Darwin Neumann

Director Supply Chain Management / Member of the Executive Board

Switzerland

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Experience

  • Director Supply Chain Management / Member of the Executive Board at Antalis
    Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 7 mos

    Overall responsibility for the strategic and operational leadership of the supply chain organization, with a strong focus on people leadership, performance, and sustainable value creation. • Member of the Executive Management Board, actively contributing to corporate strategy and decision-making • Overall leadership and development responsibility for 100+ employees across multiple functions and locations • End-to-end responsibility for Logistics, Engineering, Facility Management, Supply Chain Projects, Transportation, Warehouse Controlling Center, and Indirect Procurement • Full P&L responsibility for the supply chain organization, including budgeting, cost control, and financial performance • Strategic and operational ownership of all CAPEX planning, prioritization, and execution • Building and developing high-performing leadership structures, fostering ownership, collaboration, and continuous development • Leading complex supply chain and transformation initiatives to improve efficiency, cost, and service levels • Ensuring stable, scalable, and future-ready end-to-end supply chain processes • Close collaboration with internal and external stakeholders at executive level Focus: Executive leadership, P&L and CAPEX accountability, organizational development, and strategic supply chain performance

  • Accelleron (ABB Turbocharging) (6 yrs 8 mos)
    • Global Category Manager Indirect Materials & Services
      Oct 2021 - Jan 2025 · 3 yrs 4 mos

      - Lead a Team of Category Buyer/Category Manager - Leveraging the Continuous Improvement Process Sourcing (CIPS) process, implements effective sourcing strategies in line with business strategy ensuring that the supply base/suppliers have the capability and capacity to meet current and future business requirements. Ensures all relevant parties understand strategies and execute processes accordingly. -Manages planning and tracking of procurement activities, cost budgets, emerging country spending and savings forecasts. Minimizes risk regarding quality and financial exposure by buying in accordance with quality and commercial procedures and in accordance with Company guidelines. - Ensures identification, investigation, and selection of appropriate suppliers (focusing on quality, delivery, cost and sustainability) in accordance with Company policies. Defines and establishes local and global standard agreements with all major suppliers. Provides and maintains standard terms in purchase contracts/terms and conditions in line with Company directives and guidelines.

    • Supply Chain & PA Global Sourcing Manager T&L Air, Ocean, Rail & Deputy Global Head of Procurement
      Jan 2021 - Sep 2021 · 9 mos

      Implemented a "No Purchase Order-No Pay" policy, Payment Term harmonization, and the implementation of Purchase-to-Pay collaboration meetings, which improved the process from 60-70% to 90%+ payment-on-time. Front-led commercial negotiations worth approximately CHF 10 million per year, achieving significant cost reduction in each project. Managed and led Transportation volume with a focus on global service availability and cost. Transportation cost savings of xx% totaling CHF x million per year, were realized by bundling and tendering the transport volume of approximately CHF 30 million for the Division Process Automation

    • Supply Chain Management Specialist / Deputy Head of Procurement and Supply Logistics
      Jul 2020 - Dec 2020 · 6 mos

  • General Electric (Switzerland) GmbH (3 yrs 11 mos)
    • Lead Engineer - Operations (Mitglied des Kaders)
      Jul 2017 - May 2018 · 11 mos

    • Sourcing Specialist
      Jul 2014 - Jun 2017 · 3 yrs

  • Alstom Schweiz AG (Baden)
    • Procurement Specialist
      Oct 2012 - Jun 2014 · 1 yr 9 mos

    • Laboratory Technician
      Nov 2009 - Oct 2012 · 3 yrs

  • Polymechaniker at Läpp Maschinen AG
    Aug 2008 - Oct 2009 · 1 yr 3 mos