Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
• Designing and implementing a framework to drive cost competitiveness and operational excellence in manufacturing and supply chain • Establishing and executing robust governance structures, ensuring delivery of short-term tactical cost and performance improvements, while simultaneously steering strategic programs focusing on developing a sustainable advantage • Leveraging analytics to identify improvement opportunities and support data-driven decision-making
• Directed all financial activities for the Life Science Business Sector, providing critical financial insights to drive business performance • Led sector-wide forecasting, strategic financial planning and reporting activities to enable informed business steering and supporting external capital market communication • Served as the primary point of contact for the Sector CFO, Sector CEO and Executive management team on all financial matters • Implementation of a state-of-the-art forecasting concept to increase agility in financial steering (Beyond Budgeting)
• Directed all financial activities for the Life Science Business Sector, providing critical financial insights to drive business performance • Led sector-wide forecasting, strategic financial planning and reporting activities to enable informed business steering and supporting external capital market communication • Served as the primary point of contact for the Sector CFO, Sector CEO and Executive management team on all financial matters • Implementation of a state-of-the-art forecasting concept to increase agility in financial steering (Beyond Budgeting)
• Coordination and management of Merck Group-wide operative, strategic financial planning and forecasting process to support business steering on Merck Group level • Conducted in-depth KPI and Cash flow analysis (Net Sales, EBITDA pre, OCF, NWC, CAPEX) to assess financial performance and provide actionable recommendations for decision-making on CFO and Executive Board Level • Led target setting to allocate resources (cost & capital) for Merck Group and its Business Sectors from short and mid-term perspective
• Spearheaded finance operations in 170m+ Greenfield Investment Project for a Pharma Manufacturing Plant in Nantong, China • Set-up of Finance team, ERP-system and project control to enable project execution • Led the Internal Audit Team for China, ensuring compliance of internal processes with applicable guidelines and mitigating operational and financial risks
• Management of legal entity set-ups for large scale foreign direct investments in new production sites and market entry strategies, with a focus on China and Africa • Coordination of cross-functional project teams (Tax, Legal, Finance, Treasury, HR, IT, Commercial/Production) to execute international expansion projects
• Served as business partner for local CFOs and finance teams across the Middle East and Africa regions, providing guidance and support in all finance and accounting related matters • Conducted analysis of business performance, including reviews of financing structures to optimize financial operations • Led and guide tax-induced legal entity restructuring and consolidation