Jay Watson

About Jay Watson

UNIQUE VALUE PROPOSITION I deliver solid results across corporate finance and operations management, with over two decades of experience in leadership roles guiding financial strategy and operations for highly successful companies. My success is driven by my ability to build highly effective strategies that decrease costs while improving the identification of areas of potential risk and exposure.SUMMARY Engaging Financial/Operations Management Leader possessing a winning blend of team leadership, strategic talent, and communications acumen. Skilled in managing large, complex enterprise services to produce exemplary results, via hands-on involvement and cross-functional delegation. Leverages a unique mix of visionary, strategic, operations and analytical expertise, consistently exceeding revenue and performance goals by aligning staff talents and effort with organizational objectives. An influential leader who creates immediate impact, produces results and fuels profits. LEADERSHIP HIGHLIGHTS Led the negotiation and management of $25MM in agreements with a network of suppliers providing services in support of more than 2500 employees with respect to hotels, corporate credit cards, airline travel, global couriers and office supplies Led the development and deployment of the company’s global travel program Effectively consolidated 14 business units under a single organization to gain leverage and increased buying power and influence with the suppliersSpecialties: Leadership, business strategy, global supplier management, enterprise finance, T&E program management, negotiations, process improvements, profitability modeling, Fortune 500 account management

Experience

1. Preload Operations Manager

   UPS

   Dec 2018 — Present · Riviera Beach, FL, US

   Serve as key member of leadership team and successfully train, mentor, and guide employees to execute exceptional performance. Introduce new opportunities for improvement by identifying inefficiencies and monitoring performance.

Education

• Muhlenberg College

  Bachelor's degree, Accounting and Economics

  1983 — 1987

Skills

• Program Management
• Strategic Planning
• Management
• Team Building
• Social Media Marketing
• Modeling Languages
• Brand Development
• Social Media
• Operations Management
• Marketing Strategy
• Budgets
• Online Advertising
• Sales
• Integrated Marketing
• Leadership
• New Business Development
• Strategy
• Budgeting
• Digital Media
• Negotiation
• Email Marketing
• Marketing
• Digital Marketing
• Trade Shows
• Forecasting
• Strategic Partnerships
• Contract Negotiation
• Analysis
• Business Strategy