Greater Hamburg Area
Companies are made of PEOPLE. That is the key success factor that I focus on. Highly engaged, self-driven and pragmatic leader with proven track of transformational and strategic successes across Supply Chain, Product Development and Manufacturing.
Key achievements: - More than 15% of Global Supply Chain P&L implementation-ready value opportunities delivered. - Built center of excellence for network optimization resulting in up to 20% reduction of distribution cost and conversion cost. - Integrated Supply Chain analytics and Process mining in Supply Chain optimization Main responsibilities: Setting up in-house consulting team at Global Supply Chain of Imperial Brands. Main focus on identifying and delivering value opportunity through strategic initiatives. Creating a digital twin of Supply Chain and modelling scenarios of network design.
Key achievements: - Led functional transformation resulting in 70% overheads reduction and constant improvement in performance. - Automated Product Introduction Process for Plain Packaging products resulting in 50% lead time reduction and double the team output. - Created and led a departmental strategy and departmental development programs. Main responsibilities: Leading global portfolio of product launch and change (R&D) initiatives ensuring regulatory and quality compliance, cost optimisation and expected time to market. - Ownership of Global Product Initiation Process. - Management of ITGs Product launch and change projects portfolio in more than 180 markets worldwide. - Leadership of global cross-functional restructuring and process optimisation projects. - Administration of respective IS systems that are supporting Product Initiation Process. - Maintenance and evaluation of respective KPI reporting of the group product launch and change initiatives. - Leadership of departmental staff and budget.
Leading global Non-Tobacco Materials Development and Technical Data Maintenance Teams within structures of Imperial Tobacco's Product Development. Key achievements: - Restructured technical master data processes globally resulting in leakproof data flow and compliance. - Implemented Data Definition and Standards in technical master data resulting in up to 80% data complexity reduction. - Developed from scratch a supplier for critical material contingency. Main responsibilities: - Managing development and qualification of materials in line with company strategy and quality standards. - Maintenance of NTM specifications as well as BOMs system. - Cross functional project management with focus in product development and manufacturing. - Delivering strategic cost savings initiatives. - Partnering with Global Procurement team in NTM Category Team to shape and exacute sourcing strategies - Managing NTM related R&D budget