Greater Bern Area
As an External Manufacturing Manager, I bring a track record of dynamic leadership and extensive expertise in Supply Chain Operations, Lean Six Sigma methodologies, Supplier Management and Business Transformation. With over 15 years of experience in progressively responsible roles, I have consistently achieved remarkable results and driven impactful change. Continuous Improvement mindset and expertise in Systems & Processes makes me a real change agent in Supply Chain and Operational Excellence.
- Define strategy for EMEA Filling, Co-packing, Converting & Assembly Third-party Manufacturing Suppliers in collaboration with Sourcing Category Managers and Business Supply Chain Leaders. - Lead EMEA Third-party Manufacturing Engineers Team (6 direct reports), manage a portfolio of over 200 Suppliers and Contract Manufacturers (50+M USD spend), owns Supplier Performance Management, ensure Product Availability, Customer Backlog, and Inventory targets are met. - Conduct Supplier Risk Assessment, implement mitigation plans, Crisis Management. - Successfully led cost reduction initiatives through Operational Excellence, achieving a cost reduction of >3%. - Provide leadership and coaching to the Third-party Manufacturing Operations Team, defining yearly targets and KPIs, and guiding their professional development.
- Lead EMEA Consumer Business Outsourced Manufacturing Team, build ExM Strategic Plan in alignment with Supply Chain & Global Value Streams. - Led high impact Projects (>5M Sales) including New Acquisitions, Spin offs, Plant exit, Outsourcing Projects for Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) and Consumer Healthcare divisions. - Responsible for ExM Suppliers footprint and related KPIs (Service, Cost, Cash, Quality, Compliance). - Coordinate Make or Buy Assessments, Cost Reduction initiatives and lead New Product Launches in Outsourcing Operations. - Quality management: own Suppliers Qualification, Quality Audits, Supplier corrective Actions resolution. - Accomplishments (YoY): Cost Reduction >3% of spend, >95% On-Time SCAR resolution (Supplier Corrective Action). - Lead EMEA Outsource Manufacturing Planning Team (3 supervisory direct reporting and 15 planners), responsible (portfolio of 80+ Suppliers and Co-manufacturers). Accountable for Product Availability, Customer Backlog, Days of Stock, Non-Working Inventory. - Management and coaching of ExM Team, define yearly targets and KPIs and provide guidance on Development Plan for the Team. - Work with Process Owners and Subject Matter Experts to enhance and redesign External Manufacturing processes in EMEA, implement Standard Work and best practice including onboarding and promotion plans.
- Leading and supporting projects that have high impact on business results (>0.5M USD/y savings) including Supply & Demand Planning Excellence, Outsource Manufacturing Footprint Optimization, Indirect Sourcing Cost Reduction. - Consistently seeking, sharing, and implementing best practices, Continuous Improvement and Operational Excellence Supply Chain. - Be a Change Management ambassador, Mentoring and coaching Green Belts to optimize functioning of Lean Six Sigma teams - Lead the hopper process in support of Business Process Owners and Champions. - Establishing control plans and risk assessments to validate project results are achieved, track improvements, and sustain gains.
- Responsible for Planning and Procurement of the major parts for the assembly of Gas Turbine packages and Balance of Plant for MTO & ETO Global Projects. - Manage the complete supply process through Quotation, Purchase Order issue, Supplier Management overlooking the entire Supply Chain. - Responsible of Vendor Performance (OTIF) and Delivery to Production, Inventory management including obsolete and slow moving material.
- Supply Chain Project Manager for Experimental and Development Programs. - Coordinate Material Planners Team in a matrix organization focused on achieving full availability of materials in the assembly line for Helicopters Transmissions overlooking E2E Supply Chain. - Responsible for New Product Introduction (NPI) and Product Lifecycle. - Responsible for Material Planning, Inventory Level, configuration management and Service Level internal to and external customers (final assembly lines, testing, Customer Service and MRO). Accomplishments: >90% On-Time In-full Availability to Production
Project Leader for Working Capital Reduction Programme and Supply Chain Process Improvement for outsourcing materials in Transmissions Center of Excellence. Responsible for Demand & Supply Planning, S&OP, Long Term Planning (LTP) and Capacity Requirement Planning (CRP), Inventory Management, Make or Buy and Outsourcing Projects.
Material Planning and Production Control, Material Supply Management (MSM), External Manufacturing Planner for Subcontracting materials and special process. In charge of Supplier performance improvement and KPI monitoring. I was responsible for Subcontracting Inventory Management.
Supplier Quality Inspector for transmissions parts (axles and braking systems), dimensional and non destructive inspections on mechanical parts.