Bernard Demez

Head of EU SSC Maastricht

Aubel, Walloon Region, Belgium

About

Experience

  • VP Head of EU SSC at DHL Express
    Sep 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 10 mos

  • Purchase to Pay Global Process Owner DHL Group - Finance Transformation at DHL Deutsche Post
    Dec 2020 - Oct 2023 · 2 yrs 11 mos

    I am accountable for the process design and implementation in our new platform; harmonizing business processes across our divisions within a new greenfield environment: S4 HANA, Coupa and InvoiceTrack

  • DHL Express (6 yrs)
    • Head of Controlling Center of Excellence and CFO DHL Worldwide Network (interim)
      Nov 2019 - Dec 2020 · 1 yr 2 mos

      Lead a Global Team of 30 Controllers providing services to 15 EU countries (P&L review, MEC, Reporting, Forecast, Budget,....), deploying Controlling tool across EU, driving standardization / automation and providing support to Global & Regional Controlling teams.

    • Purchase to Pay Global Process Owner & Program Manager
      Nov 2017 - Nov 2019 · 2 yrs 1 mo

      Program Manager: Insourcing of EU and America AP activities (80 FTEs) from Outsourced Partner (India) to our Captive Shared Service Center in Ostrava and Buenos Aires Process Owner: Define and deploy PtP strategy globally - standardization, automation, efficiency and compliancy

    • Purchase to Pay Process Owner Europe, Middle East and Africa
      Jan 2015 - Nov 2019 · 4 yrs 11 mos

      Process standardization and global tools deployment Managing transformation - change management Process optimization - automation, end-to-end efficiency

  • DHL Deutsche Post (13 yrs 9 mos)
    • Financial Accounting Director DHL Express
      Jun 2012 - Jan 2015 · 2 yrs 8 mos

      Lead a team of Accountants (up to 50 FTEs) delivering PtP & RtR services to Western EU countries

    • Senior Project Manager DHL Express
      Jun 2011 - May 2012 · 1 yr

      Centralize Controlling activities for 8 Western EU countries to SSC, including pilot countries

    • Chief Accountant DHL Global Forwarding France
      Sep 2007 - Jun 2011 · 3 yrs 10 mos

      Lead a team of Accountants (up to 50 FTEs) delivering PtP & RtR services for DHL Global Forwarding France

  • Client Manager at Generali Belgium
    Oct 2000 - Apr 2001 · 7 mos