Stefan Heist

It is possible! Passion and curiosity for Supply Chain Excellence and Planning.

Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Area

About

Making Supply Chain a competitive advantage is possible!-Innovation and efficiency in synergy. I am a experienced supply chain lead with successful track record in end-to-end supply chain projects, process definition, strategic portfolio influence impacting and leading and international team across all Regions. Risk Management across Demand Planning, Network optimization in line with your manufacturing set-up and sourcing strategies is my passion to provide optimized customer-oriented solutions.

Experience

  • Merck Gruppe (9 yrs 3 mos)
    • Head of Cross Portfolio Planning- Process Solutions
      Jun 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 1 mo

    • Head of Demand Planning Stream - Supply Chain Excellence LifeScience
      Jul 2023 - Jun 2024 · 1 yr

      Building Excellence in End-to-end supply Chain through best-in-class planning strategies.

    • Global Program Managment and Supply chain planning - Process Solutions
      Apr 2020 - Jul 2023 · 3 yrs 4 mos

      -Process Design in cross-functional projects in a Business Unit -Convened digitalization Projects on Data and Processes, incl demand and capacity views across sites -International team lead, portfolio >1 B €, 14+ sites, short and long-term Demand Planning -Conducted Demand/Supply Chain Projects incl IC Resources connected to Business Unit initiatives -Lead for Long Range Demand Planning 10+ global sites including transfer projects Europe and China - Facilitator Integrated Business Management

  • Global Demand Planner Pharm Chemicals Solutions and GPP Europe at Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
    Jan 2015 - Mar 2017 · 2 yrs 3 mos

    »Developing and driving forecasting process with key stakeholders in Marketing, Commercial and Controlling towards one company forecast for a full business field (1month-5 years scope) »Enhancing customer focus of supply chain by establishing Consensus forecast as driver of supply chain activities by strong support in implementing S&OP cycle »Implementation of global action plan improving worldwide forecast accuracy by >30% within one year for a business field

  • Merck Millipore (1 yr 2 mos)
    • Global Demand Planner Pharm Chemicals Solutíons
      May 2014 - Dec 2014 · 8 mos

      »Preparation and Implementation of SAP APO as demand Planning Software with key user responsibilities »Extension of low level forecasting process to upper level and establishing Demand Reviews on Business field level with Business stakeholders

    • Supply Chain Partner
      Nov 2013 - May 2014 · 7 mos

      »Major Contribution in North America Growth project by coordinating supply chain activities for focus products to ensure growth including regular project update reports »Development and implementation of a cool chain process for newly launched Cell Culture Media products ensuring quality controlled shipments in global focus markets »Building and running forecast approach for key regions with Sales team as review input with business stakeholder and establish results as key indicator for supply activities

  • Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany (4 yrs 3 mos)
    • Customer fulfillment KPI Analyst
      Apr 2013 - Nov 2013 · 8 mos

      »Improvement of customer focus of supply chain organization by developing new key performance indicators for global management for performance measures and reviews »Verification of calculation in global system landscape and harmonization of calculation by defining rules and system set-up to support management in decision making and setting priorities »Ad-hoc reporting for all hierarchies in Operations as well as preparation and automating of monthly/ quarterly standard reports

    • Strategic Supply Chain Analyst
      Aug 2012 - Apr 2013 · 9 mos

      »Investigation on warehouse resources in Europe and developing concept for consolidation of distribution network »Enhance transparency of supply chain network and set-up for US market for better communication and information of US customer service

    • Corporate Student Program
      Sep 2009 - Sep 2012 · 3 yrs 1 mo

      Corporate Rotational Program with project assignments 6-9 month, incl university: - Healthcare Customer Fulfillment: Customer service and development of manufacturing control tools. - Healthcare Controlling: Development of new cost-center accounting , re-structuring of cost centers - Healthcare Supply Chain: Parameters and replenishment rules for new Distribution Hub in Asia - LifeSCience: Optimization of Distrubtion center structure in Europe