Dave Arndt

Background

About Dave Arndt

NATURAL BUSINESS PARTNER I am recognized for seeing things from varied perspectives, and translating financial information for business leaders that is actionable. This includes the development and sharing of information that is relevant and helps them pinpoint key insights and opportunities that can shape strategies to drive profitable growth. • PROFITABLE STRATEGIES Leaders have counted on me to bring strategic and practical solutions to the forefront. As an example, I partnered with a Vice President of Marketing to assess the extraordinary backlog we were seeing in our manufacturing facility. 40% of our orders were labeled as expedited orders, but there was no differentiation to truly prioritize what shipped first, second and third. We worked with our teams to identify the 10 most popular configurations and were able to shift 80% of our sales of configurable products to standard product offerings, while guaranteeing same-day shipment. This solution created a competitive advantage through the same-day shipping option and resulted in increased customer satisfaction and higher margins. • HIGH PERFORMING TEAMS I believe in and have served as a role model for consistent and transparent communication and collaboration. It begins with defining the vision of good to great and setting reasonable and achievable expectations for success. I am known for my commitment to develop individuals with a keen eye on hiring talented people, and leveraging their strengths and creating an environment where we can freely collaborate on concepts, direction, decisions, and yes, even debate to drive out the best solutions. • TECHNOLOGY ENABLEMENT Adept at introducing change and adoption of new technologies (ERP) to drive efficiencies in information flow and enable data-driven decision making. The key to success in optimizing tools such as Oracle, NetSuite, MS Dynamics and Adaptive Insights and Analytics is the effective definition of business use cases, the accurate flow of old and new information, and capturing appropriate data to provide insights that align with business strategies and enable measurement of KPI’s.