David Schmitt

Associate Director & Head of Sales Group at Novonesis, Planetary Health, Household Care | Biotech | Life Science | Sales | Supply Chain | FMCG

Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

About

+10 years experience in Sales, People Management, Supply Chain, Production, Marketing, Pricing, Consulting, Complexity Management and Lean Management. Industry knowledge specifically within raw materials, FMCG, Automotive. Leader and team player, with high ambitions and working with a team of direct reports, eager to implement new ways of working and improving. Working on making the world a bit greener and forging strong teams.

Experience

  • Novonesis ()
    • Associate Director, Head of Sales Group, Household Care Region Europe
      Jan 2026 - Present · 7 mos

    • Head of Sales Group / ISM, Household Care Region Europe, Planetary Health Division
      Feb 2024 - Jan 2026 · 2 yrs

      Covering +100M€ portfolio across leading European manufacturers Responsible for 5 account managers and 30+ customers covering region Europe

  • Novozymes (6 yrs 7 mos)
    • Head of Sales Group / ISM, Region Europe, Household Care, Consumer Biosolutions
      Jan 2022 - Apr 2024 · 2 yrs 4 mos

      Responsible for 5 account managers and 40 customers covering region Europe

    • Senior Manager, Strategic Accounts, Consumer Biosolutions, Region Europe
      Jul 2020 - Apr 2022 · 1 yr 10 mos

    • Strategic Account Manager, Household Care, Region Europe
      Oct 2017 - Jul 2020 · 2 yrs 10 mos

      Household Care, CWE

  • Novozymes (3 yrs)
    • Customer Supply Chain Manager - End2End Program Manager
      Jan 2017 - Aug 2017 · 8 mos

    • Customer Supply Chain Specialist
      Sep 2015 - Dec 2016 · 1 yr 4 mos

    • Flow & Supply Planning Graduate at Future Leader Program, EMA Operations
      Sep 2014 - Sep 2015 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Graduate position in the Future leader program within EMA Operations - working in the Flow & Supply Planning department , cross-collaborating with Novozymes SCM department within the following areas: - Business process excellence - Process mapping and optimization - Data analysis and mathematical modelling

  • Supply Chain Analyst at Tata Consultancy Services
    Feb 2013 - Aug 2014 · 1 yr 7 mos

    As an Analyst at TCS I work in the Supply Chain Centre of Excellence (SC CoE) at TCS office Copenhagen. We focus on the innovation of new concepts within Supply Chain and developments of new markets. My work as an Analyst at TCS SC CoE is characterized by a broad range of tasks, e.g.: - Conceptualization of new approaches/methodologies within Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) processes - Research on/and development of white papers/presentations regarding various topics (Complexity Management, On-shelf availability, Supply Chain Segmentation, S&OP) - Market research and competitor analysis on various topics - Organization, support and execution of TCS related Supply Chain event/conferences for customers, professionals and academics (Supply Chain Leaders Forum 2013)

  • Master Thesis Student - Supply Chain Segmentation and Quantitative Customer Value Analysis at Rockwool Group
    Feb 2014 - Jul 2014 · 6 mos

    Master thesis student at Rockwool Group in Supply Chain department Topic: Customer-centric Supply Chain segmentation - SC Cost-to-serve analysis - Identifcation of customer values and key requirements - Demand assessment and profiling - Design of customer-tailored Supply Chain segments to serve customers better and increase bottom-line profitability