Uwe Sonntag Email & Phone Number

Ottawa, On, Ca

Unlocking Excellence in Supply Chain and Operations: Optimizing Processes, Driving Efficiency, and Maximizing Profits

- Built an Operations Excellence team (Continuous Improvement / WMS Software Reliability & Integration / Warehouse Analytics / Business Analysis / PMO) from scratch, consisting of creating team structure, hiring and training key positions, integrating a team from a major company acquisition, and providing technical guidance on various Customer Fulfillment process areas.- Driving process improvement through technology, in particular through in-depth involvement in WMS development and improvement; acting as a bridge between warehouse operations and product development.

Ottawa, Canada & Dortmund, Germany

- Responsible for coordinating, managing and coaching the activities of the Inbound and Outbound departments driving end-to-end operational KPIs (throughput, quality, efficiency). - Shift responsibility for ca. 500 employees. - Achieved outbound performance increase of 18% during 2018 through implementation of multiple continuous improvement initiatives.- Launched new 1 (M) sqft traditional non-sortable building in Ottawa.

Antananarivo, Madagascar

- Full operational supply chain responsibility for receipt, transport, warehousing, and final mile delivery of internationally and locally procured food and non-food items including contracting and budget management.- Led the Emergency Preparedness and Logistics Sector Working Group / Logistics Cluster- Increased procurement of local food and non-food items and supporting of Small-Holder Farmers through a capacity-building procurement approach.- Successfully managed a Logistics Augmentation Special Project during the emergency response to Cyclone Enawo.

Worldwide

- Progressively increasing leadership roles working as a Supply Chain Officer in Italy, Malaysia, Liberia, Niger, Senegal, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.- Responsible for Business Process Mapping in support of the worldwide roll-out of the SAP WMS (Logistics Execution System) digitizing the supply chain by replacing a paper-based solution.- Drove Business Process Improvement initiatives increasing warehousing and transportation efficiencies- Led contracting of transportation, storage, and warehouse services from analysis of needs to supplier selection and shortlisting to RFP/RFQ and evaluation through to contract attribution. - Coordinated logistics, port operations, and fleet and warehouse management support services. - Supervised regular financial analysis & budget reviews, drawing out insights and recommending actions to senior staff to optimize use of available funds. - Planned, organized and supervised the work of staff in various departments such as Commodity Accounting, Contracting, and Operations.- Created Supply Chain related Training Material and provide training on WFP supply chain business processes and support systems to Country Offices.- Performed Supply Chain planning including maintaining a commodity pipeline and tracking shortfalls, follow-up of contributions and programming of resources and proactively looking for solutions to cover shortfalls using tools such as Advance Financing and Forward Purchasing Facility.

Rome, Italy

- Responsible for financial analysis and preparation of standard project reports for donor perusal- Executed data cleansing and validation tasks for an SAP system migration- Focal point for performing various financial analyses and database extractions for trust fund reporting and financial deep dives- Ensured compliance with WFP financial policies, procedures and regulations according to International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS)

Zurich, Switzerland

- Increasing the efficiency of accounting processes of companies in the finance and insurance industries

Stuttgart, Germany

- Responsibility for correct revenue and cost recognition of the 'Business Consulting Services' (BCS) branch in France and Belgium.- Process responsibility for revenue recognition after the 'percentage-of-completion' method (US-GAAP).- Leadership and cooperation in Europe-wide harmonization of Accounting processes.

Master Of International Business With Master Of International Relations

Bachelor Of Honours In International Business Administration

Bachelor'S Degree, International Business Administration