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North Andover, Ma, Us

Bedford, Massachusetts, Us

Thousand Oaks, Ca, Us

Hamburg, De

Through AcquisitionHead of a team of 10 FTEs responsible for the purchasing, planning and delivery, including IT solutions and metrics for Supply Chain of 120MM units manufactured at the site, in a wide range of technologies and seasonality Successfully designed and implemented Supply Chain Processes during divestment from Bayer, including implementation of carve-out systems and knowledge transfers among companies, being named the leader for the manufacturing workstreamEstablished a subdivision in the Supply Chain Group for Customer Relationship ManagementDesigned and implemented CMO relationship and flow with Bayer for over 70MM manufactured units, including O2C processesEstablished a culture of “so what, now?” at the manufacturing facility for Operational Excellence and site Hoshin, streamlining metrics for results, shifting the local culture of measuring for measuringDesigned and stabilized logistics process with shared 3PL warehouse; process design for full transfer of the Sunscreen portfolio to a different facility

Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, De

Head of a team of 10 FTEs responsible for the purchasing, planning and delivery, including IT solutions and metrics for Supply Chain of 120MM units manufactured at the site, in a wide range of technologies and seasonality Successfully designed and implemented Supply Chain Processes during divestment from Bayer, including implementation of carve-out systems and knowledge transfers among companies, being named the leader for the manufacturing workstreamEstablished a subdivision in the Supply Chain Group for Customer Relationship ManagementDesigned and implemented CMO relationship and flow with Bayer for over 70MM manufactured units, including O2C processesEstablished a culture of “so what, now?” at the manufacturing facility for Operational Excellence and site Hoshin, streamlining metrics for results, shifting the local culture of measuring for measuringDesigned and stabilized logistics process with shared 3PL warehouse; process design for full transfer of the Sunscreen portfolio to a different facility

Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, De

Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, De

Act as a customer facing SM for the Canadian sales organization, monitoring and assessing gross and net demand in order to facilitate replenishment against inventory availabilitySuccessfully led the planning work-stream during Merck integration: coordination of manual planning and adhoc MTO process, including communication alignment – 2015Member of P2R implementation group, guaranteeing smooth & sustainable supply during system upgrade – 2015Coordinated Legal Entity change for the Canadian portfolio, including write-off reduction – 2015 & 2016Supported Canadian 3PL integration: subject-matter expert for triangulation; coordination & prioritization of deliveries; helped solving systems inconsistencies and effectively planned continuous supply despite system challenges – 2016Key contact for transfers for Canadian products, planning and executing bridge stocks - ongoingSingle point of contact for Supply Planning ex-Myerstown (Plant in NJ, US)Lead project team meetings among Myerstown, Canada and Basel functions to guarantee stable implementation & minimize risksResponsible for MD maintenance and guidance, guaranteeing full system utilization for planning at the siteMonitoring and implementing action-plans based on KPIs – e.g. Forecast Accuracy, Bias, DOSImplementation of S&OP process for the Canadian sales organization on a short-term assignment in Toronto, ON – focusing on supply review and action-oriented S&OP - 2016Participated in workshops for implementation of statistical forecasting in partnership with Accenture - 2017Management of life-cycle projects

Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, De

Responsible for a team of 8 FTEs including master-schedulers, buyers and material coordinators, overseeing all steps of planning of a site with a packaged volume of around 140 million units and high seasonalityRe-organized team to streamline hand-offs on SCM, creating a hybrid “Pipeline Manager”, a function combining Scheduler and BuyerEstablished Monthly Staff Meetings, creating a collaborative culture within the Supply Chain organizationSuccessfully supported incremental demand on gastrointestinal business of 4x previous year due to an FDA rulingEffectively managed site material issues impacting ability to supply (e.g. single-source bottle constraint), partnering with Procurement to determine new source and overseeing transitionCreated and implemented a Regional Component Bottleneck Forum for escalations with VPs and clear expectations managementPlanned and executed offloads to other sources, considering capacity level-loadDelivered E2E lead-time reduction by 15% in the first 6 months by implementing safety stock programs and partnering with key suppliers for VMI plansChair of Site Supply Review Meeting – a forum designed to bring the NA Supply Chain Snr. Leadership together to discuss and decide next steps on bottlenecks and communications to the Sales TeamManage of all KPIs including Schedule Attainment, Days of Supply, Potential Lost Sales, Scrapping Budget, Purchase Price Variance and On Time In Full

Basel, Baselstadt, Ch

Ensured and led the successful and on time implementation, within regulatory and GMP-compliance of all ongoing life-cycle activities and projects along the assigned brandsLargest project: re-staging of Cataflam/Voltaren brand, guaranteeing smooth change-over with no OOS globallyAct as Country and Site advocate, to ensure smooth product flow and high customer service levelCollaborate and communicate updated implementation information to stakeholdersResponsible for detailed change-over-planning for Life Cycle projectsMonitor and ensure availability and accuracy of net requirements on SKU level for the brandEnsure prompt solutions of supply situation impacting the customers by acting as first point of escalationFacilitate communication between different stakeholdersSupport and/or manage bottleneck supply issues in either short or long term

Basel, Basel, Ch

Coordination of imports and exports of vegetables seeds for both commercial and R&D purposes, according to planning guidelines and regulatory requirements;Support during S&OP cycle: analysis, key metrics and action plans to mitigate prospective stock-outs;Facilitate communication among different stakeholders involved in foreign trade process, both internally (planning and R&D - worldwide operations) and externally (regulatory authorities, industry associations, customs clearance firms);Close cooperation with planning team for short term inventory management

Basel, Basel, Ch

Management of process documentation in SAP, for imports and exports, including procurement management and overall processes control;Input of data information regarding inventory control of commercial seeds, aiming to organize and send purchase orders on short term planning;Active participation on planning processes and S&OP meetings

Rio De Janeiro, Brasil, Br

Contact with national and chinese partners, supporting to develop commercial projects;Support to business partners in subjects concerning the cultural and business connections between Brazil and China.Information to governamental entities both Brazilian and Chinese aiming to facilitate the business connections between the countries.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor'S Degree, International Relations And Affairs