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Director in Manufacturing, 1,001 - 5,000 employees

Initially the collaboration is predominately with the business group looking for a particular solution or service. Once a strategy is developed, then in terms of hours, we seem to spend a lot more time with Finance. We have significant Finance approval stages, and reviews thru the lifecycle. And those reviews continue post implementation to ensure run costs don't run over.

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Director in Manufacturing, 1,001 - 5,000 employees

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