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Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Hilversum, North Holland, Netherlands

Hilversum, North Holland, Netherlands

Oversaw 30M units Nike EMEA Women inventory, identifying risks and opportunities, and driving actions that balance inventory health, revenue, and margin. Obsessed inventory management throughout the Covid-19 challenge in 2020 and drove inventory liquidation strategy partnering with Accounts and liquidation partners, achieving -14% YoY inventory in Q2 FY21..

Hilversum, North Holland, Netherlands

• Created data-driven and informed supply plans by analyzing demand growth, identifying capacity challenges, and optimizing trade-off with inventory: resulted in On-time% of 92% (target 90%) in FY19 for WOMEN APP.
• Managed +$400M WOMEN Apparel Inventory and succeeded in keeping the marketplace clean by driving effective liquidation strategies: in FY19 achieved Days Sales of Inventory (DSI) of 71 days (target 90 days).
• Run the monthly liquidation forecast for +20M units of… Show more
• Run the monthly liquidation forecast for +20M units of cross-categories Apparel, incorporating Category insight, market trends, & business growth to drive optimum E2E capacity planning for Liquidation partners and.
• Established a reporting tool for monthly inventory risk analysis against the marketplace health and supply performance, leveraging the team to identify risks and highlight opportunities.
• Led the monthly Supply and Inventory Review Meeting, providing insights, highlighting risks & opportunities, and aligning on actions with all key stakeholders (Sales, Finance, Demand Planning. Show less

Hilversum, North Holland, Netherlands

• Managed inventory of Apparel business with the annual size of 10M units/US$ 185M.
• Responsible for balancing healthy inventory level vs. on-time delivery to Customers.
• Drove seasonal inventory & buy strategy: how many units and when to buy.
• Mitigated risks from excess inventory: cancelling supply, plant diverts, sales opportunities.
• Collaborated with Liquidation Channels for clearing off-season products.
• Worked cross functionally to drive contingency plans in case of… Show more

Hilversum, North Holland, Netherlands

• Responsible for different business Categories: Nike Factory Stores, Tennis, and KIDS.
• Implemented effective inventory strategy and optimized buy plans, to support on-time delivery and manage inventory level.
• Identified, analyzed, and continuously solved problems related to late delivery, poor coverage, and over.
• Became the key-users within the Department: responsible as the "subject matter expert" and "go-to" person for any system-related problems, new system testing, and best… Show more
• Became the key-users within the Department: responsible as the "subject matter expert" and "go-to" person for any system-related problems, new system testing, and best practices sharing.
• Work cross-functionally with Demand Planner, Product Developer, Factories, and Customer Operations Team. Show less

Hilversum, North Holland, Netherlands

• Drove cost control initiative, which included: introducing the right tools, building awareness, and performance monitoring, with end result of €600K saving in FY14 Department Budget.
• Contributed in finalizing an €6.4M contract of FY15 Law Firms Convergence project. Roles include: providing analysis & data benchmark, facilitating communication among team, consolidating reports, and documenting.
• Became the “subject matter expert” for legal technologies and budget related… Show more
• Became the “subject matter expert” for legal technologies and budget related topics, conducting training, providing troubleshooting, and sharing best-practices.
• Worked cross-functionally with counterparts in World HQ, Converse, Finance, Compliance, IT, HR, external law firms, and legal technology vendors. Show less

Hilversum, North Holland, Netherlands

• Develop and structure sustainable profitability management process that lead to direct impact to the bottom line for not only the Distributors but the overall company.
• Conduct study and interviews with the Merchandising, Sales, and Logistics Department tounderstand and map the As-Is process.
• Design cross-functional tactics for leveraging profit margin, covering the pricing process,assortments planning, sales implementation, and post-season activities.
• Suggest tools to… Show more
• Suggest tools to enhance the pricing reliability and foster the sales effectiveness. Show less

Greater Jakarta Area, Indonesia

• Enhanced supply chain management for promotional gift, achieving 22% reduction in inventories and 100% goods readiness to support marketing events.
• Improved verification process for promotion programs, resulting in 21% improvement in execution punctuality and 5% reduction in resellers’ invalid claim. Led team of 15, consisted of personnel from sales-marketing, IT.
• Managed team of 5 to benchmark with sister companies in Singapore and Thailand and to… Show more
• Managed team of 5 to benchmark with sister companies in Singapore and Thailand and to design operations flow for new assembly line, resulting in successful commencement on June 2012.
• Led cross-functional team of 10 to develop, document, and communicate operations procedures for 8 new branch offices located in three different sales regions, resulting in successful implementation on May 2012. Show less

Greater Jakarta Area, Indonesia

• Led project to improve paper-converting plants, resulting in 28% improvement in efficiency, contributing US$ 3.1 million cost saving, and receiving “Best Project Award” in 2010 annual company-wide convention.
• Led 20+ project members, consisted of cross-functional experts and cross-plants personnel.
• Received 2011 “Best Employee Award”, given to the top staff based on personal achievement, contribution to company, and historical performance.
• Initiated production-volume record… Show more
• Initiated production-volume record breaking, creating new record of 29K Ton on May 2009.
• Mentored ‘Toyota Way’ implementation, delivered trainings, and supervised quality-circle projects. Show less

Greater Jakarta Area, Indonesia

• Analyzed production planning volume and executed monthly order to suppliers, achieving 100% order accuracy.
• Monitored daily production volume and parts delivery from suppliers, resulting in 100% parts readiness.
• Negotiated with exporters from 5+ countries to secure safe supply of vital components, ensuring 100% order fulfillment.
• Led project to improve after-sales-parts logistics, achieved 25% lead-time reduction.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business Administration And Management, General

• Global Top MBA program (Rank #2 in the Benelux). • Received “The Future Leader” Scholarship from Tias. • Studied in international.

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.Eng.), Industrial Engineering

Activities and Societies: Industrial Engineering Students Union • Cum Laude - GPA 3.69 of 4.00. • First rank of IE students with the best.