Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Seasoned SCM/Operations professional, having owned the Order-to-Cash, Plan-to-Replenish and Procure-to-Pay processes and run the organisations executing them (including in-house warehousing operations). In that capacity, played a pivotal role between commercial organisations and operations, e.g. in establishing planning processes, new product launch procedures etc. Member of a subsidiary executive team in a global corporation for 3+ years. Member of the executive team of a medium business for 2 years. Formerly Principal Consultant SCM/Operations with main focus on performance improvement, supply chain planning and logistics & distribution. Exposure to other areas of SCM such as sourcing and supplier management, shared services and service management and to various industries outside the main consumer products background. Assigned to national as well as multinational projects and at ease in German, French and English speaking project environments. Specialties: Supply chain transformation / supply chain cost reduction. Industries: FMCG/CPG (cosmetics, food, premium fashion), Healthcare (OTC, medical implants), packaging and other. Master assessor according to the EFQM model for Excellence.
Improving performance in your value chain.
Managing a major project in the humanitarian sector to improve the end-to-end Relief Chain (from supplier to beneficiary), leveraging GS1 standards.
Overseeing operative planning, customer service, logistics, purchasing and prepress. Led the operative phase-out during cessation of business from August to December 2013.