Vijay Raju
Finance & Accounting Professional | Finance Transformation Strategy Design & Execution (Shared Service Centers, Supply Chain Optimization, Margin Expansion)
- Role
- Director of Finance - Sustainability at UPS
- Location
- Atlanta, GA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Vijay Raju
I have 15 years of finance and accounting experience in multi-national corporations with an MBA in Finance from Emory University. I specialize in developing and executing financial transformation strategies focused on cost management through shared service centers, optimizing supply chains, and implementing technology (ERPs, S2P, Financial Planning).I lead an international Procurement Operations team at UPS, consisting of ~70 members across North America, South America, Europe, and APAC. Our team is focused on supply chain optimization (purchasing, transportation, inventory, etc.) and cost management and process improvement.I previously worked as a management consultant with EY, focused on finance transformation, and collaborated with clients across multiple industries including Transportation, Automotive, Healthcare, and Non-Profits.
Experience
Director of Finance - Sustainability
Mar 2023 — Present · Atlanta, GA, US
Executed 3 largest renewable electricity contract in firm history, converting over 6% of global electricity usage to renewable sources• Secured $160M in revenue in 2025 by leveraging sustainability capabilities including data capture and partnering to facilitate upstream decarbonization• Identified opportunity to drive estimated $44M in annual fuel savings from government incentive programs by purchasing 1.1K additional natural gas vehicles, optimizing use of existing natural gas infrastructure• Developed reporting process to provide customers with monthly emissions profiles, and partnered with sales teams to roll out offering to customers• Developed dashboards to measure asset utilization and worked cross-functionally to deploy program to improve asset dispatch process, expected to generate up to $16M in annual savings• Worked with IT and business stakeholders to develop monthly emissions calculations, tracking UPSnetwork’s environmental impacts in anticipation of emerging regulations and disclosure requirements
Education
Emory University - Goizueta Business School
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
2014 — 2016
University of Georgia - Terry College of Business
BBA, Finance
2004 — 2008
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