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1.: Vice President of Operations (Manufacturing Strategy) HH10116 - Exec From: John Rechenberg

2.: Absolutely Abby From: Eileen

3.: GENERAL: Recruiter Night Out Dinner Mtg - Tues Oct 19th From: john sampson

4.: LEAD: BA - NJ - SAP Rebate process - Excel Pivot tbls From: john sampson

5a.: OLM N2N Employment Network: Open Business Networking and schedule From: Bob

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1.: Vice President of Operations (Manufacturing Strategy) HH10116 - Exec

Posted by: "John Rechenberg" jar1@optimum.net john_rechenberg

Sun Sep 26, 2010 5:22 am (PDT)

From: "Hunt Executive Search Inc." <research1@huntsearch.com>

Date: September 23, 2010 11:41:03 AM EDT

Subject: Vice President of Operations (Manufacturing Strategy) HH10116 -
Executive Search Announcement

Reply-To: research1@huntsearch.com

For Immediate Release
September 23, 2010

Executive Search Announcement

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Executive Search, Inc.

Our client is an explosively growing and progressive multi-billion dollar,

best in class manufacturer and category leader of fast moving consumer
packaged goods.

Title: VP of Operations (Manufacturing Strategy) HH10116

Reports to: SVP of Supply

Location: Greater Hartford, CT (Full Relocation available)

Position Purpose

The VP of Manufacturing Strategy will play an instrumental role in shaping
the future direction of the supply strategy by leading the organizational
redesign of the NA manufacturing footprint. The position will be responsible
for leading and executing a significant corporate project with the objective
of restructuring the manufacturing organization across multiple plants to
streamline the operations and achieve significant cost savings. The project
is focused on total network optimization and the strategic assessment of the
plant layouts, products produced, markets served, and alignment with the
distribution organization to reduce total manufacturing & supply costs.

In addition, the VP of Operations will work closely with the SVP of Supply
to develop, prioritize, and implement critical manufacturing strategies
needed to develop world-class capability to compete in the competitive Fast
Moving Consumer Packaged Goods markets. These include, but are not limited
to, the strategies and supporting activities associated with Lean
Manufacturing, Total Productive Maintenance, and High Performance Work
Systems.

Responsibilities Include

* Assess the current organizational structure and its operating
practices to identify new strategies and innovative solutions targeted at
developing world-class and competitive best practices including lean, TPM,
and HPWS.

* Assessing the existing footprint and redesigning the layout to drive
out manufacturing waste as well as transportation costs due to inefficient
manufacturing allocations.
* Lead the implementation of the fully-funded project working with
Plant Directors, logistics & engineering leaders, and cross-functionally
with Marketing, R&D, and Sales to resolve critical issues including package
and formula harmonization.
* Responsible for the make-versus-buy strategy and the vertical
integration opportunities to define the manufacturing capacity at each
location relative to the market, in-house packaging manufacturing, and
capital expansion projects in line with organizational goals and customer
demands.
* Responsible for the overall manufacturing footprint, growth plans
and the leadership of the corporate manufacturing objectives. This includes
participating in executive/board-level meetings to make recommendations and
lead the various phases of corporate projects.
* Support the development and execution of ongoing long-term capacity
planning strategies for manufacturing. Provide support as needed in
make-versus-buy analyses between internal and external manufacturing.
* Measure, track and report cost savings ensuring the projects are on
target, and resources are appropriately allocated and in line with corporate
budget expectations. Present comprehensive, supportable recommendations to
the Board of Directors.
* Provide cross-functional guidance to the team responsible for the
execution of product and package initiatives. Ensuring that manufacturing's
participation in key cross-functional-processes is effective and properly
supports the business objectives.
* Provide cross-functional oversight to the team responsible for the
organizational development, best practice sharing, and key metric reporting
for the manufacturing organization.
* Identify and lead new initiatives as needed to ensure the
organizational development/training and best practice sharing across
Manufacturing is consistent with the individual plant strategies and goals.

Education/Requirements

* Must have Plant Management/Director experience and demonstrated
results in cross-functional strategic initiatives. Multi-Site Plant
Management preferred.
* 15+ years of progressive experience in FMCG (personal care,
food/bev/ or household) industry and experience in manufacturing & supply
leadership functions.
* Must have established, led and sustained manufacturing network
optimization strategies and translated them into actionable initiatives
driving results.
* BS/BA in Operations, Business, or Engineering; MBA preferred; SAP.
* Advanced analytical skills and capability to identify develop
innovative solutions to achieve operational excellence.
* Self-driven and motivated, upwardly mobile and able to interface
with technical and business experts, manage multiple projects, and perform
as a productive team leader and individual contributor.
* Ability to travel 30%

If you or anyone you know are qualified and meet the requirements outlined
in this announcement, please send your resume to research1@huntsearch.com
for consideration. Please Note: this is intended to provide a brief overview
of the position described above and is being shared with numerous
potentially qualified individuals and organization leaders within our
network. We receive hundreds of referrals and inquiries daily. Regretfully,
we are unable to respond to every individual. We will give careful
consideration to all email inquiries.

All candidate communications will be held in the strictest of confidence.
For ethical reasons, we are unable to represent individuals currently
employed by any of our protected clients without the client's written
authorization. Please feel free to contact us with your recommendations.
Referrals are appreciated. Please no calls.

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About Hunt Executive Search, Inc.
Hunt Executive Search, Inc. is the preeminent supplier of human capital to
the Consumer Products and Life Sciences industries. Our clients include
large publicly traded multi-national consumer packaged goods and life
sciences companies, mid-cap, family, and/or private equity-owned companies,
retailers, wholesalers and brokers. Our individual industry based practices
include consumer goods companies in food and beverage, personal care,
household products, over-the-counter pharmaceutical, consumer durables, and
packaging services. Our life sciences practice serves companies in
bio-technology, medical device, generic, and brand name pharmaceuticals. For
these clients we have placed executives in top-level positions at C Level,
General Management, Sales, Marketing, Product Supply, Manufacturing, R&D,
Finance and Human Resources.

Website: www.huntsearch.com

Hunt Executive Search, Inc.
Research & Sourcing Department
Email: <mailto:research1@huntsearch.com> research1@huntsearch.com

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2.: Absolutely Abby

Posted by: "Eileen" echikis@msn.com echikis

Sun Sep 26, 2010 8:42 am (PDT)

I enjoyed Abby's presentation enormously!!

I checked the Westchester Library System, and they do not have either of her books.

Can anyone lend me either one or both of her books?

I received her CD "How to Play & Beat the Odds" in the raffle during her session, and would be happy to share this in exchange.

Contact me at echikis@msn.com

Thanks in advance

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3.: GENERAL: Recruiter Night Out Dinner Mtg - Tues Oct 19th

Posted by: "john sampson" jcsspike@yahoo.com jcsspike

Sun Sep 26, 2010 12:20 pm (PDT)

SAVE THE DATE

COMBINED DINNER MTG – TUESDAY, October 19th
Recruiter Night Out

Raffle of 2 Amex Cards --- Razzino Associates

On Tuesday evening, October 19th, MIS Network Associates (MNA), IT-Networking, the ETP Network, TENG, The Breakfast Club of NJ, Monmouth Networking, and Careers In Transition (CIT) will host a combined Recruiter Night Out dinner meeting for members, alumni, friends, and guests at The Holiday Inn in Totowa, NJ. The Recruiter Night Out will include a dialogue with a panel of four recruiters from the venues listed below responding to pre-published questions and ad hoc inquiries from the dinner meeting attendees:

-         Corporate:           Daria Palestina - Emispere
-         Contingency:       Joe Hauser – Search EDP
-         Retained Search: TBD
-         Consulting:          TBD

The panel will be moderated by Bill Belknap – Performance Leadership.

Bill Belknap has thirty years of senior management and human resources experience in a variety of industries including: high tech, medical cost containment, consumer products, office products and financial services.

Fifteen years ago he co-founded Performance Leadership, a management-consulting firm, where he focuses on executive and career coaching. He has been coaching managers and executives for over 25 years.

He is a certified Five O'Clock Club Career Coach and last year The Five O'Clock Club published his first book, For Executives Only…Applying Business Techniques to Your Job Search.

On the personal side Bill is an amateur magician and fitness enthusiast; he has completed over 20
Triathlons. He is a graduate of Denison University

Unedited questions for the panel are included below. These questions are subject to editing until Friday, Oct 15th, when the final list will be published electronically to the previous recipients. Please return your comments on the questions to John Sampson at jcsspike@yahoo.com ASAP. The final questions will be available in hard copy at the registration desk the evening of the dinner meeting on October 19th. Again, ad hoc questions will be accepted by the Moderator during the discussion with the panelists and Bill Belknap may have a few questions for the panelists himself.

The schedule for the dinner meeting on October 19th will be:

-         6:00 to 6:45 pm – Registration, "speed dating", and cash bar
-         6:45 to 7:15 pm - Introductions
-         7:15 pm - Dinner
-         8:00 pm - Panel discussion moderated by Bill Belknap
-         9:30 pm Approximate – Raffle 2 Amex Gift Cards – You must be there to win

The informal networking groups are so helpful in networking that we will do the "speed dating" again on the 19th before we sit down for dinner and the general introductions. Briefly, these informal "dates" consist of up to 4 people and last for 5 to 10 minutes. At the end of the 10 minutes, the groups break up and new ones are formed with different participants. Suggested dialogues for your "speed dating" encounters will be provided at the registration desk in case you are at a loss for what to say during these conversations.

There will be an opportunity to circulate up to 75 copies of your resume, personal bio, leads, or other appropriate material in a handout for each participant from the dinner.

The cost will be $30 for everyone if forwarded by mail or other to John Sampson by COB Friday, October 1st at 2 Blackfoot Cir, Wayne NJ 07470. Checks should be made out to John Sampson who can be reached by phone at 973-248-3251 or via email at jcsspike@yahoo.com. Reservations can also be made by contacting Lizanne Fiorentino at adminedg@optonline.net but checks must be sent directly to John.

An initial list of attendees will be emailed to all the RSVPs, members of MNA, the ETP Network, TENG, The Breakfast Club of NJ, Monmouth Ntwkg, IT-Net, CIT and other interested parties over the weekend of October 16/17th. The RSVP list will facilitate networking at the October 19th meeting and can be used to communicate with attendees in advance or after the dinner meeting. For those attendees who are working, current work affiliation, email address, three previous companies you've worked for/consulted at, professional job interest or position availability must be included in your RSVP.

For those attendees who are in transition, three target companies should be included in your RSVP as well as the type of position you seek.

A "final" numbered RSVP list of attendees will be available along with the pre-published questions and an ID badge at the registration desk on the 19th. Your number on the final RSVP list should be part of your introduction: "I'm number x on the RSVP list …". All attendees should have their sharp, crisp, 30 second elevator speech at the ready. Too many "ahs, dees and doeses" will be cut off unceremoniously. Remember, you and your introduction will be between the rest of the attendees and dinner!

A final RSVP list of the actual attendees will be emailed to everyone who participated by October 23rd.

The cost of the dinner will be $45 for everyone after COB on Friday, October 1st and before COB on the 18th. We will accept a LIMITED number of walk-ins on the 19th. Anyone who attends on the 19th and whose check has not been received by COB on the 18th will be charged $60 WITHOUT EXCEPTION. There will be NO refunds and no shows WILL be billed.

Again, bring 75 copies of your bio/resume, leads, or materials you wish to be included in the handout the evening of October 19th.
Directions to the Holiday Inn at One Rt 46 Westbound in Totowa can be found at www.holiday-inn.com/totowanj. Expect substantial traffic congestion on Rt 46 at rush hour. Attendees should allow an extra half hour to arrive at the Holiday Inn on time for the event.
Dues are due for MNA Members.

If you would like to help out at the meeting on the 19th, volunteer to be a "Meeting Marshall". Call John Sampson at 973-248-3251 for details. We can use your help!!!

Please join us for what is always a well attended evening of lively discussion, great networking opportunities, and a chance to just catch up.

Draft Questions for Recruiters Night Out 10/19/10
(Pls edit these questions appropriately and return the results to John Sampson)
Industry Related
1.      What is your perception of the current job market in areas such as demand for particular skills and the number of senior positions being filled?
2.      Are there any key industries to target?
a.       growth industries?
b.      specific companies?
3.      Do you see or anticipate any additional impact on hiring as a result of the continuing unfavorable economy.
Client Related
4.      What are the top issues or problems that your clients are trying to solve?
a.       most sought after skills?
5.      When a client specifies "hands on"
a.       do you ask for a clarification / definition?
b.      what is your interpretation?
6.      What is your/your client's policy regarding references and Social Security numbers up front? Are they required, what should a candidate do when asked for them?
Personal
7.      How important is it to respond immediately to an ad for one of your positions?
8.      What can a person do to differentiate themselves?
9.      How important are certifications? Which ones are in the most demand?
10. How and how often should candidates stay in touch with you?
11. Do you Google your candidates and/or use Twitter etc to research candidates?
Final
12. Considering the audience tonight, is there a final piece of advice you would like to offer them about dealing with Recruiters like yourselves?

MIS Ntwk Assoc Mtg Dates:

Sept 28th - Tues - 6 pm - NEW LOCATION - BERMAN LARSON KANE (BLK) 12 Route 17 North, Suite 209 Paramus, New Jersey 07652 - Do not use GPS - go to BLK site for directions - Bring 20 copies of your resume - 201.909.0906 - plan to have dinner with us afterwards
Oct 5th & 12th No Mtgs
Oct 17th - Recruiter Night Out Dinner Mtg

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4.: LEAD: BA - NJ - SAP Rebate process - Excel Pivot tbls

Posted by: "john sampson" jcsspike@yahoo.com jcsspike

Sun Sep 26, 2010 3:28 pm (PDT)

Business Analyst - II -Summit,NJ
SEND RESUMES TO: bciociola@covexllc.com
Qualifications:
Experience with SAP Rebate process, experience creating and editing reports in Busisness Objects XI, Experienced in SQL for Oracle database for sales analytics Must have analytic ability to make decisions and be able support the decision with hard data, and good judgement. Exhibits a sense of urgency and customer focus. Should have strong Excel skills including Pivot tables a must.
Responsibilities:
This position reports to head of Business Information group and is assigned to a set business unit. Is responsisble for : 1)Monthly rebate settlements for key customers; 2)Sales Analytics by Business unit and product group including trend analysis, new product share of market analysis, marketing program effectiveness analytics; 3) works with trade channel partners to prepare margin reimbursments and settle disputes
Expiring in 13 days
MIS Ntwk Assoc Mtg Dates:

Sept 28th - Tues - 6 pm - NEW LOCATION - BERMAN LARSON KANE (BLK) 12 Route 17 North, Suite 209 Paramus, New Jersey 07652 - Do not use GPS - go to BLK site for directions - Bring 20 copies of your resume - 201.909.0906 - plan to have dinner with us afterwards

Oct 5th & 12th No Mtgs

Oct 19th Recruiter Night Out Dinner Meeting

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5a.: OLM N2N Employment Network: Open Business Networking and schedule

Posted by: "Bob" bob_longo1@yahoo.com bob_longo1

Sun Sep 26, 2010 5:40 pm (PDT)

OLM Neighbor-to-Neighbor Employment Network

**Please pass this on to anyone who is "networking" minded**

9/29/10 Networking; a different way! Laurie Kelley
10/6/10 Initiating you personnel magnetism Neil Cooper
10/13/10 A new way of networking Samir
10/20/10 Matching talent with opportunity Barbara Kuppersmith
10/27/10 "The Landing Expert" Alex Freund
11/3/10 Dealing with recruiters John McBride

12/15/10 Business Networking Event - Everyone is welcome, unemployed, under-employed employed (particularly employed, especially those in a hiring position). We all need to build our networks and this is a (no cost) opportunity to build local connections.

Every Wednesday at 7:00 PM
Our Lady of the Mount church
In the Father Peter room
167 Mount Bethel Road
Warren, NJ 07059
(908) 647-1075

www.olmwarren.org

- Join us and bring a friend

- We are open to anyone; employed, unemployed, under-employed or those willing to help

- Our aim is to mentor job seekers and match them with employers

- Come strengthen your individual network

Directions to the Church from Route 22

* Take Route 22 to Warrenville Road
* Coming FROM THE EAST, turn RIGHT onto Warrenville Road
* Coming FROM THE WEST, turn take the jug-handle LEFT onto Warrenville Road
* Go about 3 miles, you will pass through the center of Warren
* Watch for "Scarpellinos", a house-restaurant on your right with a white picket fence
* The next turn on your right leads you into the CHURCH parking lot

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