Bree Gleason

About Bree Gleason

As the Director of Workforce Management and Cost Optimization at Medica, I lead a newly…

Experience

1. Director of Workforce Management and Cost Optimization

   Medica

   Feb 2021 — Present

   Responsible for newly consolidated team tasked with maturing Workforce Management forecasting ecosystems and tools which effectively balance supply, demand and performance in a matrixed environment • Improved short and long term expense mitigation through strategic cost modeling and deep dive analysis in business cases. • Successful benefit realization of through a portfolio of automation, outsourcing, process engineering initiatives worth $10M • Leader of budget, planning and forecasting financial activities for Operations ~$80M expense in 2022 • Foster growth and development for a team of up to 11 employees to enable them as leaders of process innovation in WFM and financial operations • Selected for the first cohort of 16 company leaders to complete the Operational Capability Leadership Program, a private 14 week course through the University of St Thomas College of Business

Education

• Bethel University

  Bachelor of Arts, Business Management

  2012 — 2013

• Le Cordon Bleu

  Associates Degree of Applied Science, Culinary Arts

  2002 — 2004

• St Catherine's University

  Studied, Business to Business Sales

  2009 — 2011

Skills

• Operations Management
• Team Building
• Logistics
• Finance
• Sales Operations
• Customer Retention
• Shipping
• Sales Management
• Marketing
• Microsoft Outlook
• Presenting
• Pricing
• Inventory Control
• Profit
• Microsoft Excel
• Customer Service
• Inventory Management
• Automotive
• Recruiting
• Microsoft Word
• Finance Consulting
• Speaking
• Strategic Planning
• Negotiation
• Customer Satisfaction
• Management
• Microsoft Power Point
• Account Management
• Coaching
• Team Leadership
• Marketing Strategy
• Strategy
• Forecasting
• Credit
• Payroll
• Budgets
• Cold Calling
• Contract Negotiation
• Microsoft Office
• P&L