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At Supply Chain Consulting we focus on optimizing all areas of the supply chain to improve our clients business results significantly. We do this in close cooperation with each individual client by analyzing, designing and implementing recommendations that solve challenges throughout the supply chain. My areas of expertise are:- Lean and/or Six Sigma implementation- Idea generation, Innovation & Product development processes- Strategic sourcing & Purchasing- Production optimization- Warehouse & Logistics optimization- End-to-end supply chain optimizationAs a person and trusted advisor it is important for me to show you enthusiasm, honesty coupled with great results. I work in a very practical way, so you will not see a lot of fancy powerpoints, when working with me. My focus is on reaching and challenging my clients goals only - in the best, fastest and cheapest way. What motivates me the most is supporting constant progress while making great results within long lasting relationships. Relationships build on mutual trust, where we never stop challenging each other, is what keeps me going forward. It makes me happy that so far, I have earned a lot of money to my clients.

Continued the successful company turnaround creating more millions in savings and a clear project management and packaging development/innovation structure.I had the overall responsibility for the company's purchasing and project management function. Total value spent under my management was DKK 300 million+ per year in the areas of chemical raw materials, packaging, commodities and logistics. In my position as purchasing & project manager, I was heading the departments for packaging development, project management and strategic purchasing. I was leading 7 employees split between 3 strategic buyers, 3 project managers and an artwork coordinator. I was part of the company's top management team.Under my leadership we created a clear project structure, dramatically lowered the number of process errors during new product development and launch, increased speed to market and implemented several new packaging innovations. We optimized processes and made million savings in strategic purchasing. All being major drivers behind the company's dramatic financial results improvement. The job gave me great knowledge within leadership, managing turnarounds, change management, project management, business management, team building, coaching, strategy development & implementation, market surveillance, risk management, concept development and cross-functional cooperation. Requiring constant monitoring of the various commodity markets closely related to the overall development of the economy, the job has also strengthened my micro and macroeconomic insight. I resigned because I wanted to start my own business.

Created DKK 15 million in savings during first 15 months in the job - succesfully supporting the company turnaround.When I started at Nopa Nordic end of 2011, the company struggled with five years losses, so the task was to make a company turnaround. After 3 months in the job, I launched a plan, which were to create yearly savings of DKK 15 mio. within 1 year. The plan called for changes in the department. We separated strategic and operational purchasing, so I was leading the 3 employees of strategic purchasing. We reached the DKK 15 mio. savings target. Within 1 year the company's results improved from -8 million. kr. to +5.5 million. kr.In 2013 my responsibility and job title changed to purchasing & project manager, as I got responsibility for a new department taking care of packaging development and project management together with my existing job heading the strategic purchasing department.

Tripling both total savings and spend covered and gained a lot of international experience. I was overall responsible for the sourcing within all product groups for all Dansk Supermarked chain concepts (across International borders). Procurement budget was more than DKK 1 billion on a yearly basis. My primary task was to build a sourcing department and culture within the company in order to spread and develop Dansk Supermarked’s international sourcing & E-sourcing. Main strategic focus was to create International collaboration (inspiring buyers with benchmarking and using internal sales tactics), identify savings potential and performing effective negotiation. Under my management savings and spend covered tripled within the sourcing department. Also, I was the driver behind a big spend management project for the whole Dansk Supermarked group. Before ending my Dansk Supermarked I initiated and run a project, where we outsourced all daily rutine work to Maersk employees located in Mumbai, India. I had a great interface with suppliers in many different business areas worldwide. I learned to foster collaboration across different cultures in an International company with presence in 5 European countries and a global supplier base. The job has also given me a very structured and analytical approach to procurement and project management.My career at Dansk Supermarked gave me great skills within: procurement in general, strategic procurement, procurement in Asia and 3rd World countries, category management, project management, negotiation based on total cost of ownership, sourcing, E-sourcing, spend analysis and budgeting/finance control plus a large network to be used within most business areas. Also, I learned to operate in an International company with different concepts and cultures, where there are often very different commercial interests.

Gained lots of international experience within category management and sourcing in Denmarks most successful retailer.Buyer of Indirects for all chains meaning Føtex, Bilka, A-Z, Tøj & Sko, Salling og Netto (incl. foreign countries) – all together a procurement budget of more than DKK 200 million and about 3.000 article numbers. My job as Category Buyer gave me experience within: category management, procurement in a global context, negotiation, supplier performance evaluation, supplier search, sourcing across borders at different organizational levels, International cooperation, working with different procurement and supplier cultures, supplier collaboration, product development, logistics analysis and preparation of tender material & conduction of these tenders.

Gained valuable sales experience before I moved on with my carrier.At MultiLine A/S I was selling products within a very wide and diverse product assortment consisting of more than 12.000 article numbers within cleaning materials, disposables, packaging, different machines etc. This job gave me knowledge within areas such as: general sales tactics, sales negotiation, pricing, tender preparation, customer service and order intake.

Great start of business career with lots of responsibility.I was responsible for all imported goods from European countries, North America and Asia. I took care of both the procurement and logistics. My responsibility was around 1.000 article numbers within different product groups and a yearly spend of DKK 40 mio.Among others this job gave me knowledge within: category management, analysis of potential new products, analysis of product groups & suppliers, logistics analysis, product development, negotiation, campaign negotiation, preparation of leaflets, arranging marketing campaigns, pricing, ordering and import duties calculation and payment.