Dustin Buecker
dustin.buecker@gmail.com ● Cincinnati Metropolitan Area ● linkedin.com/in/dustinbuecker
+1 (859) 466-3809
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
· Sales Growth · Sales Analytics · Demand Forecasting · Supply Chain Analytics · Data Strategy · Marketing Analytics · Market Research · Talent Dollar Optimization ·
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Capgemini WNS
SVP . Client Partner | Data, Analytics, and AI
Jointly Hired by global Heads of both Sales + Delivery to grow & transition Analytics business of traditionally contract-driven BPO body-shop company among Retail & CPG clients through new buying centers and ad-hoc analyses.
Initiated first work for Coca-Cola’s Global Head of RGM with creation of unique prescriptive support tool instilling global KPI consistency to holistically manage spending, providing 6-figure project with ongoing support.
Expanded client-funded Analytic team after insightful build of prescriptive demand-sensing model solving Starbucks problem of insufficient stock at the store level, achieving +25% incremental contracted growth.
Advanced vision of always-on prescriptive model for Coca-Cola identifying key driver performance of marketing events for precise, real-time course-corrections maximizing ROI, delivering 7-figure piece of contracted business.
Achieved exclusive vendor status with P&G’s concierge service from creating new product attribution model to optimize launches, resulting in +25% incremental contracted growth.
Originated new project with VP of International Business Development from vision of building high-adoption, intuitive tool collecting critical data for Coca-Cola’s global RFPs, winning 6-figure project with repeatable business.
Automated manual construction of report banners from initiative of applying an AI-driven LLM approach, reducing delivery time-to-insight from days to minutes and saving hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars in labor costs.
Secured initial engagement with Coca-Cola’s NA Human Insights Leader through innovative approach of combining emerging trends with AI-assisted meta-analysis of archives to develop products, earning 6-figure win.
Genpact
VP . Client Partner | Data, Analytics, and AI . Analytics Advisory
Hired by global Head of Analytics and Digital Consulting to grow Analytics presence in the Retail & CPG industry for a company traditionally viewed as an expert in Finance by designing and selling innovative analytic solutions.
Devised Supply Chain COE for Danone with inspiration to utilize client-specific data sources in prescriptive Analytic models after identifying current Business challenges to optimize processes, achieving 8-figure contracted win.
Launched Unilever’s Lighthouse tool with creation of intuitive, searchable, and prescriptive repository of Analytic artifacts using high-adoption interface optimizing team insights, establishing multiple 6-figure pieces of business.
Innovated Talent dollar optimization model with approach to re-engineer Hasbro’s Analytics department by modeling right-shore, outsource, & talent mix attributes required for peak returns, providing 6-figure engagement.
Developed dynamic MMM from vision of Machine Learning prescriptive model fueled by constantly refreshed data pipeline for precise, ongoing course-corrections maximizing Kraft Heinz’s marketing ROI, earning 6-figure project.
Advanced Price Claims tool through program of automating Unilever’s manual reconciliations with AI to cut processing time in half and identify millions-of-dollars of past-due or invalid claims, delivering 6-figure solution.
Hewlett Packard (HP) / HPE / DXC
Practice Principal | Analytics Advisory
Promoted by Global Head of Analytics after only 2 years to lead largest global account and replicate early successes growing the newly established Analytics practice in Retail & CPG by creating prescriptive analytic approaches.
Advanced Master Plan engagements at Veritiv with strategy unifying business needs and technical vision through advisory interviews & data engineering to prescribe Analytic growth roadmap, establishing +25% portfolio gains.
Pioneered Big Data Discovery Experience for PepsiCo in approach using HP Lab’s immersive Photon studio to demonstrate the power of Analytics on large datasets - prescribing growth actions, for multiple 6-figure commissions.
Innovated Mobile Salesforce Analytics model for Molson-Coors by attributing sales lifts to specific in-field activities, then prescribing ideal fair share of attention toward their impact during store visits, delivering 6-figure project.
Invented award-winning StorytellerTM solution for Mondelez with unique inspiration for a novel KPI interface while providing Analytic output for use in prescribed actions, earning multiple 6-figure builds.
Originated Consumer Trends tool at P&G from imaginative flipping of SKU description & product attributes in Nielsen sales data to group emerging product characteristics for uncovering new consumer trends, providing 6-figure win.
the Nielsen Company / BASES
VP . Client Partner | GM Central Region
Promoted into role by President after delivering +450% growth from single client at BASES division (receiving 5 prior promotions in 7 years), with charge to cross-pollinate Nielsen parent accounts using proven growth techniques.
Broke into Ruiz Foods from strategy of re-engineering the Analytics team via combination of right-shoring and remote staffing to bring clients the best talent regardless of location, resulting in revenue doubling for the region.
Enhanced MMM with insightful stripping away of complexity and showing findings with prescriptive Actions through simple, intuitive graphics showing Kao USA’s path to maximizing marketing ROI, establishing multiple 6-figure wins.
Evolved New Product Forecasts at SC Johnson from plan of demonstrating unwavering accuracy by constantly refining Predictive & Prescriptive models to increase success rate of launches, providing 7-figure growth.
Progressed Price & Promotion models with insight of deriving sales attribution and lifts from Abbott Nutrition’s in-market activities to provide prescriptive actions & course-corrections, stewarding several 5-figure solutions.
Created ad-hoc market research at SCJ with vision of leveraging existing company capabilities and established client trust to expand into incremental spaces and service clients more holistically, resulting in 7-figure business.
EDUCATION
Miami University, Oxford Ohio
BS, Marketing
BS, General Business
Minor, German
BOARD POSITIONS
Fort Thomas Education Foundation, Chair
Sigma Chi Housing Corporation, Chair
Sigma Chi Alumni Chapter, President
INCUBATORS
Cintrifuse
Sparkhaus
START-UPS
Orchestrate-AI
Coral Reef Crew
SEA Collective Marketing
Revive Equity Partners
Coastal Kids Beachwear
ASSOCIATIONS
Cincinnati AMA
the Circuit
Insights Association (IA)
CONSULTANT & LECTURER
Miami University, School of Marketing