Demand and Supply Planning, Logistics, Customer Care and S&OPTeam We have established a team that focusses on establishing a balance between cost effectiveness and consumer excellence. Through careful planning and execution with a 5 star customer service to support we have really grown into a company that offers a premium customer journey. Demand and Supply PlanningImplemented various ways of working resulting in significant improvement in different areas of the business- Inventory management, better visibility and ability to react to changing DOI. As a result we have decreased our write off as a percentage of revenue significantly. - Shelf life, increase shelf life of products by extending sales period as well as improving route to market.LogisticsIncreased our ability to offer flexible shipping options to customers. Stabilize the cost of Logistics as a percentage of revenue in years where inflation and cost increases were exceptional and not necessarily directly transferred to sales prices. Customer careTransitioned to a different way of working where data and managing first line is the focus compared to more traditional first line approach. Through data we have achieved success in improving customer experience and satisfaction as well as claiming incurred cost to partners that caused them.

Lead the Strategic footprint design of PMI’s D2C Last Mile and Reverse Logistics network operations. Working with local global Operating companies to streamline Last Mile logistics and adhering to local regulation around the complex world of age regulated home deliveries. Matching local market expectations in regards to delivery time, response times and return policies and create solutions that are easy replicable. From drop off / pickup points in Japanese metro's to device replacements within 20 mins in markets. Implemented various ways of working with multiple 3PL warehousing partners. Implemented and guided meeting structure in various markets to align information sharing to the central organization. Rolled out KPIs and metrics to create "one pager" for the central reporting (especially during Covid) due to loss of sales in traditional outlets. Finding new and inventive ways of adhering to legislation in last mile and order fulfilment. Consolidation of volumes, centralization of activities in the complex world of excise deliveries and storage.Investigated multiple scenarios to overcome complexity dealing with excise and local legislation combined with cnetralized shipping of D2C orders.

Multiple projects to improve overall Supply Chain for clients. Global coverage with activities on multiple continents. Production, assembly and finished product Logistics optimization. Creating efficiencies across multiple Logistics stream ranging from Air, Ocean and Road transportation. - Shipping raw materials from Asia and investigating more efficient shipping options integrating lead-time expectations in total supply chain matching cost of ownership to overall cost of value chain. - Align inventory need to production lead times and reducing cash needed to hold inventory in the total supply chain. - Due to assembly location there were multiple obstacles that caused disturbances in the supply chain (ocean routes, port restrictions), increased shipping options to reduce volatility in supply of inventory. - Local warehousing and last mile distribution scenario investigation where contract negotiation and RFQ resulted in overall savings in Logistics. Next to Supply Chain focus consulted in execution of S&OP process and structure implementation. Focusing on Demand review and Supply review. Adapted the cadence of these meetings to the flexibility needed in the forecasting and required agility in execution.- Consensus meeting became the major meeting to discuss Supply and Demand imbalances and created scenarios to be signed off in S&OP meeting to clarify where and when product would be available and match expectations between Sales and Operations.

Manage transportation lanes through various channels between factories in Asia and our local warehouses located in Europe, China and the US. Manage transit times on shipments through selection of services and partners meeting requirements in regards to arrival time in the warehouse. Adjusting shipping options to meet inbound and launch dates. Shipping options include Ocean, Rail, Consolidated Air and Express Air. Manage operations for all global warehouses and aligning processes between them. Enable efficiencies and cost saving through sharing experiences and meeting local requirements. With different markets there are different warehousing / logistics needs and partners are selected to accommodate this. Follow up on performance, inventory and other key performance indicators as well as budget responsible for these warehouses. Alert various departments on inventory challenges like shortages, EOL, excess stock and monitor accuracy. Follow up on operational processes and turnaround times in regards to receiving, storing, processing orders and special projects.Special projects can be anything related to trouble shooting and solving sourcing issues locally all the way through to localizing product and making sure local requirements are met. From these warehouses, responsible for implementation of Skullcandy managed partners that arrange the outbound deliveries to end-customers (B2C) through various services depending on country/program requirements; B2B customers, retail CE customers and direct to shop deliveries with different partners depending on routing guides for these B2B customers.

Manage the Logistics from factories in China to warehouses in Asia and Europe. This is through Ocean and Air shipments depending on urgency and cost.Responsible for the Skullcandy warehouses in Asia and Europe. Follow up on performance, inventory and other key performance indicators as well as budget responsible for these warehouses. Alert various departments on inventory challenges like shortages, EOL, excess stock and monitor accuracy. Follow up on operational processes and turn around times in regards to receiving, storing, processing orders and special projects.From these warehouses, responsible for implementation of Skullcandy managed partners that arrange the outbound deliveries to end-customers (B2C) through various services depending on country/program requirements; B2B customers, retail CE customers and direct to shop deliveries with different partners depending on routing guides for these B2B customers.

Manage the Logistics from factories in China to warehouses in Asia and Europe. This is through Ocean and Air shipments depending on urgency and cost.Responsible for and assisted in starting up the Skullcandy warehouses in Asia and Europe. Follow up on performance, inventory and other key performance indicators as well as budget responsible for these warehouses. Alert various departments on inventory challenges like shortages, EOL, excess stock and monitor accuracy. Follow up on operational processes and turn around times in regards to receiving, storing, processing orders and special projects. From these warehouses, responsible for implementation of Skullcandy managed partners that arrange the outbound deliveries to end-customers (B2C) through various services depending on country/program requirements; B2B customers, retail CE customers and direct to shop deliveries with different partners depending on routing guides for these B2B customers. Implemented European return program supporting sales initiatives. This program support local return and centralized consolidation of returns to minimize cost in order to achieve maximum cost efficiency. Return program also in line with European WEEE regulation in regards to waste disposal. These programs are in effect in Germany, Austria, France and Switzerland. Implemented warehouse in Japan and adapted to local Japanese regulations and requirements. Various projects initiated in regards to special requirements such as labeling, adding local manuals, Sensormatic security tags and other localization.

- Manages an assigned area/s of a multi user operation for SCS (Warehousing, Order & Transportation Management) etc.- Manages defined aspects of people programmes, processes and resources, focusing on consistent achievement of defined operational goals (service excellence, Customer Experience, profitability etc), and compliance with regulatoryand fiscal requirements.- Manages purchasing of services and supplies.

Responsibilities included development of internal systems, customer systems. Global Project Management of FedEx systems. Rolled out label generation of multiple carriers through the FedEx tool for Logistics customers requiring multiple carrier set-up

Responsible for existing customer and their growth. Customers included major player in Consumer Electronics like HP, Sony, Xerox, and Lexmark.

Maintenance Customer networks.

Responsible for implementation of EMS system in region. This system was built for improving efficiency and planning hours in supermarkets. It took all activities and based number of hours to plan on activities from hour to hour.