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Gary Stephenson
Career Summary
Gary Stephenson, is an international businessman with extensive experience in North America, South America, Australia, Europe and Japan, his areas
of functional experience include financial analysis, information technology and systems, logistics, distribution, purchasing, merchandising, category management, marketing, pricing, business process re- engineering, manufacturing, store operations, customer serviceand technology and outsourcing. His real world retail background includes serving in an executive role with Auchan USA.
Experience
Gary’s experience is an ongoing combination of industry ‘field’ management and successful consulting engagements, including executive and senior management roles with Auchan USA, Arthur Andersen, KPMG Peat Marwick, and Kurt Salmon Associates.
Gary served as director of Client Services for World- Wide Chain Store Systems, helping global retailers develop and implement their supply chain strategies.
He also was Director of Information Services for Auchan USA, where he developed and implemented category management, EDI, computer assisted ordering, product performance, competitive analyses and full RF software applications - all industry "firsts" at that time.
Gary has managed major business and IT projects for a number of global retailers and Consumer Packaged Goods companies in such areas as category management, purchasing, merchandising, pricing, promotions, warehousing, distribution, inventory management, accounting and store operations and systems.
He has also worked with a number of clients in evaluating, benchmarking and optimizing all aspects of the end-to-end supply chain, with special emphasis on cost modeling and benefit realization through Activity Based Costing.
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