Responsible for improving global supplier performance for GE Grid High Voltage Business with 13 factories and ~2000 suppliers. Operational and strategic topics. On-time delivery improvements, identifying critical/underperforming suppliers, developing actions to mitigate impact on the business, connecting functions quality, strategic sourcing & transactional procurement to solve issues and introducing tool sets for better monitoring and management efficiency.

Responsible for leading several supply chain departments (+90 employees white & blue collars) including S&OP, Production Planning, Purchasing/Procurement, Supplier development (~200 suppliers), Logistic, Warehouses, Order Management, Inventory & Digitalisation, Recruiting and Talent Development. The GE Grid factory in Oberentfelden, Switzerland, ~200m$ rev/year and between 500-700 employees/contractors.Metric: customer on-time delivery, order overdues, labor efficiency, supplier on-time delivery, inventory

Responsible for ~35MM inventory, driving reduction initiatives and process improvements.Coaching and connecting procurement, planning, sourcing and finance teams.Key function in ERP roll-out for Procurement, Planning, Warehousing, Quality.Managed GIS product line CAPEX management for 4 factories.Part of extended Management Team.

Lead the quality inspection team; manage non-quality complaints internally and externally with suppliers; manage new part qualifications. Key user for ERP implementation; set up enhanced inspection and qualification process.

Operations Management Leadership Program is a two-year entry-level program consisting of a combination of rigorous technical training and at least three rotational assignments. The program provides technical training in contemporary manufacturing, global supply chain management, APICS, lean six sigma and environmental health and safety. Rotational assignments may include: shop operations, process engineering, lean manufacturing, global supply chain management, materials management, and environmental health and safety. These assignments offer challenging experience in project management, team leading, negotiation, and manufacturing finance. The program provides valuable experience through mentoring, teamwork, ongoing reviews, defined deliverables and world-class Crotonville training.1- Supervisor - Berlin, Germany - Power Conversion- lead production team for start-up converters (OTD, utilization, quality, EHS)- drove a culture of continuous improvement decreasing variable costs2- Production Planning - Bielsko-Biala, Poland- Critical Power Systems- tracked and reported global raw and FG inventories- Green Belt certified through a Lean Six Sigma Project on forecasting3- Materials - Lisburn, UK- Grid Solutions- integrated supplier Kanban into ERP (Oracle) - implemented storage location management increasing efficiency in warehouse4- Sourcing - Berlin, Germany - Power Conversion- Lead supplier rationalisation initiatives- Drove DMP and deflation for solar converters- Improved inbound logistic concepts

Worked in the Enterprise Risk Services Team in a consulting project for a global insurance company. Developed and managed project plans and supported the design of IT concepts together with clients.

Design and implementation of intra-logistic material supply processes and replenishment concepts for high volume automotive supplier in India.

Intern at Schaeffler's US Lean Academy (MOVE). Trained employees in LEAN methods. Moderated workshops to increase OTD, decrease inventory, SMED, simplify internal processes and eliminate waste.

Designed internal handbook for production friendly product design and developed process models for automotive production.