Christian Ertl

Simplifying workflows with Technology

Opfikon, Zurich, Switzerland

About

Strong Biotech background, in-depth understanding of Digital enablers and 20+ years experience in Supply Chain Leadership roles are my key ingredients for successful Supply Chain transformation. I have led SC Strategy-, SC Planning-, Customer Operations,- and Logistics organisations and was the Business Lead in several digital projects implementing SAP IBP, Kinaxis Rapid Response, Aspentech Optimizer as well as an Oracle PS scheduling solution. I managed Customer Operations organisations moving from JDE to SAP in the Order to Cash area incl. the implementation of SAP eCommerce application.

Experience

  • Takeda (Full-time · 7 yrs 3 mos)
    • Head of Supply Chain Strategy & Systems
      Sep 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 10 mos

    • Head of Supply Chain Strategy & Systems
      Apr 2019 - Aug 2021 · 2 yrs 5 mos

  • Shire (2 yrs 10 mos)
    • Senior Director, Head of S&OP Planning and SC Process improvement
      Jan 2018 - Apr 2019 · 1 yr 4 mos

      Head of Shires S&OP, Demand Planning and product launch teams and processes, Head of SC system supported processes including SC Planning, OTC and Master Data Governance.

    • Senior Director, Head of SC Data and Processes
      Jul 2016 - Dec 2017 · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Director, Head of Supply Chain EMEA at Baxalta
    Mar 2015 - Jun 2016 · 1 yr 4 mos

    - Head of Supply Chain EMEA (Western Europe, Central Europe, Middle East Africa, Turkey, Russia & CIS) - Customer Operations, Warehouse & Distribution; Demand Management and S&OP. - Organisation & SC Process design

  • Baxter International Inc. (13 yrs 1 mo)
    • Director Supply Chain Strategy & Planning
      Aug 2008 - Feb 2015 · 6 yrs 7 mos

      - Contract Management and Company Separation Planning - Head of Planning for Biosurgery & Vaccines product Portfolio - S&OP process owner - Head of Supply Chain Strategy, Controlling & Business intelligence.

    • Head of Packaging and Distribution Planning.
      Feb 2004 - Jul 2008 · 4 yrs 6 mos

      - Head of Packaging and Distribution Planning - Implementation of capacity scheduling Software - ERP System owner 

    • Global Supply Chain Project Manager
      Feb 2002 - Feb 2004 · 2 yrs 1 mo

      - Project Manager of global Supply Chain projects. - Implementation of a Global Supply Chain BI Management Control System, design and implementation of Global Supply Chain Business processes

  • Head of Supply Chain at NÖM AG
    Jan 1998 - Sep 2001 · 3 yrs 9 mos

    - Warehousemanager from 1998 to Q1 1999 - As of 2000 Head of SC, managing the end to end SC process including Procurement, Production Planning, Customer service and Warehousing & distribution.