Leading a highly skilled and passionate team of Supply Chain professionals taking care of:- End to End Supply Chain Planning incl. Material Component Planning- Managing our Global S&OP process and our upcoming journey to IBP (Integrated Business Planning)- Owning Global Inventory Management and related E&O process in close collaboration with our Finance colleagues- Leading and continuously improving our Global End to End Supply Chain Business Process towards our vision to become a Supply Chain Leader in Neuroscience orchestrated through a culture of customer centricity, innovation and solution-oriented partnerships

As part of the Business Insights and Analytics organization, the Enterprise Strategy & Performance (ES&P) team leads data driven insights to support key stakeholder to make better decisions faster. The ES&P activities are covering BD analytics, M&A recommendations, Market Research, Asset Forecast modelling, P&L Scenario Planning incl. Supply Chain, Commercial Budget guidance and Demand Planning.

Transformed Global Demand Planning and Forecasting to be recognized as a strategic partner for Finance, Commercial Sales and Supply Chain. Evolved S&OP to become a strategic decision making process towards a fully integrated IBP process. Continuesly strengthened the Business Forecasting capabilities, Data Analytics, Modelling and Performance Management (KPIs). Ownership of the business process excellence framework and its End to End digital transformation path via RPA, ML/AI and the roll out of new planning solutions incl. CGT (Cell and Gene Therapy).Key achievements:- Seamless integration of our M&A Celgene Portfolio into an aligned framework covering people, process governance within 18 months incl. successful go-live of our new CGT brands across US, Europe and Asia- Replacement of our SAP APO/Oracle Demantra planning solutions with a fully integrated SAP IBP software enabled a standardized framework for our internal and external business partners

Founding member of the Global Capabilities Hub (GCH), a Cross-Functional Organization established to enhance our Business, create value for customers/patients, and to deliver industry-leading business support. GCH includes members from functional areas such as Finance, Forecasting, Supply Chain Management, Product Commercialization, IP Legal, Customer Operations, Digital and Business Insights and Analytics.

Established a Global team of business insights and data analytics experts focusing on data modelling and forecasting capabilities of the entire BMS Portfolio. Optimized Forecasting cycles, Supply Chain Inventory planning levels and Logistics distribution. Standardized S&OP cycles and Performance Management (KPIs) to enable better goals trackingKey achievement:- Established ML/AI capabilities which significantly reduced none-value add activities, increased process efficiency and decreased Forecast Bias by around 30%- Implemented RPA (Robotic Process Automation) solution to fully automate our reporting and performance management (KPIs) process which significantly increase planning efficiency

Established partnership with regional markets to support commercial planning and brand budget guidance.Evolved Global Consolidation processes and related market performance tracking to enable an aligned strategic perspective for regional S&OP process and related financial P&L scenariosKey achievement:- Established central planning teams in Zug (Switzerland), Pune (India) and Melbourne (Australia) within 18 months- Redesigned End to End planning process by sharpening key stakeholder communication, data assumptions and portfolio insights which significantly improved planning Accuracy

Developed Global demand consolidation and related data analytics capabilities to support key stakeholders decisions and redesigned Global Supply Chain Masterdata process incl. acvtive governanceKey achievements:- Successful launch of IO blockbuster brand Opdivo in the US with OTIF >99.5%- Regional Logistics Hub in Dubai established, significantly decreased Logistics, Inventory and write off costs

Established Global Business Process Excellence team to lead industry best practice for Supply Chain and Commercial Business Planning. Ownership of Global S&OP business process and its evolution to IBP.Acted as an internal Business Consultant to lead Business Process and Capability assessmentsKey achievement:- Global Supply Chain Planning template standardization enabled implementation across Europe, Africa and Middle-East markets to significantly reduce cycle time and optimize inventory levels

Transformed Business Planning and IBP process as an internal business consultant to increase efficiency and further improve End to End Supply Chain planning, Logistics, Warehouse operations and network inventory.Key achievement:- Implemented IT planning solutions for Demand, Supply, Manufacturing and Logistics within less than 12 months as the Global pilot for the new standard operation model across SABMiller markets and sites

Established standardized Commercial Demand Forecasting, Sales Budget process and S&OP cyclesActed as an internal business consultant to drive best practice ways of working across End to End Supply Chain planningKey achievement:- Designed CoE (Center of Excellence) structure across Europe including community of practice, training, communication and standardized planning process as the foundation for a regional digital transformation

Transformation and digital solutions implementation lead for Supply Chain across Europe including Project Management, Change Management and key Stakeholder communication. Pilot lead for IBP implementation based on Oliver White Class A approach.Key achievements:- Integrated M&A Wrigley's portfolio across Supply Chain planning following the company acquisition within 12 months- Implemented SAP APO and JDA (Manugistics) IT planning solutions across 20 markets and sites increased efficiency by 45% and reduced working captital by 25%

Leadership for a team of business analysts including Commercial Planning, Masterdata, Promotion Management and Sales performance management. Development and embedding of market S&OP process for the Swiss Business Unit in close collaboration with Head of Finance.Key achievement:- Implemented VMI (Vendor Managed Inventory) solution with 2 top customers covering 85% of local sales decreased inventory across the value chain on average by 50%

Established tactical Marketing department Zurich and management of yearly Marketing and Sales budget incl. P&L. Performance tracking and analysis of market trends for entire Global Product Line Bluetooth and ZigBee. Customer engagement lead for all strategic customers (e.g. Nokia, Plantronics, Alcatel) regarding planning, pricing, logistics/distribution and New Product IntroductionKey achievements:- Established Global Performance tracking and monthly KPI review process helped to increase customer satisfaction by 25%- Successful launch of 5 new products and on time incl. distribution to top 10 customers with an overall revenue increase by >65%

Improved Supply Chain End to End Planing process from Raw Material (Wafer) to Product Assembly and Finished Good packaging at our sites in Asia (e.g. TSMC, SSMC) for Business Unit Cordless. Optimized Global Logistics flow including capacity planning, allocation and collaboration with worldwide sales organisation.Key achievement:- Succesful launch of 8 new products across US, Europe, Middle-East and Asia for customers like Motorola, Alcatel and Lucent

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