Sebastian Manns

Global Supply Chain Planning Transformation | Process & Systems Lead | OMP Kinaxis SAP | Pharma

Basel, Basel, Switzerland

About

Supply Chain Professional with broad experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing sites, sales affiliates and global functions. Collaborative leader of cross-functional project teams. Passionate to work with people and find sustainable process improvements using state-of-the art technologies.

Experience

  • Supply Chain Excellence - Process Excellence Manager / Supply Chain Innovation Manager at Bayer Pharmaceuticals
    Jul 2021 - Present · 5 yrs

    Functional Business Lead – Global Planning Transformation OMP S&OP - Functional business lead for the global OMP S&OP module within a multi-year supply chain planning transformation - Own end-to-end process design, system alignment, and feature prioritization, translating complex business requirements into scalable planning capabilities - Lead business-side implementation across design, testing, deployment, hypercare, and global rollout - Act as Process Lead for S&OP planning topics, driving cross-process decisions - Built and lead a global Key User & End User community, establishing a structured enablement and adoption model - Designed and implemented a User Adoption Framework and Planning Master Data Governance model, including data quality monitoring Additional focus within Supply Chain Innovation: - Co-developed a Supply Chain Digital Transformation Roadmap (GenAI, Process Mining, Automation) - Led development of a custom scenario planning tool for lifecycle, regulatory, and supply planning - Bridged business, IT, and external partners to scale innovation into operational planning processes

  • Novartis (10 yrs 7 mos)
    • Business Process Lead – Integrated End-to-End Planning Systems
      Apr 2019 - Jul 2021 · 2 yrs 4 mos

      - Business work stream lead during IT implementation (Kinaxis RapidResponse) and business transformation project - Led cross-functional project teams from Kick-Off to Go-Live and Hypercare to meet user requirements, timelines and budget - Adapted and implemented operating model, alignment with key stakeholders across all levels of the organization - Ensured knowledge transfer from project team to end-users and support organization *Project Management *Supply chain Planning *Software Integration *Process Design *Inventory Optimization *Supply Planning *End to End *Automation *

    • End-to-End Planning Manager
      May 2018 - Apr 2019 · 1 yr

      - Defined business processes and implemented operating model for newly established global planning organization - Trained >30 End-to-End Planning Managers in 4 locations - Successfully mentored planning managers to overcome major supply crisis - Supported business case creation, software evaluation and vendor selection for major IT project (>$50M) *Business Process Re-engineering *Training *Integration *Mentoring *Innovation *SAP Super User

    • Global Demand Manager
      Jun 2015 - Apr 2018 · 2 yrs 11 mos

      - Functional leader for 15 forecasting managers and demand planners in Novartis Sales Affiliates - Defined, implemented, and monitored global processes, standards and metrics for sales forecasting and demand management - Designed and implemented business process and IT interface for collaboration with external partners - Established Demand Management Analytics offshore team located in Hyderabad, India *Sales Forecast *Leadership *Process Design *SAP BI *Cognos *Futurcast *Outsourcing

  • Project Management Intern at Daimler
    Jan 2009 - Jul 2009 · 7 mos

    - Launch Management and Technical Change-Management - Responsible for project milestones tracking to ensure production ramp-up of Mercedes-Benz E-Series

  • Intern at Siemens
    Jun 2007 - Sep 2007 · 4 mos

    - Financial controlling in manufacturing site for gas turbines