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Pragmatic leader with a commercial mindset and a customer-first approachMy commercial mindset permeates all aspects of my professional work:- In the development and implementation of strategy, ensuring relevance at all levels of the organization supported by action plans and measuarable KPIs.- In digitalization with focus on aligning systems, platforms, processes, and people effectively.- In my daily work, troubleshooting and reporting across the entire value chain in B2B – Trading and Production.The insights gained from various senior manager roles have equipped me with a substantial toolbox within commercialization, optimization and management.This toolbox enables me to understand, adjust and support the entire process from product development to final sales and maintaining a sustainable supply chain (OTIF) through strong supplier collaboration. Additionally, it ensures a professional aftersales experience.I have successfully developed talents across the organization now placed in key roles such as: VPs and function management, specialists in e-commerce, master data and commercial excellence as well as sales and purchasing managers.I headed the Global Group Sales Support, spanning sales offices in Denmark, Poland, and Lithuania, supporting sales in 90 countries worldwide. In this SVP role, I have focused on integration and optimization of sales processes and customers’ needs across 3 companies and cultures after successful acquisitions.As responsible for commercial excellence, I initiated the development of various sales management tools to: ensure profitable pricing, analyzing sales potential( increasing share of wallet), pipeline management, measuring product hit-rate and identifying growth opportunities.I led the establishment and development of our B2B E-commerce team, which quickly grew from 2 to 13 members with specialized skills.I headed our inventory Management across warehouses in DK and PL and earlier also UK, and CN. This responsibility covers demand planning, forecasting, phase in/out, as well as budgeting. I have a keen interest in the S&OP process for both inventory management and capacity planning. As a leader I lead by:- A willingness to lead by example.- Open, honest, and direct communication – I enjoy proving constructive criticism based on a trusting relationship.- Enthusiastic and willing to take risk- challenging the status quo.- Flexible and open to change direction. High degree of “sense of urgency”.- Practical, pragmatic, and grounded in my approach to thinking and troubleshooting.

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