Supply Chain Director
Demonstrated effective end to end management and know-how, from manufacturing into distribution, from forecasting through planning to execution.
Proven operational proficiency, with planning, production and systems insight, business focus and commercial sense, strategic mindset, financial acumen, and capability to ensure turnaround, as well as to support change and growth.
Recognized proficiency for bringing people together to answer complex challenges, and achieve sustainable results, with persistence to face uncertainty, strong analytical skills and remarkable numeracy.
Career Highlight
- Ensured supply to ≥ 20% growth markets (NME, Russia CIS, APAC, LATAM) during production disruption, and restored customer service from low 30s to high 90s.
- Improved median forecast accuracy by 20 points for worldwide product portfolio.
- Reached and maintained unique and comprehensive 24-month visibility on market demand.
- Accelerated inventory reduction and contributed to free up ≥ €50mio cash.
- Established first time ongoing transparency and predictability on inventory holdings, while initiating glide path visibility.
- Developed automated dashboard and reporting for key operational metrics, and shifted information sharing and performance dialogue onto digital platform.
- Improved year-on-year throughput by up to 14%, and ensured 100% loss free goods distribution worldwide.
- Transfer of POSM portfolio to 3PL while ensuring ongoing distribution.