Baden, Lower Saxony, Germany
Seasoned Supply Chain Manager with over two decades of experience, specialised in building up sustainable customer relations, price management and generate cost efficiencies. Expert in driving business intelligence, supply chain & sales metrics that matter, excelling in project & change management. Proven track of record in integrated business planning and inventory management, in line with company strategic objectives.
-> Lead and strategically develop the Inventory Management department -> Foster employee motivation and continuous professional development -> Define and manage inventory level targets in line with business objectives -> Hold full responsibility for the department’s annual budget planning and control -> Monitor, analyze, and optimize key performance indicators, such as service and cost
-> Managing pricing and price pack architecture initiatives for major retailers in DACH -> Ensuring a profitable portfolio and assortment recommendation -> Price and promotion diagnostics and realization -> Develop best practice & necessary process adjustments to drive profitability agenda -> Supporting sales negotiations through customer/consumer insights & analytics.
-> Lead project initiatives together with customers to enhance service level -> Build sustainable relations with customer supply chain -> Act with customer centricity mind-set and outside in thinking
-> Lead supply chain projects together with internal and external customers for German market -> Focus on end to end supply chain and lean approach to support customer centricity goals
-> Lead regional supply chain projects on logistic cost optimization -> Lead communities of practice on logistic cost eficiency -> Deploy methodology and standards on cost optimization across European countries -> Build end to end cost to serve scenarios
-> Focus on define, align and deploy KPI standards and strategical supply chain reporting for European S&OP -> Engage with S&OP leaders across business segments to asses reporting portfolio and provide guidance on the industry best practice in the area -> Develop training and documentation standards Major achievements: *** standard implemented for sales forecast accuracy and forecast BIAS across European main 3 segments – petcare, chocolate and food
-> following up stock balances & movements for the 7 warehouses of the company -> weekly planning for stock movements between the warehouses -> contracting and coordinating shipments for stock movements -> drawing up weekly/monthly logistic reports