeo Confectionery
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Pontefract, England, United Kingdom
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Finance Business Partner Supply Chain
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2019 - Sep 2020
Finance Business Partner to Operations Director and key Operations leaders - covering end-to-end Supply Chain/Operations - Procurement, Operations at 6x Factories, 3PL support - business integration (with acquisition), portfolio changes driving profitability, finance process improvement - operations performance driving profitability, capex management, key project delivery Finance Business Partner to Operations Director and key Operations leaders - covering end-to-end Supply Chain/Operations - Procurement, Operations at 6x Factories, 3PL support - business integration (with acquisition), portfolio changes driving profitability, finance process improvement - operations performance driving profitability, capex management, key project delivery
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Coty
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Netherlands
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Personal Care Product Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Plant Finance Director
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2016 - 2018
Finance Co-pilot with Plant General Manager delivering key business priorities: - year-on-year savings ahead of budget despite challenging environment/complex restructuring - seamless structure/systems/accounting transition with Coty/P&G merger - robust controls/compliance despite massive change impacting every aspect of business Finance Co-pilot with Plant General Manager delivering key business priorities: - year-on-year savings ahead of budget despite challenging environment/complex restructuring - seamless structure/systems/accounting transition with Coty/P&G merger - robust controls/compliance despite massive change impacting every aspect of business
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Procter & Gamble
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United States
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Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Plant Finance Leader: P&G Speciality Beauty UK/Ireland
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2016 - 2016
Finance Leader delivering transition for Coty/P&G merger (with P&G deal team): - critical implementation preparation - structure, accounting, systems, finance team/staffing - parallel continued strong business results delivery (multi £M supply chain savings) - UK/Ireland P&G Speciality Beauty supply chain (2x Plants, 2x DCs, Euro contract manufacturing) Finance Leader delivering transition for Coty/P&G merger (with P&G deal team): - critical implementation preparation - structure, accounting, systems, finance team/staffing - parallel continued strong business results delivery (multi £M supply chain savings) - UK/Ireland P&G Speciality Beauty supply chain (2x Plants, 2x DCs, Euro contract manufacturing)
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Procter & Gamble
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United States
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Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Plant Finance Leader, P&G UK North Supply Chain
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2014 - 2015
Finance Leader P&G UK North Supply Chain (Seaton/Manchester Plants, Skelmersdale DC) - year-on-year supply chain savings delivery (multi £M) through disciplined productivity/loss elimination, zero-based budgetting, robust cost control processes/drumbeat - expanded benchmark capabilities across P&G EMEA Supply Chain Finance (200+ FTE, 50+ Plants) Finance Leader P&G UK North Supply Chain (Seaton/Manchester Plants, Skelmersdale DC) - year-on-year supply chain savings delivery (multi £M) through disciplined productivity/loss elimination, zero-based budgetting, robust cost control processes/drumbeat - expanded benchmark capabilities across P&G EMEA Supply Chain Finance (200+ FTE, 50+ Plants)
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Procter & Gamble
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United States
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Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Plant Finance Leader, P&G Prestige Plants
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2011 - 2013
Finance Leader P&G Prestige Plants (Seaton UK, Cologne Germany, Poissy France)- year-on-year savings delivery (multi £M) and joint business planning with Global leadership- leadership of analysis and controls for major supply chain transformation and sourcing projects- robust controls/compliance across internal/external audits and SOX self-assessments
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Manager EMEA, Corporate Competitive Intelligence, Corporate Strategy & Analysis
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2005 - 2011
EMEA Corporate Competitive Intelligence (also supporting Global businesses/Asia markets)- developed toolkit and led global implementation for highly successful competitor initiative prediction program (24 months horizon) across 20 competitors/21 P&G product categories- Global lead facilitator for competitive "war gaming" (across EMEA, Asia, N.America)- Global dean for top-rated P&G internal competitive intelligence training program, leading network of trainers and reaching 800+ participants/year across P&G job functions- led internal activities globally driving penetration of competitive intelligence across functions/business units- led UK/Europe external benchmarking and best practice sharing (SCIP/GIA/Conference Board events)to grow P&G best practice Show less
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Research & Development Engineer
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1990 - 2005
Various process development leadership roles in P&G Fabric Care Business Unit:2002-2005 Operations/Start-up leader for multi £M state-of-the-art Laundry pilot plant/team1998-2002 Section Head for W.Europe Laundry process development1996-1998 Senior Engineer Global Upstream Laundry process development1994-1998 Senior Engineer W.Europe Laundry process development1990-1990 Engineer Middle East & Africa and Export/Special Operations process development
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Pasminco
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Newcastle, Australia
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Research Chemist/Engineer (Internship)
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1990 - 1990
R&D Internship in Pasminco Newcastle (as part of British-Australia vacation employment exchange) R&D Internship in Pasminco Newcastle (as part of British-Australia vacation employment exchange)
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Procter & Gamble
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United States
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Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Research Scientist (Internship)
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1989 - 1989
R&D Internship in P&G Baby Care Business Unit R&D Internship in P&G Baby Care Business Unit
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Education
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2003 - 2008
University of Warwick - Warwick Business School
MBA PartTime, Business Administration and Management, General -
1986 - 1990
University of Cambridge
MEng, Natural Sciences / Chemical Engineering
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