Jeff Harer

About Jeff Harer

Proven executive with a track-record of delivering breakthrough results at best-in-class…

Experience

1. Senior Vice President

   Schwan's Company

   Sep 2022 — Present

   Jeff Harer serves as senior vice president of finance for the Schwan’s Company reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer and serving on the Chief Operating Officer’s leadership team. He is responsible for leading the Finance function for Consumer Brands, Food Service, Sales, Research & Development, Marketing, Manufacturing and Logistics. He also leads the Planning function with responsibility for company-wide Integrated Business Planning. Jeff is a global business leader with extensive experience in finance, strategy, transformation, planning, quality engineering and process management. Most recently, he served as corporate vice president of finance and transformation for global operations, supply chain, innovation and sustainability at Cargill. During his time with Cargill he led teams across multiple regions, businesses and functional areas. Prior to joining Cargill, Jeff held finance leadership roles of increasing scope and responsibility at Procter & Gamble in strategy, planning, budgeting, forecasting, sales, operations and supply chain. Jeff began his career at Emerson Electric as an electrical engineer with a focus in quality management and statistical process control. Jeff earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Minnesota and an MBA in finance and marketing from the University of Notre Dame. He served as President for his graduating class at Notre Dame and Chaired the Corporate Advisory Board for Notre Dame’s Graduate Business Programs for five years.

Education

• University of Notre Dame - Mendoza College of Business

  MBA, Finance & Marketing

  2009 — 2011

• University of Minnesota

  Bachelor, Electrical Engineering

  2004 — 2007

• INSEAD

  Catalyst, Organizational Leadership

  2020 — 2021

Skills

• Strategic Planning
• Market Analysis
• Sustainability Reporting
• Business Analysis
• Analytical Skills
• Marketing Strategy
• Business Strategy
• Organizational Analysis
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Analysis
• Data Visualization
• Market Research
• Business Planning
• Competitive Analysis
• Economic Forecasting
• Electrical Engineering
• Project Management
• Financial Analysis
• Management
• Lean Manufacturing
• Performance Metrics
• Business Process Improvement
• Process Engineering
• Consumer Products
• Process Improvement
• Team Leadership
• Leadership
• Change Leadership
• Change Management
• Quality Management
• Strategy
• Financial Modeling
• Forecasting
• Six Sigma