Bülach, Zurich, Switzerland
Strategic supply chain director with extensive experience managing global operations and fostering collaborative planning. Specializes in lean operational excellence, team development, and inventory optimization to boost efficiency and reduce costs. A loyal ally and authentic listener, skilled at coaching diverse teams, foster cross-functional collaboration throughout the chain. Driven by a passion for innovation and continuous improvement, dedicated to partnering with innovative companies to implement transformative supply chain solutions aligned to business goals
- Directed end-to-end supply chain operations across procurement, planning, production, and logistics for global projects valued at $800M - Specialize in Integrated Business Planning (IBP), strategic planning, lean operations excellence, demand and inventory optimization Develop and implement strategies to improve efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and customer satisfaction by increasing global team engagement by 15% - Strive for Operational Excellence via seamless transparent collaborative planning by improving cross-functional collaboration from local to global - Stewardship of process governance, compliance and data integrity abide by the company policies, as well as applicable laws and regulations
- Built and led the Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning (SIOP) processes and Net Operating Working Capital (NOWC) optimization for all divisions - Founded the Internal Company Knowledge Platform for SIOP, Lean Operational Excellence, Compliance and Product Management Governance - Deployment of cross-functional KPIs to support Operations Leadership and Board of directors with fact-based decision-making solutions
- Senior PMO & Supply Chain Consulting Services. Head-hunted by an Asian Medical SME to lead the 5-year M&A strategic project plans to open a new medical healthcare centre in Switzerland. Led PMO & SC planning. - Part-time senior project and supply chain business advisor for Amwish Thailand Co. for the Healthcare dietary supplement products for market growth opportunities outside of Thailand. - Partnership consultancy and supply chain advisor for Alkyone Consulting GmbH on OEM and healthcare industrial sectors. Lean OPEX, TOC, and prospective market opportunities in the APAC region.
- Reduced global net working capital by 1.7B$ across all strategic business units through improved inventory management systems - Create strategic objectives for Inventory Management (IM) & Net Working Capital (NWC) globally to optimize Cash Flow Management - Founded the People/Process/Tools strategic objectives & platform to build a robust process for IM & NWC optimization - Designed & deployed monthly consolidated dashboard/ KPI management reports to support monthly strategic business decision making
- Generated consolidating demand, inventory forecasts & streamlined processes for each SBU to synchronize S&OP plans with FP&A budgets - Steered E2E SCM processes for the Global Automotive OEM market sector aligned with KPIs/strategic objectives. Implemented Theories of Constraints and decoupled SCM techniques to reduce operational throughput time - With corporate SC Planning responsibility of €+1.2B and an inventory value of €+500M, managed a team of 3 Product Line Managers, 12 Customer Service Representatives and 34 SC members