Maurice Woods

MAURICE WOODS

STRATEGY & OPERATIONS

SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE ORGANIZATIONS

A versatile and innovative senior leader known for driving growth, optimizing operations, and fostering valuable relationships to deliver great social and economic impact across multiple sectors.

• Strategy and Change Management: Worked in the corporate and non-profit strategy divisions of highly recognized firms to include General Motors, Cadbury Schweppes, large urban K-12 school districts, and others.

• Cross-functional Leadership: Co-facilitated leadership crisis management and budget alignment workshops identifying $17.5 million in cost reductions; enabling innovation and balanced budget contingency plans.

• Performance Management: Collaborated with multiple operations departments in the deployment of metrics and key performance indicators resulting in 80% of departments’ metrics tracking in a positive direction.

• Strategic Planning: Turned around the Transportation department and realigned Property & Plant Operations department to redirect $32 million to prioritized initiatives.

• Continuous Improvement: Contributed to initiatives totaling approximately 20% recurring operational cost savings/ reallocation annually, while increasing services and expanding infrastructure.

• Partnership Alignment: Co-developed and implemented a Partner & Alliance adoption program resulting in the adoption of 150 supplier participants in the inaugural year of start-up operations.