Bruce Nelson

Strategic Projects M&A and ERP at PPG Industries

Role
Director, Strategic Projects at PPG
Location
Pittsburgh, PA, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
General Business & ManagementView LinkedIn profile

About Bruce Nelson

Trusted leader with over 25 years progressive experience possessing a unique ability to develop effective business strategies and manage their execution. P&L management within the Fortune 500 industrial sector. Ability to drive sales growth, process improvement, and cost savings. Effective communicator and change agent with experience across broad functional, commercial, and operational areas. Experience in project management and M&A integration.

Experience

  1. Director, Strategic Projects

    PPG

    Feb 2025 — Present · Pittsburgh, PA, US

    Leading the M&A separation activities for the Protective and Marine Coatings business as result of PPG\'s divestiture of its Architectural Coatings USCA business to Pittsburgh Paints Co. Provide alignment and execution support to all cross functional work streams.Leading the business process team for PMC\'s implementation of SAP S4/Hana. Driving global process standards across the enterprise.

Education

  • Duquesne University

    MBA, Marketing, Leadership

  • Penn State University

    BS, Business Logistics

Skills

  • Sales
  • Product Development
  • Integration
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Manufacturing
  • Business Process Improvement
  • Strategic Planning
  • Purchasing
  • Process Improvement
  • Cross-Functional Team Leadership
  • Forecasting
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Coatings
  • Business Relationship Management
  • Pricing
  • Project Management
  • Sap Products
  • Sap
  • Change Management
  • Negotiation
  • Supply Chain
  • Leadership
  • Strategy
  • Six Sigma
  • Contract Negotiation
  • Management
  • Team Building
  • Logistics

Find verified contacts for anyone on LinkedIn

Unifers gives sales teams verified emails and direct dials, enriched profiles, and outreach that lands in the inbox.

Free plan included · No credit card required

This profile is compiled from publicly available professional sources. Unifers is not affiliated with or endorsed by LinkedIn. Request removal of this profile.

Bruce Nelson — Director, Strategic Projects at PPG in Pittsburgh, PA, US | Unifers