Gary Lanzilotti

Highlights of my career at Panasonic Corporation of North America (PNA) which spans 36 years:
Initial focus:
•    Finance & Accounting - During the first 15 years in my career at Panasonic I worked thru the various areas in Finance & Accounting leading to General Manager of Finance within the Industrial Sector in PNA where a major emphasis was placed on Managerial Accounting tools that helped Business Management understand how varying Operating Models impacted their Costing & Profitability.
After which I transitioned into:
•    Information Technology - Held a Liaison position supporting the Consumer Sector in PNA developing & implementing a Systems Strategy to support "Go to Market" Strategies which included Customer Relations Management, Promotions Management, Supply Chain Management tightly integrated with a new ERP Environment.
This then lead to:
•    Supply Chain Management - Responsible to Leading & transforming PNA's Consumer Sector from a Monthly Operating pattern focused on "Sell in" to a Weekly "Sell thru" Operating pattern based on POS analytics. This required comprehensive retooling of Competencies, Processes, Systems & Business Rules.
After this transformation:
•    Business Operations - As Vice President of Business Operations in PNA, responsible to look across Business Sectors and standardize Operational Processes by Customer Segments to improve Customer Service, Costing & assisting profitability improvements in Consumer, B-2-B, Enterprise & Housing & Health care Sectors.
Currently responsible for:
•    North America Logistics Strategies, Governance & Operations. Additionally, performing as the Chairperson for Panasonic's Global Logistics Committee