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San Francisco, California, Us

San Francisco, California, Us

San Francisco, California, Us

Responsibility for the operational and strategic development for all distribution and logistics assets, teams and processes in the EMEA region; stabilizing, growing and driving improvements in a rapidly changing growth environment.• Leading, directing and implementing multi-million Euro Distribution projects Europe wide• Developing and executing Logistics strategies with a focus on customer satisfaction• Reviewing, developing and implementing Network strategy to growth environment • Managing and developing owned & operated facilities as well as extensive 3 PL relationships

London, Gb

Full operational and strategic responsibility for all functions from production to delivery for a growing £40m worldwide business; driving process, people & product development to support exponential growth►Directing operational business functions to facilitate a growth oriented, process based organization►Leadership of Planning, Purchasing, Customer Service, QA, Business Analytics and a print mill►Internationalization and enhancement of supply base, including Logistics and Distribution ►Managing 3rd party service providers against SLA‘s, including tender and relocation processes Key achievements✔Drafted strategic plan for structural, location and organizational change of Operations team✔Successfully executed Sales & Fulfilment plan, valued at GBP 37 – 38m✔Developed and executed integration strategy for a newly acquired fabric printing mill into Operations✔Managed replacement of Distribution provider from ideation, tender to selection of new provider

Denver, Co, Us

Led Supply Chain Special Projects focusing on the move and migration of a US$MM brand from one Distribution Center to a new facility; coordinating communication and build-up for successful go live►Supported and successfully accompanied move of a brand from one old warehouse to a new one without jeopardizing delivery and customer satisfaction rates

Schwabmünchen, Bayern, De

One of 3 MD’s overseeing all company activities and divisional strategy with a total sales volume of €100m; focused on product development, quality, forecasting and procurement/sourcing to international sales►Managed development and leadership of a team of 120 associates and an expense budget of €50m+►Led end to end Supply Chain to drive and support sustainable growth and profitability for all divisions ►Identified and secured new international vendors for increased coverage and scalability►Built, developed and executed a newly created HR function to enhance existing and new talent►Successfully attained all sourcing cost targets through effective negotiation and deal-closing ►Championed cultural change assigning clear responsibilities and promoting accountability►Introduced new product development calendar leading to reduction of several weeks in cycle time►Drove company-wide process/system changes, synchronization and initiatives to increase productivity►Spearheaded distribution relations transition from tender negotiation to go-live in 4 months; delivering enhanced sales and delivery performance to +90%, whilst reducing previous cost per unit

Denver, Co, Us

Reporting to Vice President Supply Chain Asia & Europe; managing European distribution/logistics operations to achieve financial, operational and business excellence, focusing on customer service and cost►Managed operational and capital expenditure for 4 major DC’s with 900 associates in 3 different countries►Facilitated the review and initiation of process and systems changes, operating concepts and procedures►Maintained customer compliance, focus and concept development to ensure customer satisfaction►Initiated and built a new Senior leadership team to optimize talent, resources and opportunities►Achieved cost per unit under budget of €1/unit with a budget of $30M+ and 90%+ delivery performance►Successfully nominated for and participated in VF Corp.'s High Potential Leadership class in 2011 ►Presented and secured Senior Executive Approval for a €10m plus warehouse investment in Europe►Developed and executed DC Network strategy, operational reviews and brand alignment to cost, business & customer requirements including periodic analysis of facility locations & operational capacity

Schmallenberg, Nordrhein-Westfalen, De

Responsible for analyzing existing production, planning and purchasing workflows to structure, manage and implement a market driven Supply Chain►Operational/strategic responsibility for Material Purchasing, Production Planning, Sourcing, Manufacturing and Distribution departments, and all associated expenses and expense adjustment projects►Developed a Manufacturing & Sourcing strategy to increase 3rd party production share by 10% in 12 months, while securing company owned product development and production capacities►Leadership of 6 direct reports and 1200+ associates in 4 European manufacturing/distribution locations►Optimized internal processes/procedures; focus on product flow from planning, production to delivery►Created & integrated newly acquired brand in 5 months including a new production line in a 3P factory►Implemented a newly created Sourcing and Transportation department structure►Reorganized warehouse operations to improve Returns processing by several days►Developed an improved pick process with targeted cost and time savings of approx. 20% pa

Seattle, Washington, Us

Responsibility for Eddie Bauer’s Transportation and Distribution Budget, interface to external & internal service providers, corporate-wide responsibility for Q.A. from development of standards and strategies to vendor assessment, development of Supply Chain strategies for 3 different distribution channels, analyzing & solving cost vs service topics and management of vendor compliance and guidelines.¨ Manage Bauer’s Supply Chain in all aspects (In- and Outbound), distribution for 3 different channels & reverse logistics. ¨ Developed, recommended & implemented changes in product flow from Asia to the US & Canada.¨ Analyzed & implemented changes in Retail replenishment flow by improving the distribution.¨ Drive cross-functional and cross company projects to improve all aspects of Bauers Supply Chain & its sister companies.¨ Corporate-wide responsibility for Bauer’s Q. A., development of Quality strategies & implementation of new processes.

Seattle, Washington, Us

Managed 2 overseas Sourcing offices remotely from Hong Kong, responsible for the Head office’s Shipping, IS, Operations and Accounting departments, interface to the Holding company and shareholders, planned and implemented IS strategy for all offices throughout Asia and key accountability for cross-Asian financial performance.¨ Financial and management responsibility for offices in Mauritius and Sri Lanka.¨ Controlled an expense Budget of $12 million and $500million turnover. Including the implementation of expense reduction measures (reduction of head-count and variable expense reduction).¨ Recommended and implemented IS strategy for the Hong Kong operation and Asian off-shore markets, supervision of development and implementation of an in-house built software.¨ Managed and coached cross-functional and cross-cultural teams.

Hamburg, Hamburg, De

Developed sourcing strategies with international buying offices, prepared for offshore assignment by working in a buying department and analyzing and participating in various international projects.¨ Managed, analyzed and prepared a re-engineering project in buying offices (Korea, Turkey, Brazil, Israel), leading to the development of office specific sourcing strategies¨ Trained and coached office associates in various countries to continuously perform self-analysis to improve their work efficiencies.¨ Assigned to the toy-buying department, prepared vendor negotiations, merchandise selection and sales analysis for key sales efforts.¨ Managed controlling process of off-shore offices with regards to their financial and delivery performance.¨ Analyzed and prepared the feasibility study and concept for a mail order launch in an Eastern European market.

Dipl Betriebswirt, International Management/Foreign Trade & Hr/Organization

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