The Truth from Ruth
When I was 14 years old, my inward world turned outward as I took on the role of interpreter in Germany and Slovenia. Fast forward: I make it my business to build bridges across oceans, cultures, functions, and project phases. I have a knack for determining what makes people tick and use that to move projects forward. My innate curiosity guarantees your projects will have insights that most others often overlook.
I'm an impact-driven leader who enables organizations to overcome barriers through collaboration.
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Do you have marketing, product development or process improvement projects that require leadership from someone with broad experience and people skills?
Let's PeshConnect!
Ruth Pechauer
B2B MARKETING & PROJECT LEADER
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"Connecting Concepts to Results"
Areas of Expertise:
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B2B Market Assessment and Commercialization
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New Product Development
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Project Management
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Global Collaboration
Phone:
651.983.8791
Email:
Location:
Greater Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN
EXPERTISE
I'M A STRATEGY GURU
Gathering information, I dispense relevant knowledge for action. My objective approach to data takes out emotion while finding patterns to simplify solutions, often discovering nuances that others overlook. As a continuous learner, I am not afraid of new circumstances. I gather insights to unravel problems, making me a catalyst for change.
I'M A GO-GETTER
With my strong sense of responsibility, I'm a serious owner, not a disinterested renter. I get things done and follow through on commitments. Using waterfall and agile project management methodologies, I take products on their journey from ideation to commercialization, starting with customer insights and market research.
I'M A TRANSLATOR
My adaptability translates to being flexible on approaches and building relationships with teams from diverse backgrounds. Market Needs? I translate customer insights into solutions. Global teams? My language skills and cross-cultural awareness leads to quicker results. Technology? I translate the complex into common language. Sales vs. Operations? I help both teams understand they have the same goal.
TESTIMONIALS
Vice President at CHS
Vice President at CHS
"Ruth came out of H.B. Fuller’s Global Marketing group to lead the Sales & Operations Planning organization. In this role, she successfully led key Lean Six Sigma and change management initiatives. Her flexibility in learning new concepts, adaptability in working with diverse cultures, and follow-through on complex cross-functional projects earned her respect across functional departments and across our global affiliates."
Marketing Communications Manager at H.B. Fuller
"Triple threat is what comes to mind when I think about my time working with Ruth Pechauer. Ruth's approach to marketing combines strategy and creativity while staying organized and focused. She is an outside-the-box thinker that produces results. I had the pleasure of partnering with Ruth on various projects at H.B. Fuller. As an innovative, forward-thinking marketer, Ruth gets my highest recommendation."
R&D and Technical Service Manager at H.B. Fuller
"Ruth is a curious and determined Marketing and Innovation Manager. She works to understand the market and customers' needs as well as the technical innovations and potential project challenges. Ruth's skills in project management and Lean Six Sigma allow her to quickly work through challenges and road blocks. Ruth's experience in various functions helps her understand the complexity of projects and find innovative solutions through collaboration."
Vice President Global Supply Chain at Materion Corporation
"Ruth is a highly effective manager who balances giving guidance and structure with providing excellent opportunities for project and process ownership. She actively looks for new and challenging opportunities to develop her reports. She designs and implements processes to collect, process and analyze complex data sets for critical decision-making at both a detailed and strategic level, and effectively communicates that information at all levels in the organization."
EXPERIENCE
2012-2019
Strategic Marketing & Demand Planning
H.B. FULLER COMPANY
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Market planning and execution with commercial and technical leaders for key market segments, product portfolio management, pricing strategy, lead generation, marketing tools and traditional / digital communication campaigns
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New Product Development stage gate management from ideation through to commercialization
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Demand forecasting process implementation with commercial, supply chain and operations teams
2008-2012
Global Projects: Supply & Demand Planning
WRIGHT MEDICAL (formerly TORNIER)
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Ex-pat assignment in France to improve supply and demand processes between France, Ireland and the United States
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Monthly demand planning reviews with U.S. marketing to align forecast with supply capabilities out of Europe
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Process improvement of inventory receipts from France and Ireland into U.S. distribution warehouse
2002-2008
Marketing, Sales & Operations Planning
H.B. FULLER COMPANY
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New Product Brand and Market Plan Development, Europe Shared Services Consolidation, Finance, Sourcing rotations
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Global market research
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Sales, Operations and Inventory Planning, managing manufacturing and 3PL warehouse inventory performance
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Lean Six Sigma and Project Management certification that included leading best practice S&OP Kaizen in China
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
MBA Degree
MARKETING & OPERATIONS
Originally intending to make marketing my focus, an operations professor walked up to me and asked: "Where do you get your common sense?!" The move to combine both functional areas has proved invaluable in driving collaborative behavior between two groups that perceive they have different goals, but do not.
ST. OLAF COLLEGE
Bachelor's Degree
GERMAN & PSYCHOLOGY
German language, culture and intercultural communication is my passion. Add psychology to the mix and you get someone who understands a variety of behaviors and knows which approaches work best on teams with individuals who didn't grow up in each other's backyard.
STUDY & WORK ABROAD
Hard Knock Learning
UNIVERSITIES of KONSTANZ, PASSAU, VIENNA
Navigating ambiguous environments in Germany and Austria toughened my character and solidified my German fluency, proving that I could do it and setting me up for success when leading business projects in Switzerland, China and France.
SKILLS
Strategic Market Planning & Execution
New Product Stage Gate Leadership
Marketing Communications - Traditional & Digital
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
Project Management Methodology
German (Fluent)
French, Spanish, Russian (Basic)