Sint Odiliënberg, Limburg, Netherlands
- Managing an overall supply chain Responsible for an efficient organisation of the supply chain. From demand planning, purchasing materials and services, rough cut capacity plan, master production schedule, detailed planning, distribution to/form production locations (Tunesia, Macedonia, Vietnam), warehouse management and physical distribution to end user/customer. - Translation of sales forecast in production forecast I’m responsible for managing the statistical forecast and it’s parameter settings. The parameter setting can be very complex, using trend models and season influences. This forecast results in a production forecast (and distribution and material forecast) and the production forecast, derived form the sales forecast is the basis for the master production schedule. Forecast evaluation: intensive communication between demand planning and production planning (new forecast, evaluating discrepancies, etc). - Inventory management JIT principles all over the supply chain. Focus on optimisation of the stock levels. Determination of the reorder point, safety stocks, economic order quantity throughout the total supply chain all based on SLA’s. - (to coordinate) Purchase activities Responsible for the operational purchase activities. Creating purchase orders, processing order confirmation, order receipt, managing back log and the communication with the Purchase Department. Translation of rescheduling purchase orders to production orders, distribution orders and customer orders. Important input for the Vendor Rating System which has also been set up by me. - Taking part of supply chain projects – Integration of the supply chain activities of Bucofa with Havep – Stock Reduction Project. To reduce the stock with 20% keeping up the delivery performance target. – Lead time Reduction – Improving delivery performance of Bucofa from 80% to 95%. – Coordination of big orders (projects) Specialties: ERP system: Movex
- Guaranteeing constant product supply in balance with the demand and maximizing the service levels whilst improving asset utilization. - Responsible for one business line within the specific value stream of the overall Supply Chain Planning organization. - Provide advanced support in the coordination of product availability scheduling to meet customer requirements and alignment with the businesses’ Supply Chain strategies and processes. - In order to achieve the agreed service levels at optimized inventory execute analyses and monitor the planning and inventory levels. - Initiate improvement initiatives together with stakeholders, X-functional and Global projects. - Work in close collaboration with different stakeholders (Demand planning, Inventory Management, Global Supply Chain, Regional/Country business)
Responsible for initiating and maintaining a planning system in an Engineer-to-Order environment. Intensive use of MS Project to manage multiple project plannings by using shared resources. Planning and pro-active management of available capacity, work load and budget of these projects. Process optimization of supply chain processes. Determine order lead times by integrating new projects in the master project planning balancing available resource capacity.
Responsible for the implementation of SAP B1 as a substitution of Movex Experience in complex process analyses and translate in standard SAP B1 functionality and/or development specifications. These specifications for the development of add on’s coordinate with the Development Department of SAP B1. Define extensive test scenarios and proposals for improvements in cooperation with the consultant and Development Department. Very strong analytical skills as a preparation for the Go Live data migration Training of key users and taking care of process documentation and instructions Process optimization after Go Live
Responsible for the management of all operational activities, like demand planning, production, warehousing, distribution and purchasing. Also part of this role is to initiate project improvements and stock management and to optimize the production assortment. During this period also part of the management team.
Extensive knowledge and experience to realize an efficient organization and optimization of the supply chain process by managing the interface and alignment between all stakeholders, like Demand Planning, Manufacturing, R&D, Marketing, Warehousing, Planning and Manufacturing Engineering. Responsible for the management of a team of 7 persons. Also responsible for the capacity planning of several (international) manufacturing sites and the customs process. Experience in the integration process of Bucofa with its parent company Havep in 2005. This process is as well the physical removal as the integration of both ERP systems and supply chain processes. Responsible for the management of the operational purchase process. In this role applied very strong analytical skills using Excel, Access, data query and simulation tools. As Supply Chain Manager also responsible for the implementation and management of the statistical forecast.