Monica Varriale
Program Management Leader ➤Transforming Strategy into Memorable Products, Top-Performing Teams & Streamlined Operations
- Role
- Digital Transformation Program Manager at Kimberly-Clark Professional
- Location
- Atlanta, GA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Monica Varriale
As a growth-driven leader, I bring more than 15 years of success conceiving and executing strategies to develop and commercialize innovative solutions. I also have a proven record of maximizing global operational efficiency and profitability by strengthening global collaboration, deploying cohesive processes, driving continual improvements, and increasing team productivity. In my most recent role as Global Innovation Manager at Kimberly-Clark, I led the Global B2B R&D team to develop and optimize breakthrough technologies and competitive product solutions. Our work was instrumental in delivering a robust portfolio of innovation pipeline and multimillion-dollars in cost savings. In previous roles at Kimberly-Clark I introduced a new operating model for all phases of innovation project management—from initiation to launch—that accelerated time to market. I also led corporate-wide operational efficiency initiatives and change management processes that captured millions in end-to-end working capital. By building win-win relationships with partners in Latin America and Mexico, I was also instrumental for implementation of growth and margin increase initiatives.I am passionate about mentoring and molding the next generation of leaders with diversity of thinking, accountability, and drive to crystalize the company mission and vision. My genuine dedication to promoting diversity was recognized with the Corporate Achievement Award by the National Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, and contributed to the Kimberly-Clark Catalyst Award in 2014.Complemented by a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, my background includes a Lean Certification, an Advanced Leadership Certification from Georgia Tech, as well as a Corporate Executive Development Program from Southern Methodist University.
Experience
Digital Transformation Program Manager
Mar 2019 — Present · Roswell, GA, US
Leading cross-functional teams that design, develop & manage Latin America’s digital transformation roadmap. Key player in the prioritization of initiatives and resources for all projects to ensure execution is taken to its full potential and delivers on planned objectives. Actively translating the vision to digitally transform the region in the way we work with customers, and drive salesforce effectiveness. Inspiring and influencer of stakeholders, a confident leader with experience of driving change across the organization built on successful experience of working with cross-functional areas, including R&D, IT, customer service, customer care, marketing, sales, and finance.
Education
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Bachelor's degree, Chemical Engineering
SMU - Cox School of Business
Corporate Executive Development
2013 — 2014
Skills
- Global Deployment
- Product Development
- Dmaic
- Operational Excellence
- Italian Languages
- Leadership
- R
- Process Improvement
- Experienced Program Manager
- Strategy
- Root Cause Analysis
- Management
- Six Sigma
- English & Spanish Languages
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Nonwovens
- Consumer Products
- Lean Manufacturing
- Strategy Implementation
- Continuous Improvement
- Project Management
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