Søren Elstrøm Email & Phone Number

Denmark

Responsible for daily operations and long term development of packaging manufacturing plant with 350 employees operating 24/7. The plant produces egg packaging in moulded fiber from 100% recycled paper.My responsibility includes all areas of operations management i.e. health & safety, quality, environment, service levels, efficiency, GOGS, people development and long term CAPEX roadmap. In addition to plant responsibility I am also member of the management team of Brdr. Hartmanns… Show more Responsible for daily operations and long term development of packaging manufacturing plant with 350 employees operating 24/7. The plant produces egg packaging in moulded fiber from 100% recycled paper.My responsibility includes all areas of operations management i.e. health & safety, quality, environment, service levels, efficiency, GOGS, people development and long term CAPEX roadmap. In addition to plant responsibility I am also member of the management team of Brdr. Hartmanns Europe Division. Show less

Viby, Århus

• Management and development of Global Product Management Organisation (8 leaders and 73 employees in 10 countries). Leading department through change due to corporate transformation program. High job satisfaction and low staff turnover• Value adding business partnering in the interface between commercial functions and supply chain. High customer satisfaction among internal stakeholders• Seamless execution of all product changes through the product lifecycle • Double digit mEUR… Show more • Management and development of Global Product Management Organisation (8 leaders and 73 employees in 10 countries). Leading department through change due to corporate transformation program. High job satisfaction and low staff turnover• Value adding business partnering in the interface between commercial functions and supply chain. High customer satisfaction among internal stakeholders• Seamless execution of all product changes through the product lifecycle • Double digit mEUR savings from SKU-management and complexity reduction initiatives• Agile development and implementation of company-wide Product Lifecycle Management system Show less

Viby, Århus

• Leading three departments (33 employees in 4 countries); 1. Lean Support 2. Process & Product Technology Optimisation 3. Packing, Maintenance & Utilities optimization. Direct reports: 2 team managers and 13 Senior Lean Business Partners• Initiate and drive optimisation projects across the global supply chain. Change management and delivery of +50 optimisation projects delivering significant benefits• Explore and implement new technologies and methodologies, e.g. real time performance… Show more • Leading three departments (33 employees in 4 countries); 1. Lean Support 2. Process & Product Technology Optimisation 3. Packing, Maintenance & Utilities optimization. Direct reports: 2 team managers and 13 Senior Lean Business Partners• Initiate and drive optimisation projects across the global supply chain. Change management and delivery of +50 optimisation projects delivering significant benefits• Explore and implement new technologies and methodologies, e.g. real time performance monitoring and optimisation via advanced sensors, collaborative robots, application of statistical process control• Development and implementation of strategies for maintenance and utilities• Running and implementing global corporate lean program across 60 global sites covering current state analysis, future state development, tactical implementation plan, and support/coaching/business partnering through implementation phase to increase maturity and sustainability of results. Each implementation delivered benefits and cost savings in the range 2-6 m£.• Lean program included capability building through Lean Academy, lean certification, CI-tracking, maturity assessment, governance structure, standardised methodology and tool box.• Continuous development of concept, methods, tools, and leadership mindset. Successful development of a leadership development concept (CI@TheShopfloor) based on best practice learnings from lean implementation• Development of IT system (ONE-CI) for managing and tracking of continuous improvement projects and sharing of best practices. Show less

Viby, Århus

• Internal consultant co-leading a global harmonisation project with the purpose of optimising and harmonising administrative processes to build a stable platform for future growth• Facilitation of all steps from baseline report to future state, business case development and planning of implementation• Coaching and training of senior project managers in project management tools and change management• Stakeholder management among senior functional leaders

Leeds, United Kingdom

• Recruitment and management of UK lean team consisting of 5 Senior Lean Business Partners• Implementation of global lean program at UK sites in a challenging post-merger environment• Through workshops and analysis of performance data we challenged current processes and ways of working and supported the site teams in identifying improvement opportunities, developing implementation roadmaps as well as driving implementation activities • Coaching and development of management teams… Show more • Recruitment and management of UK lean team consisting of 5 Senior Lean Business Partners• Implementation of global lean program at UK sites in a challenging post-merger environment• Through workshops and analysis of performance data we challenged current processes and ways of working and supported the site teams in identifying improvement opportunities, developing implementation roadmaps as well as driving implementation activities • Coaching and development of management teams and team leaders within the fields of change management and lean mindset & behaviour• Coaching and guiding of team members to ensure that the team always was high performing, so all production sites were effectively guided and supported on their lean transformation journey and delivered expected performance results Show less

• Hands-on lean consultant implementing corporate lean concept at sites in Denmark • Training and development of site management teams in Lean manufacturing• Identification of opportunities for operational and supply chain optimisation in cooperation with the site management teams through a structured and analytical approach

Vejle Area, Denmark

• Head of central Customer Service function with 6 direct reports; 5 assistants and 1 sales coordinator• Ad hoc analysis and decision recommendations for CEO and functional directors• Project management of cross functional projects within the areas of strategy, sales development, logistics, lean and cost-out initiatives• Change management through implementation phase of new ERP system

Copenhagen Area, Denmark

• Running market research projects and turning consumer and market data into valuable insights for market and product managers.• Development and maintenance of Carlsberg Market Information System

Copenhagen Area, Denmark