Michael Scherer

Professional Background

Over 20 years hands-on experience across all functional areas of an organization, with a proven track record in business development and efficient service delivery
Utilizes and trains teams to leverage data and decision support tools to eliminate waste and implement operations that increase customer satisfaction and drive sustainable economic growth
Financially oriented, having managed cost reduction initiatives, negotiated with and managed vendors, and developed strategic plans for post-transaction growth
Held senior-level engineering, sales and operations positions working across Europe (primarily Italy, Germany and Sweden) and North America (USA, Canada and Mexico)
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Detroit. MBA University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Fluent in English and Italian

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Project Highlights

Warehouse & Distribution: Led Integration Management Office for Private Equity carve out, including managing communications with PE sponsor, executive leadership team, and workstream leads
Food Manufacturing: Led sales & marketing and R&D integration workstreams for Private Equity acquisition, including interfacing with PE sponsors, CEO and executive leadership team
Life Sciences: Set up Project Management Office, interfaced with executive leadership team, trained PMO lead and staff to prioritize, track, and manage strategic corporate initiatives to ensure acquisition synergies were achieved
Manufacturing: Led engineering and project management workstreams for acquisition in Italy, including analyzing operational needs, documenting procedures, mapping processes from current to future state, and leading project teams